For more than two periods, the game was about possible retribution for a week-old goal celebration by Alex Ovechkin. ...more

March 28, 2009

There are a billion or so people in China who don't care about the World Baseball Classic — and China is in the World Baseball Classic. At least it was until it got rolled by Japan and Korea, though China did beat Taiwan. There are billions more who don't care about the WBC, either, especially with the stringent new airport security edict: Only Cuban baseball players weighing 3.5 ounces or less are allowed in carry-on baggage. ...more

March 9, 2009

President Barack Obama said the consensus from the White House health care summit is that there is an immediate need for health care reform, and signaled that he's open to compromise on Thursday. ...more

March 5, 2009

Like New Year's Eve, a church wedding or a young woman's quinceanera, the inauguration of Barack Obama was an event that begged to be shared. ...more

January 21, 2009

When Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson takes the microphone to sing the national anthem for Super Bowl XLIII on Feb. 1 in Raymond James Stadium, she will have to reach new heights to top Whitney Houston's 1991 version. ...more

January 15, 2009

an emotional high brought about when years of stressed family relationships matured in one exhilarating moment in time. These poignant moments were spent with the woman who brought me into this world, loved me, cared for me, nurtured me and prepared me for the trip we all embark on, that is life's journey. ...more

November 29, 2008

Sarah Palin showed up with folksiness and grit. Joe Biden brought emotion and substance. ...more

October 5, 2008

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Vinny Prospal will share a daily diary while the team is in Europe, including his native Czech Republic. The team finishes a two-game regular-season series today in Prague against the New York Rangers. ...more

October 5, 2008

The election of the widower of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto to the presidency marked an emotional moment Saturday for the slain leader's supporters. But many Pakistanis wondered whether Asif Ali Zardari could successfully tackle the country's problems. ...more

September 7, 2008

A military jury on Wednesday found a former driver for Osama bin Laden guilty of supporting terrorism but not of conspiring in terrorist attacks, handing the Bush administration a partial victory in the first U.S. war crimes trial in a half century. ...more

August 7, 2008