SEBRING –– Championships have become a habit for Sebring's Chuck Detore. As member of the Florida Storm, Detore won his sixth International Senior Softball Association (ISSA) world championship in seven years recently and is going for yet another world championship later this summer. "It's really good to get a chance to play with and against the best players in the country," Detore said. "The competition is what we're all out there for. We want to play against the best. "To win, you have to compete against teams from all over the country. The tournaments are really intense and we don't hold anything back. We're all there for one thing in mind and that's to win." The Storm were the tops out of 40 teams at the championships and they recently won another world qualifier in the Amateur Softball Association (ASA). They'll compete for the world championship in the 55-over division in Burlington, NC beginning Aug. 29. ...more

June 23, 2008

Scott Kalitta died Saturday when the Palmetto resident's Funny Car burst into flames and crashed at the end of the track during the final round of qualifying for the Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. ...more

June 22, 2008

Dance fever is sweeping the country and heating up the floor this week in a national ballroom competition that brings more than 7,000 dancers to the Tampa area as well as some professionals from "Dancing With the Stars." ...more

June 22, 2008

At some point, the glitz and glamour, the names in the headlines and the high rankings by boxing councils get to you. Right? ...more

June 21, 2008

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II doesn't seem to approve as she watches the antics of Tommy Mattinson, the world gurning champion, during a visit to Whitehaven, England, on Thurs., June 5. ...more

June 6, 2008

The World Class Wrestling Clinic, organized by River Ridge High Coach Russ Schenk, will get under way June 16 and offer five days of instruction from some of the sport's top talent and coaching around the area. ...more

June 4, 2008

You always hear that boxing is dying. Forget about it. It has Angelo Dundee in its corner. ...more

May 11, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Steve Brewer likes to run in the early afternoon, when the sun is beating down relentlessly and the temperature outside is simmering in the high 80s. ...more

May 4, 2008

He had realized his childhood dream of winning the Indianapolis 500, and he had won three championships and a record 19 races in the Indy Racing League. ...more

February 8, 2008

Aw, shucks! Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto took a big step toward a record-tying fifth title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Thursday night, winning the original dance. But Agosto was annoyed when he came off the ice, unhappy with himself for an obvious footwork error at the end of the program. ...more

January 25, 2008