A 29-year-old Pelican State porn star who lives part time in Tampa and is considering a run for the U.S. Senate in Louisiana left a scheduled interview in a huff Tuesday when she was turned away from The News Center in down town Tampa. ...more

February 10, 2009

This is the time of year in baseball when the panic button's allure can be intoxicating. September is looming and pennant races are heating up with the close of each and every ballgame. With only about 40 contests left for most teams, every close loss and each nagging injury can make that button look bigger, brighter and ever more tempting to slam down for that quick fix. ...more

August 17, 2008

A group of Columbus Clippers is playing poker in the cramped clubhouse at Harbor Park, their bodies hunched over a table and the cards pressed to their faces. None are recognizable, except the one with the bald pate and blond goatee. That is Mike Bacsik, a journeyman pitcher better known as the man who gave up Barry Bonds' 756th home run - the one that broke Hank Aaron's career record. ...more

August 7, 2008

Perhaps the most endearing feature of the Tampa Bay Rays' proposed waterfront ballpark could be watching batters launch home run balls into the Bay. ...more

December 11, 2007

ST. PETERSBURG - Perhaps the most endearing feature of the Tampa Bay Rays' proposed waterfront ballpark could be watching batters launch home run balls into the Bay. ...more

December 10, 2007

If you've made the drive from anywhere in New Tampa or eastern Hillsborough County to Tropicana Field, you probably concluded long ago that placing a baseball stadium in St. Pete, uh, stinks. That is, unless you give aesthetic points for the view of Ybor City while stopped cold on I-4, waiting for traffic to clear. ...more

November 13, 2007

City Council members who were briefed on the Tampa Bay Rays' proposed waterfront ballpark Monday liked what they saw, for the most part. ...more

November 13, 2007