How do you prepare to be a No. 1 player when you never expected to be one? J.R. Nicolas has had a year to get ready to fill that role for Wesley Chapel High. ...more

February 17, 2008

It would have been understandable if Luis Gonzalez had called it a career. He had 18 big-league seasons in his rear-view mirror and there was basically nothing left he hadn't accomplished. He has a World Series ring and a place in the record books. ...more

February 8, 2008

River Ridge Middle School's seventh-grade girls basketball team is playing against rival Hudson. The winner will be the conference champion. Late in the fourth quarter, Hudson leads by one point. The clock is winding down, and there are just seconds to play. ...more

February 3, 2008

A Strong Role Model Regarding "What's The Hardship: Fame Or Front Line" (Our Opinion, Jan. 24): ...more

January 30, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY One person's trash is another person's artwork. ...more

January 29, 2008

One person's trash is another person's artwork. That's true each February when high-school-age teens compete in the Art of Recycling, showing off their creativity, promoting reusable resources and vying for monetary rewards and other prizes. ...more

January 26, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Toiling atop the padded mats inside the Wesley Chapel wrestling room has tapered off for Wildcats coach Brian Simmons. ...more

January 4, 2008

Drew Danielo has been the reigning world wakesurfing champion for three years, earning him a decent salary and amazing perks. ...more

December 29, 2007

When 16-year-old Jamie Lynn Spears recently told a tabloid she was pregnant, parents of her young fans went into crisis-management mode to address the sensitive topic with their children. ...more

December 27, 2007

Karri Ramo got to bed at a decent hour Thursday night, woke up Friday morning in plenty of time to get a good breakfast and arrive in plenty of time for practice. ...more

December 22, 2007