TOM RIFE

• Local auto racing column: Mears, Germain team put focus on Charlotte Published 05/18/2012 at 8 a.m.

  Germain Racing’s Casey Mears isn’t one of the drivers locked into Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series All-Star Race. But he still has an opportunity to race his way into the lucrative special event at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

• Local tennis column: Witten playing well in Naples city tournament Published 05/17/2012 at 5:57 p.m.

  Jesse Witten is the man to beat in the men’s open singles of the 43rd annual City of Naples Tennis Championships. And why shouldn’t he be? He’s the No. 1 seed and his many successes on tennis courts throughout the ...

• Local auto racing column: Germain team shows strength at Talladega Published 05/11/2012 at 8 a.m.

  Talk about flexing some muscle.

• Local tennis column: City of Naples Tennis Championships off and running Published 05/10/2012 at 7 p.m.

  Ten days into May, the 43rd annual City of Naples Tennis Championships are off and running, with more than 450 players participating.

• Local auto racing column: Germain team prepares for high banks at Talladega Published 05/03/2012 at 8:54 p.m.

  The big track at Talladega may look like the big track at Daytona.

• Local tennis column: West trumps east in Florida Cup Published 05/03/2012 at 5:57 p.m.

  East may be east and west may be west. But right about now, the east is probably wishing it was a little more like the west.

• Local motor sports column: Germain team locked in for Richmond Published 04/26/2012 at 9:36 p.m.

  There are times when status quo is a good thing. For Germain Racing’s Casey Mears, status quo best describes his status in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

• Local tennis column: Land Sharks finish up their season Published 04/26/2012 at 7:49 p.m.

  The Land Sharks of tennis are done patrolling local courts for another season. A total of 38 players participated in the men’s singles round-robin.

• Local auto racing column: Germain team shows strength at Texas Published 04/20/2012 at 9 a.m.

  Flexing his muscle during early practice sessions at Texas Motor Speedway, Germain Racing’s Casey Mears sent the message that his machine had potential going into Saturday night’s Samsung Mobile 400.

• Local tennis column: Still time to enter annual City of Naples Championships Published 04/19/2012 at 4:13 p.m.

  Some have heeded the call to enter early. Others still need to get on the (tennis) ball and get their entries in. The 43rd annual City of Naples Tennis Championships are just around the corner at the Arthur Allen Tennis ...

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