After playing solid baseball in taking two out of three games from conference opponent Polk Community College, the South Florida Community College team made numerous mental and physical mistakes in losing to Manatee CC by a score of 9-2 on Saturday. ...more

March 23, 2009

One step forward, two steps back. That has been the story for the University of South Florida women's basketball team in Big East play this season. ...more

February 4, 2009

One day after clearing some salary cap space by moving D Matt Carle, the Lightning cleared a roster spot by assigning LW Jason Ward to their American Hockey League affiliate in Norfolk, Va. ...more

November 9, 2008

When Valrico resident Sue Bowditch lost her daughter, Karron, in 2000, her whole world came to a halt. ...more

September 24, 2008

Demand for Ford Motor Co.'s Focus and other small cars has been superheated since gas prices headed toward $4 a gallon in May, and since then, Ford hasn't been able to build the Focus quickly enough. ...more

August 27, 2008

It's easy to forget how good Ryan Newman was his first two years at NASCAR's top level. ...more

August 16, 2008

The way Troy Percival looked after Thursday's game, with his right leg encased in a thigh-to-ankle brace and crutches necessary to navigate the clubhouse, it appears likely he'll be back on the disabled list sometime today. ...more

August 15, 2008

BY THE NUMBERS Shot difference between first-round co-leader Kevin Streelman's opening-day score and Friday's second-round score - 68 and 77. ...more

June 14, 2008

Laura Swain served for four years on the Hillsborough County Planning Commission, helping write the language for rural design standards. ...more

November 17, 2007

SEBRING — Teachers overwhelmingly approved their employment contract Friday, which represents about a 9 to 11 percent increase in salary and benefits over an 18-month period starting Dec. 1. Also, the number of pay steps have been reduced for the second consecutive year, which helps teachers move up the pay ladder faster, said chief negotiator and union president Steve Picklesimer. Two years ago there were 19 steps. Last year two steps were eliminated. This year's agreement cut out four more steps resulting in a total of 13 steps. The 18-month contract roughly represents a 3 - 4 percent increase in salary and benefits this year and a 6 - 7 percent increase in salary and benefits next year, Picklesimer said Monday. ...more

November 6, 2007