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Florida Gators shortstop Nolan Fontana honored by SEC

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 4:11 p.m.

Sophomore shortstop Nolan Fontana is the first SEC Baseball Player of the Week for the 2011 season ... Fontana went 9-for-12 (.750) in a series sweep of USF at McKethan Stadium this past weekend. Fontana had a stretch of seven-consecutive hits (last four at bats on Friday and first three on Saturday), one shy of the school record held by Kurt Keene (5/8-5/11/1999), and he led Florida in batting average (.750), slugging percentage (.833), on-base percentage (.786), total bases (10) and runs

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Florida State Fair attendance up 35% this year

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 3:33 p.m.

It's all smiles at the Florida State Fair, where warm temperatures and sunshine caused attendance to surge during this year's 12-day event ...

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Fire crews bring Wimauma brush fire under control

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 2:30 a.m.

Hillsborough County Fire Rescue firefighters were able to bring a 125-acre brush fire under control tonight ...

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Fire crews fight 125-acre brush fire in Wimauma

Published Feb. 21, 2011 at 10:05 p.m.

Hillsborough County Fire Rescue firefighters are working an estimated 125-acre brush fire at Little Manatee River State Park ...

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Cadillac Williams a big piece of Bucs' backfield picture

Published Feb. 21, 2011 at 6:23 p.m.

Running back Cadillac Williams lost his starting tailback job in 2010 to rookie LeGarrette Blount, a development that might suggest Williams -- at 28-years old -- is expendable ... But the way Williams finished the season actually suggests something totally different ... Williams gave the Bucs' offense a dimension it hasn't often had, providing Tampa Bay with a legitimate third-down back whose talents run the gamut. He ran effectively, pass blocked with aplomb and caught 46 passes -- third-most

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Scott may reconsider high-speed rail

Published Feb. 21, 2011 at 12:00 a.m.

Gov. Rick Scott may be willing to consider a plan to resurrect high-speed rail in Central Florida — if the alternate plan would not require funds from the state, news reports said.U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Florida, who supports the rail program, said the governor seemed to be willing to rethink his decision last week to end the proposed $2 billion-plus project. The two reportedly spoke during the Daytona 500 on Sunday, said this report.In addition, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and a group of public

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Junior runners go the distance

Published Feb. 20, 2011 at 5:25 a.m.

TAMPA – Junior-sized distance runners earned their share of the spotlight Saturday at the Too Good for Drugs Jr. Gasparilla Distance Classic at Pepin Stadium on the campus of the University of Tampa ...

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Florida Gators forward Chandler Parsons will miss the LSU game

Published Feb. 20, 2011 at 4:42 a.m.

The deep thigh bruise he suffered in the Feb. 12 game against Tennessee will keep Florida senior F Chandler Parsons out of the lineup when the Gators play at LSU Sunday ... Florida athletics officials confirmed late Saturday night that Parsons will not play. On Friday, UF coach Billy Donovan had listed Parsons as 50-50 for the game, saying that playing would not cause further damage to the injured leg. But Parsons has been unable to practice since he was injured ... In the six games prior to

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Fire damages Ybor City funeral home

Published Feb. 19, 2011 at 9:33 p.m.

A fire at an Ybor City funeral home caused losses estimated at $50,000 but was extinguished before any of the bodies inside were damaged, firefighters said ...

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Get Your Bug on this Spring at MOSI!!!

Published Feb. 19, 2011 at 4:24 p.m.

Hey there folks! Just wanted to drop a few lines and let you know about a new exhibit now open at the Museum of Science & Industry! ... Get a bug’s eye view of the world this spring as last night MOSI premiered their newest exhibition, Harry’s Big Adventure: My Bug World! ... This exhibition is a big bug experience for all ages, as guests have the chance to get up close and personal with insects from all over the world from ladybugs to tarantulas (which I saw up close ... yikes) ... The

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