Slowly circling the track at the University of South Florida, athletes from Hillsborough and Polk counties brought the cheering crowd to its feet during the opening ceremonies of the Special Olympics 2009 Area 8 regional games. ...more

March 14, 2009

The bus played "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" as it rolled to a stop in front of Wild Wing Cafe, and the Citrus Park Little League All-Stars filed out to greet their fans. ...more

September 3, 2008

TAMPA The bus played "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" as it rolled to a stop in front of Wild Wing Cafe, and the Citrus Park Little League All-Stars filed out to greet their fans. ...more

August 28, 2008

Players for the Citrus Park All-Stars have been whisked away to Williamsport, Pa., to Olympic-style village housing, to a hometown parade, to the national media spotlight and, finally, to Friday's opening-round game at the Little League World Series. ...more

August 14, 2008

High school girls weightlifting is unique to Florida, and nobody does it better than the Spruce Creek Lady Hawks. ...more

February 6, 2008

PORT ORANGE – High school girls weightlifting is unique to Florida, and nobody does it better than the Spruce Creek Lady Hawks. They come in all shapes and sizes, some as slight as 98 pounds and some who lift in the 199-pound and unlimited classes, and they're part of a powerhouse that dominates the sport. The Lady Hawks have won the state tournament all four times it has been held, and try for their fifth title on Saturday. Only Florida offers girls' competitive weightlifting, with about 3,800 participants at more than 150 schools, and it is becoming "kind of a recruiting ground" for national teams, said coach Richard Lansky of USA Weightlifting. ...more

February 4, 2008

Cambodian police blocked Mia Farrow from holding a genocide memorial ceremony Sunday at a Khmer Rouge prison, at one point forcefully pushing her group away from a barricade. ...more

January 21, 2008

Sorrow from a Louisiana native over Katrina's strike on New Orleans. ...more

January 17, 2008