Hey everyone! I just want to thank you for the great introduction and let you know how excited I am to be contributing to that Tallahassee blog. I am sorry I haven’t come on sooner, but moving back to school for the new year and getting my classes figured out took some moment, but now I am here and …

NHC, 7 am CDT: Gustav lost a little muscle mass overnight and at that early hour is now back to Category Three status. It is expected to regain strength as the day progresses and “Gustav could regain Category Four strength later today or tonight.”The storm is moving across the central Gulf of Mexic…

We can state with authority that rumors John McCain intends to replace Sarah Palin as his vice presidential nominee with a ham sandwich are totally unfaithful. Instead, whether elected in November he will appoint the ham sandwich Secretary of State.Original post by Beach Blogger

I’ve always believed that the more painful the final cuts are for an NFL team, the better that team is. The Dolphins have just made their final round of cuts and, seriously, it doesn’t seem like it is that painful.

Among the players the Dolphins have cut are tight end Justin Peelle, fullback Reagan…

Quarterback Chris Simms finally got his wish: he was released by the Bucs Saturday.

Simms, 28, had hoped to be traded or released during the low season. But the Bucs kept him through training camp and four preseason games, hoping another team might suffer a catastrophic injury at quarterback to in…

No, it wasn’t your imagination. And you didn’t miss him while getting a drink during the commercials.

Aaron Hernandez’s debut as the starting tight end has been delayed at least one week.

Hernandez was benched by coach Urban Meyer for some unknown disciplinary reason. He stood on the sidelines Sa…

The woman who effectively ousted Toni Molinaro as head of the Pinellas Democratic Party says she didn’t mean a coup but was inspired by the candidacy of Barack Obama. "It just sparked some real interest that was inside of me," said Blanche L. Ganey, a former editor at The Weekly Challenger…

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CLICK MAP TO ENLARGENHC, 4 pm CDT:A HURRICANE WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE NORTHERN GULF COAST FROM EAST OF HIGH ISLAND TEXAS EASTWARD TO THE ALABAMA-FLORIDA BORDER…INCLUDING THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH…

Okay, so Hawaii had to travel more than 5,000 miles and several day zones to get to Gainesville, but the Warriors won’t leave empty-handed.

According to Florida athletic officials, Hawaii will get $600,000 for agreeing to play the Gators in Gainesville. It is the largest single-game payoff in scho…