They spent their lives in the orange groves, toiling long, arduous hours to earn money for families they rarely saw. ...more

May 22, 2008

Big & Rich was all about comin' to this city. The award-winning country duo filmed a mock concert performance of its song "Comin' to Your City" for ESPN on Tuesday on the University of South Florida campus. ...more

May 21, 2008

John Rich of Big & Rich will perform a free, ''surprise'' concert tonight at Tampa's Dallas Bull. The country music singer/songwriter spent the earlier part of the day filming a mock concert of the group's single ''Coming to Your City'' at the University of South Florida for ESPN's ''College GameDay.'' ...more

May 20, 2008

It huffs and it puffs and nearly blows your house down. That's the job of a new hurricane simulator at the University of Florida, a 25-ton contraption that belched 120 mph wind and rain during its first official test run Monday. Called a "Category 3 storm on wheels," the world's largest portable wind simulator delivered its expected fury by slamming a mockup section of house with high-pressure storm forces. ...more

May 20, 2008

Country Duo Taping 'GameDay' Intro At USF TAMPA - Big & Rich is Coming to This City. ...more

May 20, 2008

Big & Rich, who perform "Coming to Your City, will tape their concert intro for ESPN's "College GameDay" at 2 p.m. Tuesday on the University of South Florida campus at 50th Street and Holly Drive, just south of Fletcher Avenue. ...more

May 19, 2008

The explosive growth of the University of South Florida's athletic program has come with more than its measure of bumps and challenges, but nothing created more internal urgency than the notion it was short-changing the "student" part of its student-athletes. ...more

May 8, 2008

preparing for finals (hopefully), concentrating on finding a job (maybe) and filling up their social calendars (definitely). ...more

May 4, 2008