As always, when the final few skaters drifted off the ice at the end of Friday's Lightning practice, Marty St. Louis was among them. ...more

January 12, 2008

Tampa Bay Water's desalination plant is finally up and running, four years late. ...more

December 22, 2007

TAMPA University of South Florida junior QB Grant Gregory has gashed his nose in each of the past three seasons, including this year at Syracuse when he needed 11 stitches. Last season, he tore ligaments in his right thumb and separated his left (non-throwing) shoulder. ...more

December 14, 2007

It's been called the slaughter rule, the mercy rule, and the 10- run rule, depending on the sport. ...more

December 10, 2007

SEBRING –– Talk about perseverance. Herman Talbott has enjoyed playing golf for more than 50 years, but the athletic 91-year-old had never achieved the ultimate thrill of every golfer: A hole-in-one. That is until Oct. 5, when Talbott, who was playing in the Men's League, aced the par-3, 120-yard, fifth hole at Sebring Golf Club. Talbott, playing from the red tees, used a 3-wood on the 120-yard hole, and watched the ball land on the green, but didn't see it go in the hole. ...more

October 23, 2007

It wasn't long ago that Benjamin Williams was unknown even to his University of South Florida teammates. ...more

October 11, 2007

Never before has a hole in the ground been so widely anticipated, and no one gets more credit for that happening than a young lady whose donation perhaps makes it possible. When the Highlands County Family YMCA pool gets build, it will be called the Capt. Justin K. Ward Aquatic Center. Many will not know that Justin K. Ward was an Army captain killed in a car accident but his memory will live each time someone takes a dip in the pool or learns how to swim. ...more

October 2, 2007

SEBRING — With a smile on her face, Magda Marek drags out the hose and waters plants in her garden every morning. The 82-year-old doesn't consider it a chore at all as she performs the daily ritual. She even sings or talks to the plants on the patio outside her home at Kenilworth Care and Rehabilitation Center. Her personality shows that she loves every second on life, even more perhaps because of her amazing tale of survival. ...more

September 22, 2007

He broke on through. After all the years beating his head against a wall at NFL training camps until his heart was broken, after NFL Europe, after starring in Arena games, all those back roads, here was his moment. ...more

September 21, 2007

Because Andreas Karlsson knew where he stood last season with the Lightning, he wasn't as bitter as he might have been about sitting for long stretches. ...more

September 16, 2007