Tampa Bay Supports the Next Tiger Woods

Harris Armstrong could be the next Tiger Woods. Harris is 12 years old and has already broken 70 twice. Golf legends such as Tiger Woods and Charles Howell III are already admiring his talent.

Paws Off Our Trademark

The Lance Armstrong Foundation Inc. has sued Oklahoma’s Animal Charity Collar Group alleging trademark infringement of the foundation’s well-known LiveStrong yellow wristbands.

Animal Charity Collar Group, a for-profit company, produces yellow pet collars imprinted with slogans such as BARKSTRONG and PURRSTRONG, which are sold on over the Internet on their Web site www.barkstrong.net, and on retail sites like Amazon.com and eBay.

“WristStrong” Bracelets Help Yellow Ribbon Fund

Satirist and champion of the American Eagle, Stephen Colbert will auction the cast that helped mend his broken left wrist to benefit the Yellow Ribbon Fund.

The cast will be auctioned on eBay after Thursday night’s “The Colbert Report,” Comedy Central said Wednesday.

Golfer Uses Bracelet For Sun Exposure Reminder

She works in a world where skirts and shorts are part of the uniform, where sleeves are optional, and where it’s nothing to spend six hours in the sun. But it still bothers Kailin Downs to hear her colleagues talking about their tans.”I’m not passing around the bottle,” the Duramed Futures Tour rookie said Tuesday, “but I say things when people make
comments about not wearing sunscreen, or that they want to tan, or whatever.”

Autism Fundraising Effort Uses Silicone Wristbands

By Laura Pace, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
When Cindy Waeltermann got the diagnosis for her son, who was almost 3, “All I heard was ‘autism,’ and I think my ears started ringing. I heard nothing after that.”

Her younger son later received the diagnosis as well.

Following a Leader and Best Friend

Maureen Onda’s four years of athletic accolades at Century High have been special to her, but she’s more excited about being able to wear a certain jersey number next year in college.

When Onda takes the field in 2008 with George Mason’s women’s lacrosse team, she’ll be No. 18 in honor of Gretchen Brandt, who wore that number at Century three springs ago.

Got Bracelets With Your Breakfast

For eight months, local elementary schools have offered free breakfast to all students regardless of income status.

Now eight of those schools are testing a new program aimed at feeding more children in a shorter period of time.

Brother sells bands as motivation

It was another accident, though, that spurred Tyler into becoming a difference maker. He wanted to do something to help Roy.

After one of Tyler’s cousins had been in a debilitating car wreck, his aunt made bracelets saying “Believe In Brooke,” giving Tyler an idea.

He could do this, too.

Thomas Wears Bracelet To Honor Friend

Tyrus Thomas has taken criticism from the media, been insulted on national television by Charles Barkley, and watched his playing time rise and fall frequently during his rookie season.But whenever Thomas hits times of trouble with the Bulls, all he has to do is look at his left wrist to put the NBA world into perspective.

“Band of Brothers” Show Support By Wearing Wristbands

Members of the thin blue line are wearing a thin blue band to support Gold Coast colleague Chris Hurley, who has been charged over the death in custody of a Palm Island man.

The number 6747 is stamped on the band, which is in the police blue colour — it is Senior Sergeant Hurley’s police registered number.