New Year's Eve has been and gone, but for oilmen, the party continues. On Jan. 2, helped across the line by a New York trader eager for bragging rights, the first business day of the year, the price of their product topped $100 a barrel for the first time. Oil is now almost five times more expensive than it was at the beginning of 2002. ...more

January 11, 2008

SEBRING — Smells of barbeque will be wafting through the air this weekend at Fireman's Field as cooks fire up their grills for the annual Central Florida Barbecue Festival. "If you drive by here with your windows down, the smell is enough to make your mouth water," said Skip Adams, co-chair of the barbecue festival. "The smell alone will be enough to draw you in." About 40 teams will set up tents and grills at Firemen's Field for the competition, with the main contests Saturday in ribs, chicken, brisket and pulled pork. ...more

January 10, 2008

Welcome to the fantasy playoffs! In the vast majority of leagues, Week 14 marks the beginning of that sacred journey toward office bragging rights. ...more

December 6, 2007

Rivalry Weekend is approaching. Games will be played around the nation in which the institutions, to put it mildly, do not care for one another. ...more

November 19, 2007

Bragging rights and Tiger pride rested on the foot of Jesuit senior Adam Perhosky. And with one kick, he helped extend Jesuit's winning streak against Tampa Catholic to eight games. ...more

November 10, 2007

TAMPA - Bragging rights and Tiger pride rested on the foot of Jesuit senior Adam Perhosky. And with one kick, he helped extend Jesuit's winning streak against Tampa Catholic to eight games. ...more

November 10, 2007

Tony Schumacher won his fourth straight Top Fuel title Sunday, beating Bob Vandergriff in the final round of the Auto Club of Southern California NHRA Finals to edge "Hot Rod" Fuller for the championship. ...more

November 5, 2007

AVON PARK –– Red and blue paint have been in short supply this week in Highlands County, as all eyes fall on tonight's showdown between cross-county foes Sebring and Avon Park. Many fans have been painting their cars, signs or themselves this week in anticipation of the big game. The bad blood between Avon Park and Sebring brews all year, with one team looking to keep possession of bragging rights while the other looks for payback. ...more

November 2, 2007

It's almost like a Hatfield befriending a McCoy. At a University of Florida football camp, two unlikely players became fast friends. Unlikely because they played for teams that are bitter rivals. Unlikely because their predecessors didn't get along, so why should they. ...more

October 31, 2007

PALM RIVER - Sixty cowboys and cowgirls got on their steeds recently and guided them through puddles, over faux bridges, past a running squirrel and into a trailer. ...more

October 9, 2007