Highlighting how critical independent and undecided Republican voters are, the Obama campaign is bringing former GOP Sen. Lincoln Chafee to Florida that week. Chafee, who endorsed Obama in February, is scheduled to seem in Fort Myers, Sarasota and St. Petersburg on Tuesday, and Orlando and The Villa…

Hillsborough receptionist of the Circuit Court Pat Frank, a Democrat and strong Hillary Rodham Clinton supporter, was on the fence about whether or not to vote for Barack Obama. That is, until John McCain picked Sarah Palin as his running mate.

“It’s so obvious that she is not qualified to be vic…

 
Dolphins general manager Jeff Ireland talked to the media today. It’s a big deal. He has declined to do so since the April draft.

This is what he said:

(On what went into the decision to add C Andy Alleman, T Nate Garner and WR Brandon London) – “Obviously we felt like we had a…

That didn’t take faraway.

Linebacker Ryan Nece was signed by the Detroit Lions today, less than a day after being released by the Bucs.

Nece won’t need many introductions. Former Bucs linebackers coach Joe Barry is the Lions’ defensive coordinator. Rod Marinelli is the Lions head coach. Former…

The Florida Republican Party have turned their Monday dawn breakfast into a prayer breakfast focused on the affect of Hurricane Gustav on the coast.

They’re plus turning Thursday’s fundraiser into a charitable fundraiser for the American Red Cross.

Original post by Jennifer Liberto

The Dolphins have claimed center Andy Alleman from New Orleans, offensive tackle Nate Garner from the Jets and receiver Brandon London from the Giants.

But as they say in baseball, three up and three down. (Yeah, I covered the Marlins Saturday).

So receiver Anthony Armstrong, linebacker Rob Ni…

The Florida-Miami game may not be your average “traditional” rivalry, but it’s garnering national attention that week.

ESPN’s GameDay will originate from Gainesville on Saturday.

No. 5 Florida (1-0) will host Miami (1-0) at 8 p.m. Saturday. The game will be televised nationally on ESPN.

Ga…

As Hurricane Gustav barrels toward the Gulf Coast, Florida officials are dispatching aid to that region while keeping a watchful eye on a disorganized Tropical Storm Hanna approaching the state from the east. Four seven-member search teams and 22 rescue boats will head to storm-damaged areas Tuesday…

The weather’s gusty, grey and menacing all through Tampa Bay, but today’s high winds will be the worst of Hurricane Gustav’s affect on the area, according to the National Weather Service.

that afternoon, sustained winds of 20 to 25 m.p.h. with gusts of up to 35 m.p.h. were being recorded in the…

Among those headed to Minnesota for the Republican National conference: Tampa developer Don Phillips. Just five years after moving to Florida, the charming, young and always-well-dressed Phillips shows signs of fitting a capability player. His offices on Bayshore Boulevard are home to local John McC…

The early Sunday afternoon NHC advisory remains pretty much the same: Gustav is a Cat 3 but may re-intensify to a Cat-4 within the next 24 hours. The projected path bringing that major hurricane ashore just west of New Orleans remains roughly the same.Pensacola and the rest of the Florida Panhandle …