For one Sunday this season, the cynicism turned into euphoria for Bucs fans. ...more

November 9, 2009

Does anybody want to be No. 1? No. Does it matter? Not really. This isn't college football, where falling behind in the polls could mean BCS death. ...more

February 28, 2009

A trip to the Super Bowl is anything but routine, but Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is determined to maintain a sense of normalcy this week as Pittsburgh prepares to face Arizona in Super Bowl XLIII on Feb. 1. ...more

January 22, 2009

Like the million or so on the National Mall and the tens of millions more riveted to television monitors across the country, the patriots of Pasco Middle School applauded and cheered the inauguration of Barack H. Obama on Tuesday. ...more

January 21, 2009

I usually hear from my distant cousin in Italy at Christmastime. The day after the election, though, an e-mail popped up. ...more

November 16, 2008

It might have been the Rays' first appearance in the World Series, but the game they played Wednesday night against Philadelphia looked awfully familiar. ...more

October 23, 2008

The game was tied late Sunday night in the bottom of the fifth, and the next innings were going to bring either euphoria or despair for the Rays. That's when Rocco Baldelli walked to the plate to face Boston's Jon Lester in the deciding game of the American League Championship Series. ...more

October 22, 2008

There could be a use for a former church building the city of New Port Richey bought during the brief period of optimism about downtown redevelopment. ...more

October 8, 2008

Sierra Weaver was hardly at a loss for words as she summed up what the games against Sebring every year mean to her and the rest of her Lake Placid teammates. ...more

September 25, 2008

Youngsters say it's easier to get pills than beer. ...more

August 20, 2008