TOM JONES: 24 HOURS (S CURVE) **½ There were two ways to louse up this album. One was to go with the studiedly retro approach, the other to go strictly modern, compressing and processing everything to death so you couldn't tell whether it's Tom Jones or Justin Timberlake. ...more

December 4, 2008

Derick Beltran is a 6-foot-3 senior guard/forward for the Spoto High boys basketball team. He leads the Spartans with 18.3 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. Beltran, born in Queens, N.Y, was recently named Hillsborough County's Class 4A Player of the Year. Beltran transferred from Easy Bay to Spoto before his junior season, and he has helped bring the program some attention. Spoto coach Eric Brooks said a few Division II schools have shown interest. ...more

February 1, 2008