Resident John Markowitz, his wife, Beth, and their 4-year-old son, Jack, will ride in the ALS Association Florida Chapter's Tour de Vie on Nov. 7 on the Pinellas Trail. John's mother, Doris, will participate as a virtual rider. ...more

October 28, 2009

For the second straight year, Avon Park's Elena Febre came closest to predicting her actual race time - 35 minutes, 26 seconds - to win the fourth annual Joe Jenkins Time Prediction 5k race Saturday at Highlands Hammock State Park. ...more

October 27, 2009

Powered by Ryan Howard, Jayson Werth and all those other big bats, the Philadelphia Phillies are headed back to the World Series. ...more

October 22, 2009

Most people know the name, but not the disease. "Piece by Piece," a new campaign by the ALS Association Florida Chapter, hopes to change that by increasing public awareness of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease. ...more

January 16, 2009

Most people know the name, but not the disease. "Piece by Piece," a new campaign by the ALS Association Florida Chapter, hopes to change that by increasing public awareness of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease. ...more

January 15, 2009

Former second baseman Joe Gordon was elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee on Monday, while another panel shut out the likes of Joe Torre, Ron Santo and Gil Hodges. ...more

December 9, 2008

Veterans With ALS Setting aside just one day a year to honor our veterans is not nearly enough. This nation should celebrate their service and sacrifices 24/7. It's the men and women in the armed forces who have kept - and are keeping - this country free. ...more

November 9, 2008

More than 50 people got up early on Saturday morning to run for a very worthy cause in the Joe Jenkins 5k Time Prediction Run/Walk at Highlands Hammock State Park. ...more

October 7, 2008

Marc Bulger is out as St. Louis Rams starting quarterback after producing only two touchdowns in three games, and 38-year-old backup Trent Green is in. ...more

September 24, 2008

At Yankee Stadium, the tired horseshoe, it's all over but the stealing. Security is beefed up this week at the big ballpark in the Bronx. Yankees fans, those sentimental fluffs, are being caught in the act of unscrewing seats from concrete moorings for souvenirs. Someone even tried to heist a toilet seat. ...more

September 20, 2008