Two high school students have been arrested on charges that they deliberately set fire to a girlfriend's house. ...more

March 18, 2009

The plan all along was to appeal. That was unless Florida State officials found a solution through conversation with the NCAA over sanctions that require the school to vacate victories over its academic-misconduct case. ...more

March 17, 2009

To Bob Bleakley, the father of one of three friends who did not survive a gulf fishing trip last week, details of a report released Monday about what happened on the boat are inconsequential ...more

March 16, 2009

Florida State University will appeal the part of an NCAA sanction that would take away wins in 10 sports, including as many as 14 in football. ...more

March 16, 2009

life vests, for example - and some is optional. All come in a wide variety of styles, types and prices. Here is a look at some of the safety equipment that can give every boater peace of mind on the water: ...more

March 6, 2009

Boating safety gear is flying off the shelves after three men were lost at sea during a weekend fishing trip. ...more

March 4, 2009

With each hour that passes while three boaters remain lost in the body-heat sapping waters of the Gulf of Mexico, optimism that bubbled up when a fourth man was rescued Monday is fading this afternoon. ...more

March 3, 2009

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a high school football coach who wants to bow his head and kneel during prayers led by his players despite a school district policy prohibiting it. ...more

March 2, 2009

In the past month, we witnessed the inauguration of our first African-American president and also saw Mike Tomlin of the Pittsburgh Steelers become the second African-American head coach to lead his team to a Super Bowl win. The fact that there was very little talk of Tomlin's race in the week leading up to the game suggests just how much progress has been made in terms of black men in leadership positions in the NFL. ...more

February 22, 2009

A number of problems beset Jason Strunk in his first year as Plant City Raider football coach, some simply a function of his late arrival on the scene. ...more

February 18, 2009