The life of Sarah Reinertsen has been a series of trials and triumphs. Fortunately for her, the feats far override the failures. ...more

March 11, 2009

The life of Sarah Reinertsen has been a series of trials and triumphs. Fortunately for her, the feats far override the failures. ...more

March 11, 2009

The life of Sarah Reinertsen has been a series of trials and triumphs. Fortunately for her, the feats far override the failures. ...more

March 11, 2009

BOWLING Spring Hill's Jay Olsen, who has become one of the most accomplished bowlers in Hernando County history, recently shot two 300s within six days. ...more

November 10, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - According to Cheer Leader Magazine, the sport as we know it began at a Princeton University football game in the 1880s. As interest in sports grew, so did the popularity of cheerleading. ...more

November 9, 2008

Jill Andrew wouldn't normally strap her 50-something self into a giant bungee-cord slingshot, but it's for a good cause. ...more

October 8, 2008

Residents of Phuket, Thailand, are celebrating the Vegetarian Festival, which calls on devotees to purify themselves as they take on the sins of the community. A vegetarian or vegan diet is eaten for up to 10 days as a rite of spiritual cleansing. Devotees whom the gods enter during the festival manifest supernatural powers and perform feats such as walking on hot coals to bring good luck to the community. The festival originated in 1825 when the community noticed that illness spreading through a traveling opera troupe disappeared after its members ate a vegetarian diet. ...more

October 5, 2008

Every so often, something so amazing and extraordinary comes along that makes people take interest in things they might never otherwise care about. That's happening right now in the Summer Olympics in the swimming events. We're being treated to something we might not see again in our lifetimes. ...more

August 14, 2008

After 92 episodes of his hit cable TV series, Criss Angel hasn't run out of stunts, illusions and escapes. His next escape attempt -- just moments before the Spyglass Resort hotel in Clearwater is turned in to 4,500 tons of rubble -- will be televised live on A&E's "Criss Angel Mindfreak" (beginning at 10 p.m. Wednesday). ...more

July 29, 2008

COUNTRYSIDE -- For an 18-year old incoming freshman, GiOnna DiSalvatore arrived in Westwood, Calif., with an already sparkling résumé of accomplishments that illustrated just why she had been recruited by the premier softball program in all the land. ...more

June 20, 2008