Practice hard and play to win, but keep the competition in perspective. "Run to win," former Buccaneers coach Tony Dungy told players Wednesday morning at a Fellowship of Christian Athletes breakfast, quoting from the Bible. ...more

December 31, 2009

Springstead's 2009 state qualifier, senior Kenny Cox, is at a crossroads. He's benched for 'multiple violationsof team rules.' ...more

December 30, 2009

Every year we are witness to celebrity scandals, but 2009 has been a banner year for cheaters. ...more

December 29, 2009

We are less than one week from closing the book on this year and watching Ryan Seacrest usher us into 2010. ...more

December 27, 2009

South Carolina lawmakers have said Gov. Mark Sanford may be a lying sack of toe jam, but that doesn't disqualify him from holding the state's highest office. ...more

December 23, 2009

It's easy to become jaded after being smothered in coverage of Tiger Woods, political imbiciles, balloon boys and a thousand other silly things. In this issue of the paper, among other things, we have some very special local folks who should remind us that the world isn't going completely crazy. ...more

December 20, 2009

U.S. Ryder Cup captain Corey Pavin says Tiger Woods will be as strong a player as ever when he comes back from his marital turmoil and self-imposed break from golf. ...more

December 20, 2009

Nowadays, true life is stranger than almost anything anyone can think of, so I thought I'd add my own musings and mutterings on the pop culture scene. ...more

December 19, 2009

An insulting vote My deepest congratulations to the U.S. Senate on its vote to reject foreign medical drug imports ("Senate rejects drug imports," Nation+World, Dec. 16), especially when you consider their argument and reasons: Those foreign drugs could be ineffective and potentially dangerous. What horse manure. How is it possible for an educated and elected representative of the U.S. Congress to believe such a ridiculous statement? ...more

December 18, 2009

AUTO RACING Danica to make NASCAR debut at California Danica Patrick will ease her way into NASCAR by skipping the Nationwide Series opener at Daytona International Speedway in favor of a less-stressful debut one week later at California. ...more

December 18, 2009