Pakistan's defense minister cautioned the newly appointed head of the U.S. Central Command on Monday that launching further missile strikes in the country's troubled tribal areas could increase tensions between the two countries. ...more

November 4, 2008

The Rays and Red Sox have a long history of butting heads - artfully referred to Thursday as "past pugilistic events" by Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon - but no one is expecting a renewal of those hostilities in the ALCS. ...more

October 10, 2008

The Rays have their homefield advantage going for them in Game 1 of the ALCS tonight, and the Red Sox counter with a pitcher who hasn't lost on the road this year. ...more

October 10, 2008

Florida has lost six straight to the Hurricanes, needing to go all the way back to 1985 for its last victory. ...more

September 2, 2008

For the longest time it seemed as if the only thing passing between Pasco County government and the Pasco School District was bad blood. Yes, the two did make common cause in the successful effort to convince the county's voters to approve the Penny for Pasco sales tax, the lion's share of which the two sides split. Still, they argued for months and months over the issue of how to pay for the impact of the school construction the Penny helps finance on roads and other county infrastructure. ...more

August 27, 2008

Let's just say this one will be interesting. The press release called it a grudge match, while one of the trainers admitted there's some "bad blood." ...more

June 27, 2008

From the beginning, Braulio Pardo was ahead of schedule. From the very beginning. He arrived two months premature, weighing 3 pounds, 9 ounces at birth. ...more

June 7, 2008

Kids - mere kids, I tell you - were bombing down the Forum's lobby Monday night, whooping "Van Halen!" at the top of their lungs like it was 1978 or something. ...more

February 18, 2008

The largest political story of the last year has not been the struggle for conservative self-definition, or the racially charged fight between Clintonistas and other Democrats, or the infinitely varied failures of the Democratic Congress. It has been the turnaround in Iraq. ...more

February 8, 2008

Playing a crafty game of dominoes is half the challenge at Centro Asturiano de Tampa, one of a few hangouts representing a throwback to the cigar-making days when workers took regular domino breaks. ...more

November 6, 2007