Go ahead and dream. Dream the impossible. As if there is such a thing anymore. ...more

December 17, 2007

TALLAHASSEE - A Florida-run investment pool for local governments will reopen this week to give the investors critical access to their cash, but the head of the agency that manages the fund resigned today amid questions about the pool's troubles. ...more

December 4, 2007

ST. PETERSBURG -- People knew this season-opening boys basketball game between Lakewood and Northeast was something special when the Lakewood pep band serenaded its Spartans as they took the court for pregame warm-ups. ...more

November 28, 2007

Can this so called "War on Drugs" get any more stupid? ...more

November 28, 2007

A recent Time magazine takes a look at Americans by the numbers. I love these kinds of surveys because they help you realize there are a whole lot of people out there who need to get a life as much as you do. For example, after work and sleep, you know what consumes the largest portion of our day? Watching TV. And why wouldn't it? ...more

November 28, 2007

AVON PARK –– Shock and embarrassment were the feelings felt in the Avon Park locker room after being trounced by Orlando Christian Prep on their home floor on Friday. How they would respond was a mystery, until tip-off on Saturday. A totally different and energized Red Devil squad stunned the Pendleton Panthers for most of the game, using a quality inside game and hitting open jumpers to build an early 15-point lead. But the young team's tanks went empty in the final three minutes, as the Panthers pulled away for a 64-58 win in the final day of the Bill Jarrett Ford Tip-Off Classic. The turnaround could be attributed to an early-morning practice at the players' request. ...more

November 19, 2007

Whether it comes today against Florida Atlantic or next week against Florida State, Florida receiver Andre Caldwell is certain of one thing. No matter how hard he gets hit, no matter how badly he wants to launch the football in celebration, when catch No. 172 lands in his hands, he will not let go. ...more

November 17, 2007

SEBRING –– It may have been a preseason game, but Thursday night's finals of the Tip-Off Classic between Sebring and Cocoa had the feel and intensity of a postseason matchup. The Blue Streaks, led by Whitney Lee's outside shooting and the inside play of Hannah Shoop, held off the Tigers 53-51, in a physical affair at Sebring High School. Lee, a 5-foot-10 senior forward, scored a team-high 14 points, mostly on perimeter jumpers, while Shoop added 13 points, 10 rebounds and dished out five assists. ...more

November 10, 2007

TAMPA - Hillsborough coach Earl Garcia smiled because his team had just defeated Tampa Bay Tech 35-6 to seal up an 8-2 season and a spot in the playoffs. ...more

November 3, 2007

Hillsborough coach Earl Garcia smiled because his team had just defeated Tampa Bay Tech 35-6 to seal up an 8-2 season and a spot in the playoffs. ...more

November 3, 2007