This father's tragedy started, as so many do, with the mundane. His boy, a handsome and well-built athlete, injured his arm playing soccer in his native Ecuador. Alex, 15, was tough, but the pain wouldn't go away, and it got worse. ...more

November 15, 2008

Hillsborough County Commissioner Brian Blair said this morning he is not ready to concede defeat in his race with Democrat Kevin Beckner. ...more

November 6, 2008

Ashley Leonard had played volleyball when she was in middle school, but wasn't able to join Lennard High School's team until her junior year. ...more

October 22, 2008

The Lightning lineup this season has a freaky element that has been absent for two years. ...more

October 10, 2008

With the ever changing dynamics of our community the staff at The Suncoast News is always searching for new ways to better connect with our readers. It's an evolving process but we strive to give our readers more of what they want in their community newspaper. ...more

September 27, 2008

WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Brooke Seaman enters her third year at Brevard College (N.C.) as the team's leading hitter and blocker, but the Tornadoes are moving up from NAIA to Division II. ...more

September 3, 2008

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Butterfly, freestyle, relay - monologue? Michael Phelps is trading the pool for the "Saturday Night Live" stage. ...more

August 27, 2008

In basketball, much of the scoring emphasis is focused on the 2- and 3-point field goals. Often overlooked is the free throw, worth only one point. ...more

August 24, 2008

How Long Will Rays Baby Upton? How much longer will the Rays keep babying B.J. Upton's lack of effort before shipping him out of town? I'm sure Elijah Dukes and Delmon Young needed the same treatment to realize baseball is a team sport that requires play at the highest level every night. ...more

August 24, 2008

The Youth Triathlon Series of Pinellas County will run its fifth race of the season Sept. 7 at the Greater Palm Harbor Branch YMCA and registration is now open. The series is directed toward youngsters ages 5 - 15 and touted as the first of its kind to offer an entire season of races ran in one county. ...more

August 23, 2008