On Feb. 21, the Gasparilla Distance Classic Association, C.E. Mendez Foundation and University of Tampa hosted the 19th running of the Too Good For Drugs Jr. Gasparilla Distance Classic at the university's Art & Polly Pepin Stadium. The event is for children ages 2 to 10, and rather than being a competition, the run focuses on participation and education. Every child received the number 1 as their race number, a race packet full of goodies, a Too Good For Drugs Jr. Gasparilla Distance Classic Race T-shirt and, after crossing the finish line, a Finisher's Medal. The more than 1,400 kids ran distances according to their age. ...more

March 4, 2009

He didn't break the record, but Olympic runner Ryan Hall recorded the fastest time for the Gasparilla 15-kilometer run since it stopped awarding prize money in 1998. ...more

February 28, 2009

Sebring alumnus Adam Simmons threw six solid innings, but the South Florida Community College baseball team had trouble defensively as Palm Beach CC took advantage of five Panther errors to cruise to a 12-2 victory. ...more

February 27, 2009

Professor Jody Tompson temporarily has traded his classroom at the University of Tampa for one aboard the MV Explorer, a cruise ship circumnavigating the world. ...more

February 25, 2009

When asked which felt better - winning a boys soccer state title as a Palm Harbor University player or as the Hurricanes' coach - 23-year-old Alex Delgado didn't hesitate to answer. ...more

February 22, 2009

The Palm Harbor University girls soccer team brought the Class 5A State Championship trophy back to Pinellas County last weekend by defeating previously unbeaten Lakeland George Jenkins 3-1 at the University of Tampa's Pepin Stadium. ...more

February 21, 2009

Palm Harbor University's Ben Sweat spun and fired in a left-footed shot to the back of Coconut Creek Monarch's net after a nice pass from P.J. McDonald in Friday's Class 5A semifinals at Pepin Stadium. The goal led to a 2-0 win and tonight the Hurricanes will play for their third state championship. ...more

February 21, 2009

This was not how Freedom boys soccer coach Dennis Derflinger and his players envisioned starting their first appearance in the state final four tournament: waiting for a school bus on the other side of town from the site of their semifinal match against Niceville. ...more

February 20, 2009

Kyle Rowland made a huge leap before tip-off Wednesday, taking a plunge with much more at stake than scrambling for a loose ball. ...more

February 20, 2009

As a playwright, Susan Hussey used her characters as prisms to cast an intimate light on global issues such as environmental disasters and AIDS. ...more

February 20, 2009