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By Rebecca Catalanello, Times Staff Writer Saturday, September 4, 2010 Mike Atherton of Lutz skis on a modified knee board during a show with the Tampa Bay Water Ski Show Team in Oldsmar on Saturday. Atherton, who lost both legs and an arm last year in a boat explosion, is returning to the sport he loves. OLDSMAR Mike Atherton is gliding on water. With his right arm, he pulls himself forward to ...

Colorado Division of Wildlife pilots Al Keith, left, Brian Smith, Larry Gepfert, and Steve Waters stand by one of the planes used to stock lakes on Wednesday at the Vail Valley Jet Center in Gypsum. The planes carry trout to alpine lakes and the fish are dropped out of the planes into the water.

PLYMOUTH – As early as 8 a.m. Saturday, the sounds of referee’s whistles and cries to center the ball could be heard coming from inside of Wyoming Valley West’s gymnasium. Upon closer inspection it was found that there were also fast breaks being run and zone defenses being played, though not on any hardwood floor.

For decades, White Plains has been the shopping center for Westchester, especially for back-to-school gear.

An 18-year-old college freshman and former three-sport athlete drowned yesterday at a Lakeville golf course in what appeared to be a tragic accident, officials said. Golf - sport - United States - Courses - Student

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David Chu built the world's biggest golf club, helping ignite the sport's popularity on the mainland. Now he's put his son Ken in charge of topping that.

Romania had a poor start in the EURO 2012 qualifiers on Friday, managing only a tie at home against Albania, score 1-1, after a lackluster game that it dominated despite failing to win all three points put up for grabs. Razvan Lucescu’s team opened the score in the 80th minute after a corner kick.

Evergreen’s business scene is changing, but one longtime business owner thinks the area is going to be O.K. in the face of northern Kalispell’s expansion.

South Carolina football fans can be forgiven for not remembering Steve Sisk. He arrived on campus four decades ago with a sparkle in his eyes and a vision to be the next star for the Gamecocks. To those who knew Sisk, there is no forgetting him.

Feature by Michelle Berman, Swimming World intern PISCATAWAY, New Jersey, September 3. ERICA Rapp, 20, knows the struggles of being a Division I athlete. But, what set her apart were her struggles...

Dwane Cochran is the 2010 Scrabble Scramble champion. Cochran earned a total of 91 points by adding an "s" to "Scramble" and making the word "swollen" on the Scrabble board. Cochran received a $50 gift certificate to the Canteen Bar and Grill.

It was one of those gorgeous late-summer mornings in northern New England, the kind you look forward to as you swelter through summer heat. Before the sun rose, the temperature was in the upper 40s, no humidity, and the blue, blue sky promised warm sunshine. My sweetheart Marilyn and I were in Bethel/Newry, Maine to watch and photograph our friends David and Susan in the first-ever Tough ...

Steven Hallsworth, 12, of Valley Springs gets air on his wakeboard during a training session at New Hogan Reservoir. Courtesy photo Hallsworth, a 12-year-old seventh grader at Toyon Middle School, took another step in that direction after with a third-place finish at the World Wake Championships in Orlando, Fla., last month.

By Lisa Buie, Times Staff Writer Saturday, September 4, 2010 EDWARD LINSMIER | Times WESLEY CHAPEL — The new face of Wiregrass Ranch prefers a ball cap over a cowboy hat and transparency over secrecy. "I think people should know what's going on out here," said J.D. Porter of the Porter ranching family, owners of the 5,000-acre Wiregrass Ranch, now one of the largest regional developments on ...

by PaloAltoOnline.com Two water polo coaching careers, and perhaps the beginning of two eras, will get under way this weekend on America's far-reaching coasts when three-time Olympian Brenda Villa takes over at Castilleja and veteran local coach Ted Minnis makes his college debut at Harvard.

In The Works today: a report from the WNBA 's super-heavyweight Storm-Mercury bout; the World Championship in maps; and readers teach us more about Ramadan.

FanHouse: Kevin Durant is depicted as the ideal athlete — a supremely gifted, unselfish, polite, too-good-to-be-true, ego-less phenom. In other words, the antidote to LeBron James. But is that accurate? And does it matter?

It's better than staring at a black line on the bottom of a pool. A lot better.

The Labor Day weekend is back on track in Virginia Beach, following a not-so-close encounter with Hurricane Earl.  Earl spared not only homes and property but a weekend music concert and a Sunday half-marathon.