Steven Stamkos slowly glided to center ice, skidded to a stop and stared across to Pittsburgh superstar Sidney Crosby. Stamkos took one deep breath to collect himself, and it was game on as the puck dropped to the ice. ...more

September 21, 2008

The flagship of the U.S. Navy's Mediterranean fleet anchored Friday outside this key Georgian port, defiantly delivering humanitarian aid to the war-ravaged U.S. ally in a slap at Moscow. ...more

September 6, 2008

Fullback Maurice Hagens was something of a sophomore superhero for the Titans last season. He rushed for more than 1,300 yards, scored 10 TDs and, more importantly, led the Titans out of the misery of back-to-back winless seasons and into a new era with a 6-4 record. ...more

September 4, 2008

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Thursday that he had reason to think U.S. personnel were in the combat zone during the recent war in Georgia, adding that if confirmed, their presence suggested "someone in the United States" provoked the conflict to help one of the candidates in the American presidential race. ...more

August 29, 2008

Russia on Tuesday formally recognized the independence of the two Georgian regions that its military now occupies, further inflaming relations with the United States in a standoff that recalls the Cold War. ...more

August 27, 2008

President Bush appealed to Russia's president Monday to ignore the advice of lawmakers and refrain from recognizing Georgia's breakaway regions as independent. ...more

August 26, 2008

Militant Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr plans to make a series of short visits to Iraq starting within weeks, but has decided to make Iran his home base for years to come, a key aide says. ...more

August 23, 2008

Russian forces dug trenches and built sentry posts deep inside Georgia on Wednesday, showing few signs they would pull back later this week as promised. ...more

August 21, 2008

The Tribune begins its countdown of the top-10 Hillsborough County football teams. Today: No. 10 Tampa Bay Tech. The rankings were compiled in a vote by the Tribune's four staffers who cover high school football and News Channel 8's Dan Lucas. ...more

August 19, 2008

BAGNERES-DE-BIGORRE, France - Riccardo Ricco calls the mountains "my turf," and he knows how to protect it. ...more

July 14, 2008