02 26 2007 - Tenth-grader Raul Sauceda tries to peek out from his hiding place behind a tree at Rivercrest Park in Tampa on Monday afternoon while playing a game that was a cross between "tag" and "hide-and-go-seek" with the Hillsborough High School track team. "Track tag," Sauceda called it. "We have fun." The group of male and female athletes were enjoying Monday's warm temperatures during their practice along the Hillsborough River. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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02 26 2007 - Jim Solomon stretches on a dock off Rivercrest Park in Tampa on Monday afternoon while a crew team paddles down the Hillsborough River. Solomon, of Seminole Heights, was out walking with his family enjoying Monday's warm temperatures. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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02 26 2007 - USF players celebrate with senior Jessica Dickson (right) by dumping a water bottle on her after the game. Dickson broke USF's all-time scoring record, for men and women, with a pair of free throws in the final minute of her last home game. USF defeated Seton Hall 60-51 at the Sun Dome on Monday. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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02 26 2007 - USF fan Charle "Tre" Simmons III, 4, plays with his Bull horns during the second half. USF defeated Seton Hall 60-51 in the final regular season Big East conference game of the year at the Sun Dome on Monday. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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02 22 2007 - Justin Timberlake performs Thursday at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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02 22 2007 - Fans cheer as Justin Timberlake takes the stage Thursday at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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02 21 2007 - Florida's Joakim Noah tries to post up against South Carolina's Dominique Archie (21) in the first half. The Gators defeated USC at the O'Connell Center on Wednesday to clinch the SEC regular season championship. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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02 18 2007 - Race fans photograph their favorite drivers as they're introduced before the Daytona 500 on Sunday. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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02 18 2007 - Kevin Hebert checks lug nuts along pit row before the Daytona 500 on Sunday. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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02 18 2007 - Race fans sign the finish line before the Daytona 500 on Sunday. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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02 18 2007 - Kelly Clarkson performs "Since U Been Gone" before the Daytona 500 on Sunday. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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02 18 2007 - Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s pit crew checks his tire wear after a pit stop during the Daytona 500 on Sunday. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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02 18 2007 - Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s pit crew checks his tire wear after a pit stop during the Daytona 500 on Sunday. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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02 18 2007 - Cal Ripken, Jr. drove the pace car for the Daytona 500 on Sunday. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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02 18 2007 - Kurt Busch's crew jokes along pit row while his #2 car held the lead during the Daytona 500 on Sunday. Busch did not finish the race following a wreck. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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02 18 2007 - A Dale Earnhardt, Jr. fan makes her allegiance known >while snapping a photo at the Daytona 500 on Sunday. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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02 18 2007 - The Toyota drivers struggled Sunday, with Michael Waltrip #55 and David Reutimann #00 both running far behind the pack in the Daytona 500. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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02 18 2007 - Mark Martin's pit crew reacts as he loses the lead on the final lap of the Daytona 500 on Sunday. Martin finished second, the highest-ever finish for the veteran after Kevin Harvick edged him by a nose. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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02 18 2007 - Clint Bowyer's #07 car catches fire and flips across the finish line on the final lap of the Daytona 500. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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02 17 2007 - Race fans sign the start/finish line before the Orbitz 300 on Saturday at Daytona International Speedway. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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02 17 2007 - Dale Earnhardt Jr. has a laugh before getting into his car for the Orbitz 300 on Saturday. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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02 17 2007 - Juan Pablo Montoya's crew prepares for a pit stop on his #42 car during the Orbitz 300 on Saturday. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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02 17 2007 - Kyle Krislloff's crew works on his #14 car during a pit stop during the Orbitz 300 on Saturday. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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02 17 2007 - Kevin Harvick spins out to celebrate his win in the Orbitz 300 on Saturday. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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02 16 2007 - Dale Earnhardt Jr. #8 leaves practice for the Daytona 500 on Friday. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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02 16 2007 - Kasey Kayne of the #9 car talks to the media about the recent punishments against drivers before practice runs for the Daytona 500 on Friday. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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02 16 2007 - Jamie McMurray #26, Tony Stewart #20, Dale Earnhardt Jr. #8, and Carl Edwards #99 during practice runs for the Daytona 500 on Friday. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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02 16 2007 - Dale Jarrett's crew works on his #44 Toyota car before practice runs for the Daytona 500 on Friday. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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02 16 2007 - NASCAR fans take in the action along pit row during practice runs for the Daytona 500 on Friday. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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02 15 2007 - NASCAR fans watch practice sessions Thursday from their checkboard pattern seats in the grandstand at Daytona. Twin Gatorade Duels were held Thursday to qualify and set positions for Sunday's Daytona 500. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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02 15 2007 - NASCAR fans watch and photograph as their favorite drivers are introduced before the first duel race. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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02 15 2007 - David Gilliland #38, racing Thursday, will be the pole sitter for Sunday's race. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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02 15 2007 - Michael Waltrip #55 has a tough pit in the first duel race Thursday, but recovered to qualify for Sunday's Daytona 500. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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02 15 2007 - David Reutimann, of Zephryhills, celebrates as he gets out of his #00 car (left) during the second Gatorade Duel. Reutimann ran poorly in Thursday's race and didn't finish, but because of other results he qualified for Sunday's Daytona 500. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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02 15 2007 - In a crush of media, Michael Waltrip leaves his #55 car and greets his wife, Buffy, after qualifying for Sunday's race despite this week's controversy over his crew's actions which led to a fine and suspension. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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02 14 2007 - Florida coach Billy Donovan has words with official Teddy Valentine in the first half. The Florida Gators defeated Alabama 76-67 on Wednesday at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center in Gainesville. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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02 14 2007 - Coach Billy Donovan (center) talks to his team in the first half. From left: Joakim Noah, Walter Hodge, Taurean Green and Al Horford. The Florida Gators defeated Alabama 76-67 on Wednesday at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center in Gainesville. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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02 14 2007 - Florida's Dan Werner and Marreese Speights celebrate a block and subsequent basket by Speights in the first half against Alabama. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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02 11 2007 - A skid mark is visible in the center of U.S. 301 on Sunday morning following a crash that killed five people that morning. The remaining debris and burned grass where the cars were found is at right. About 2:40 a.m., a 2006 Ford pickup driven by Danny S. Lamb Jr., 33 of Plant City, was southbound on 301, passing vehicles when the driver slammed head on into a 1996 Chrysler, killing the four passengers inside, said FHP spokesman Larry Coggins. Lamb was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected. He died at the scene. Ashley D. Blagburn, the 19-year-old Zephryhills woman driving the Chrysler, also died. So did all three of her passengers: Richard Forbes, 19 of Plant City, Garth Durgan, 33 of Plant City, and Jennifer Sawyer, 19 of Valrico. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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02 11 2007 - Tim Forbes, father of accident victim Rick Forbes, 19, sits in his Plant City home Sunday as he talks about his son. Behind him is the last family photo the Forbes had taken with their six children. Rick Forbes died with the three people he was traveling with from the Dallas Bull bar early Sunday morning when they collided with another car on U.S. 301 in Thonotosassa. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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02 07 2007 - Quarterback John Brantley IV, of Ocala's Trinity High School, prepares to do a live interview on the air at the ESPN Club at the BoardWalk in Disney World after committing with the Florida Gators on Wednesday during National Signing Day. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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01 21 2007 - Narin Rutirasiri (left), of Melbourne, and Pawaret Kusonmanit, of Plant City, join other Buddhists in reciting a prayer Sunday at the Florida Meditation Center in Plant City. Tucked behind a Plant City subdivision is a sanctuary for Buddhists. They arrived four months ago and began turning the largely undeveloped land into the Florida Meditation Center. The Center, which is actually a two-story house, is run by monks from Thailand. So far, about 20 adherents, mostly Thai, come to weekly Meditation sessions at the center. Audio slideshow. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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01 21 2007 - Members of the Florida Mediation Center join in silent contemplation during their regulars Sunday service in Plant City. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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02 03 2007 - Florida's Al Horford dunks over the Tennessee defense in the first half. Horford finished with a career-high 22 points to lead the Gators over Tennessee 94-78 at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center on Saturday. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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02 03 2007 - Tennessee's Jordan Howell took a hard shot to the face from Joakim Noah in the second half. Florida defeated Tennessee 94-78 at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center on Saturday. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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01 30 2007 - The front entry of The Retreat is brand new, but notes that the bar originally opened with that name in 1938. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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01 31 2007 - Florida's Al Horford looks to make a move inside in the second half. Florida defeated Vanderbilt 74-64 at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center on Wednesday. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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01 31 2007 - Florida's Al Horford graps for a rebound between Vanderbilt's Derrick Byars (4) and Alex Gordon in the first half. Florida defeated Vanderbilt 74-64 at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center on Wednesday. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
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