Coming off a breakthrough season in which he played a pivotal role for American League champion Tampa Bay, first-year Tigers pitcher Edwin Jackson says his 2008 success hasn't changed him. ...more

February 16, 2009

Today we begin the countdown to Jimmie Johnson's record-setting fourth consecutive NASCAR points championship. The beginning of the countdown is also known as the Daytona 500. ...more

February 15, 2009

"How old are you?" fires Nancy Nolan Huhta at the handsome, blond gentleman seated across from her. ...more

February 14, 2009

In an era where everything seems to happen online, a local group of singles looking for love the old-fashioned way. ...more

February 13, 2009

The First Baptist Church of Ruskin has hosted a soccer league for the past five years and a basketball league for the past two. ...more

February 11, 2009

SPORTS BRIEFS ...more

February 9, 2009

With the recession on the brink of becoming the longest in the postwar era, a milestone may be at hand: Women are poised to surpass men on the nation's payrolls, taking the majority for the first time in U.S. history. ...more

February 7, 2009

Tampa's Aric Almirola could puff out his chest at NASCAR's Media Day on Thursday. He finally has a sponsor logo across it to show off. ...more

February 6, 2009

A 3-month-old baby died Saturday after an ambulance was sent to a home in Englewood instead of the correct address in Sarasota, leading to an internal investigation by Sarasota County 911 officials. ...more

February 4, 2009

Rashad Johnson is the no-star All-American, the player overlooked by every scouting service in America, and most college coaches, too. ...more

February 3, 2009