In the span of 10 minutes Thursday, American warplanes dropped as much explosive south of Baghdad as they usually do in a month, a thundering barrage of more than 40,000 pounds of bombs intended to blow up stashes of insurgent weapons. ...more

January 11, 2008

Two games into their Sunshine State Conference schedules, both Saint Leo basketball coaches have a clear understanding of what their teams need. ...more

January 11, 2008

Update Our Old Song Regarding "State Song Finalists Vie For Your Vote" (front page, Dec. 12): ...more

December 23, 2007

TALLAHASSEE – Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson is urging consumers to check out charitable organizations before making any donations. As the holidays get under way, charities are gearing up for their busiest time of the year. Many collect about half their annual donations in the short time between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day. Florida law requires most charities that do business in the state – regardless of where they are headquartered – to register with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and provide financial information about income and expenditures. There are 12,597 charitable organizations registered with the state. ...more

December 9, 2007

Let's hope we set those lineups in time for the Thursday games! As we head into the last couple weeks of the fantasy regular season, each roster decision and player matchup could make the difference between tasting fantasy glory in the playoffs or being on the outside looking in for yet another year. ...more

November 23, 2007

An unarmed, mentally ill teenager could be heard cursing and yelling "I've got a gun!" during a frantic 911 call made by his exasperated mother before police arrived and killed him with a 20-bullet barrage, according to a tape of the call released Tuesday. ...more

November 14, 2007

PALMETTO – The Sebring Blue Streaks girls soccer team played a spirited first half against the defending Class 4A-District 10 champion Palmetto Tigers on Tuesday. Holding the Tigers to a single goal before the half, the Blue Streaks were feeling pretty good about their play in hostile territory, but a barrage of goals in the second half lifted Palmetto to a 6-0 win over Sebring. ...more

November 8, 2007

Rashard Lewis came out decidedly on top in a matchup of two frontcourt debuts. Yi Jianlian proved he could be dangerous with a little more experience. ...more

November 1, 2007

A barrage of Latin beats blasts through the stereo speakers and Patty Sanchez takes center stage, her body shimmying with what seems like a hundred dance moves. ...more

October 22, 2007

A barrage of Latin beats blasts through the stereo speakers, and Patty Sanchez takes center stage, her body shimmying with what seems like a hundred dance moves. ...more

October 17, 2007