How the Dolphins’ hiring practices could bring huge rewards

NFL owners will hear two proposals to increase opportunities for minorities, including one that would improve draft position.

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When will youth sports return, if they do come back?

This is the time of year youth leagues should be ramping up for summer competition, but all that is on hold due to the pandemic

High school coaches challenged with lack of spring football

While high school football coaches emphasize the priority isn't high compared to what's going on with the coronavirus pandemic, they still are trying to do their jobs and facing challenges in doing so.

SLITHER act targets invasive species in the Everglades

Act proposed by Republican U.S. senators Marco Rubio and Rick Scott would help identify, target, and eliminate invasive animal and plants in the River of Grass

Who are the NDN Cross Country Runners of the Decade?

Readers selected these runners as the best in the past 10 seasons of Collier County high school cross country.

Football recruiting: Lehigh’s Young ranked No. 1 RB in Class of 2023

Many athletes across Lee and Collier County have seen recruiting ramp up firsthand, with numerous athletes picking up Power Five offers.

Sea turtle nesting season starts on quieter beaches

Sea turtle nesting in Southwest Florida runs from April 15 through Oct. 31 and is one of the wildlife highlights of the summer months.

Collier, Lee basketball players earn All-State awards

Eight players from eight SWFL programs were honored by the Florida Association of Basketball Coaches

Six former pro athletes on the frontlines of the COVID-19 fight

These former athletes once played their respective sports at the highest level, and now they're using their medical careers to fight COVID-19.

Hensley returns to coach Golden Gate basketball

After three years coaching in college, Guy Hensley wants to bring the Titans back to the success they had when he was an assistant.

Coronavirus has made Signing Day unconventional this spring

Area schools are getting creative in the way they are giving college-bound athletes a proper sendoff for Signing Day.

How Southwest Florida golf courses are dealing with coronavirus

Southwest Florida golf courses are mainly open and taking necessary precautions due to the coronavirus pandemic.

SWFL athletes doing their best to adapt to coronavirus shutdown

In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, all businesses considered non-essential have been forced to shut down, which affects high school athletes across SWFL.

Official: Wimbledon to be canceled for first time since WW II

According to German tennis official Dirk Hordorff, Wimbledon will not take place this year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

IOC, Japan agree to officially postpone Tokyo Olympics to 2021

The 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo have officially been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak, according to the International Olympic Committee.

Senior Softball: Remainder of season cancelled

The Marco Island Senior Softball League has officially cancelled the balance of the 2020 season.

Fishingcast: Conditions for May 8-14

The week of May 10 is going to be another noted benchmark on season changes and rapid evolution.

Gardening: The fertilizer deadline nears

June is fast approaching and if you have not yet completed your spring fertilizing you need to get it done.

On the Hook: Breaking point

This article’s subtle lesson deals with environmental impact.

Gardening: Play it cool with the rising heat

Whew! Summer temperatures are here early. Just walking from the house to the car is grueling.

On the Hook: Fishing ethics of the next generation

We bring you a tale from not long ago about the character of our country and, in particular, our younger generation.

Fishingcast: Conditions for SWFL, April 17-23

Our weather this week will be less bold and more gentile than the pre-Easter week of blowing winds that raked us with a myriad of blustery conditions.

Fishingcast: Conditions for Southwest Florida, April 10-17

Look for a divided week with early week gorgeous weather with great summerlike conditions but then fading to hellacious wind and rain conditions.

Gardening: The flowering trees of Florida

In sub-tropical Florida we have shrubs and trees which provide us with flowers all year.

On the Hook: Awaited change of seasons arrives

Albeit a bit untimely to be writing about a non-issue in our lives here in Southwest Florida, as we all deal the advent of this catastrophic disease.

Gardening: Beautiful bulbous plants for the area

Daffodils and tulips are my favorite flowers because it was a sure sign of spring in Connecticut when they began popping up in the fields and yards.

Fishingcast: Conditions for SWFL, April 3-9

Look forward to a raucous end of the month and stand by for some tough conditions as we slide into April.

Gardening: The folly of man in the garden

Following is a satirical look at man’s environmentally unfriendly landscaping practices.

On the Hook: Fishing fun during a tough time

Can’t remember a tougher time, that we American’s have lived through, then since coronavirus appeared on the scene.

Fishingcast: SWFL, March 27-April 2

As predicted when last we met, March is going to go out as a “steamer” with p.m. temperatures tickling a full 90 degrees late afternoon.

Gardening: Spring has sprung, let’s talk moisture

It’s spring and we need rain. This much needed water would help to refresh our drought stricken lawns and gardens.

Fishingcast: Conditions for SWFL, March 20-26

Look’s good for the week with string of warm temperatures for the week, which could well draw the first spring invasion of our summer species.

Photos: Friends of Tigertail membership outing, 2020

Senior Softball: Stonewalls wins Marco Division

The Marco Division Champions Stonewalls ended their season with a 17-5 recorded edging out Joey’s Pizza by one game.

Gardening: Ophidiophobia, the fear of snakes

Most snakes are not poisonous, yet people fear most species as if they were.

On the Hook: Fishing - hunting or entertainment

When you strike out on a “fishing trip” is it to lure a piscatorial species to its demise by trickery and food?

Fishingcast: Conditions for SWFL, March 13-19

After what we faced in the blustery velocities the last two weeks this should be angling panacea for all both backwater and offshore.

Senior Softball: Legion wins another title

For the fourth consecutive season the American Legion Post 404 has won the Gulf Coast Division championship.

Gardening: Spring fertilizing and other March lawn chores

March is here. It is usually the start of our dry season but, unfortunately, we have been in a dry season for a while.

Fishingcast: Conditions for SWFL, March 6-12

Looks like it will be typical mid-March week on this island. Lots of wind and variable wind and water conditions.