Kris Scheppe put almost two years of his life on hold for one trial.
In May 2007, Scheppe was mugged by a teenager on his way to a convention for the Florida Federation of the Blind in St. Petersburg.
On March 11, he got justice – and the freedom to pursue a dream: to be the first blind person to sail nonstop around the world.
The 29-year-old North Fort Myers resident was born with retinitis pigmentosa, a genetic eye disease…. Details
This grandmother hangs out with a “tough” gang of bikers – mainly tough on their BMX bikes which endure hours of pounding and rough use every day. “Grandma,” as they all call her, loads them and their bikes into her Honda Ridgeline at least once a week and they head out of town. There is no place for BMX freestyle in Ukiah.
Weekdays the kids ride their bikes wherever they can find or make ramps and jumps around town. But on weekends and during vacations Alice Lane gives her time and money so that these boys can pursue this action sport…Â Details
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 Kyle Busch dominated his way to a win in the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway, easily holding off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin for his second win in three races.
That Busch and Hamlin were running up front is no big surprise. The two contended last year but were each denied victory because of mechanical problems – Busch lost his power steering while leading, and Hamlin had a fuel pickup issue on the final restart which allowed Jeff Burton to slide by him for the win.
What was more interesting is who wasn’t contending, including preseason title favorite … Details
My first thought after Kyle Busch parked his race car in Turn 3 of Bristol Motor Speedway and left it for the team to retrieve – apparently a display of frustration for his team’s failure during their final pit stop – was that calling out your team, regardless of the circumstances, carries a lot of risk.
The only way you’re effectively allowed to express yourself the way Busch did Saturday afternoon is to follow it up with the way he dominated on Sunday. And by the way, he sure as hell better win the race, too, especially after his team redeemed itself with a solid final pit stop resulting in … Details
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