DIXIE YOUTH LEAGUE DEBS SOFTBALL Louisiana-bound Brooksville squad cruises to second straight title by crushing West Pasco, 12-0. ...more

July 6, 2008

AVON PARK — Stanley Wells was tempted – very tempted – to take the offer, but it was one he could and did refuse. Wells, the president of Wells Dodge Chrysler, said a woman from Idaho called the Avon Park dealership Monday about a limited edition 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 on display in the showroom. She had heard about the car and was willing to pay $100,000 – more than twice the list price. She wanted it that day. ...more

June 29, 2008

I'm disappointed, but that's not why I'm angry. I don't think Hillary Clinton lost just because of sexism. I think the part that has angered women so much was the sexism by the media, in particular, and the lack of outrage voiced by everyone concerned, especially those in the Democratic Party, especially leadership. ...more

June 15, 2008

Scrawled in black Sharpie, the messages of love and support adorn hundreds of white bags of Starbucks coffee in Bob Williams' Wesley Chapel warehouse. (See above item.) Filling a dozen gigantic bins, the mounds of donated bags of coffee, purchased by Starbucks customers as part of a donation effort by franchisees, are shipped to U.S. troops stationed overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan. ...more

June 11, 2008

Yani Tseng of Taiwan became the first rookie in 10 years to win a major, beating Maria Hjorth on the fourth hole of a playoff with a 5-foot birdie on the 18th hole to win the LPGA Championship. ...more

June 9, 2008

The grown-up rocker triumphed over the smooth-voiced kid as David Cook claimed the "American Idol" title Wednesday, and it wasn't as much of a surprise as it seemed. ...more

May 22, 2008

Grown-up rocker David Cook has triumphed over smooth-voiced teen David Archuleta to become the new "American Idol." ...more

May 21, 2008

The day's extreme wind conditions warning came early for Phil Mickelson when the defending champ's visor blew off his head and into water on the opening hole. ...more

May 12, 2008

This may be the farthest the Plant City boys basketball program has been in more than a decade, but first-year coach Wardell Chambers and the players aren't satisfied yet. ...more

February 18, 2008

The Eustis Panthers defeated the visiting Hudson Cobras 54-48 in a Class 4A-Region 2 quarterfinal game Thursday night. ...more

February 15, 2008