As the NFL reaches the halfway mark, it has been a memorable start in New Orleans and Indianapolis and a forgettable eight weeks across several outposts, including Tampa. ...more

November 8, 2009

With all due respect to its previous opponents, Wharton's boys tennis team has been looking forward to Thursday's match against Newsome for quite a while. ...more

March 24, 2009

So he's a crybaby and doesn't always come through. But what's not to love about Jay Cutler being the Bucs' QB, writes Martin Fennelly. ...more

March 18, 2009

FINALLY, IT HAS HAPPENED TO US Cardinals WR Anquan Boldin seemed relieved to finally see his team relish in Super Bowl Week mania. ...more

January 29, 2009

Vatican officials said Saturday they were disappointed by President Barack Obama's decision to end a ban on federal funding for international groups that perform abortions or provide information on them. ...more

January 25, 2009

Southern California made a strong case of its own to be No. 1. ...more

January 2, 2009

FOOTBALL Nature Coast can claim its second 3A-6 championship with a win over Citrus and some help tonight. ...more

October 24, 2008

Sen. John McCain told David Letterman that "I screwed up" by canceling a "Late Show" appearance three weeks ago, then faced a sharp round of questioning about Sarah Palin. ...more

October 17, 2008

In his first year as Birmingham's mayor, Larry P. Langford has proposed a $500 million domed stadium, a $144 million law enforcement complex and a $33 million trolley car network. ...more

August 24, 2008

Michael Phelps, Swimming After winning six gold medals in the 2004 Athens Games and seven at last year's World Championships in Australia, there's talk of Phelps taking home eight golds from Beijing. If Phelps can pull that that off with his 6-foot-7 wingspan and size 14 feet, he could overshadow any athlete and any story line from these games. With two previous Olympics under his belt and a space-age Speedo LZR Racer swimsuit covering his body, Phelps has a chance. But he'll have to swim at least 17 races (four more races than Mark Spitz's seven-gold-medal showing in 1972) and that schedule could be his undoing. ...more

August 5, 2008