So, who, you ask, is this guy Paul Goydos, the leader entering the final round of The Players Championship. ...more

May 11, 2008

Having survived numerous close calls in the voting this season, "American Idol" finalist Syesha Mercado is scheduled to make a triumphant hometown visit today. ...more

May 9, 2008

TAMPA - "American Idol" finalist Syesha Mercado, 21, is coming home to Sarasota on Friday for a free public concert, a visit to Tampa radio and TV stations and to sing the national anthem at a Tampa Bay Rays baseball game. ...more

May 8, 2008

Keari Brink shrugged her shoulders, took a firm grip on her bright green pole, brought her hands to her right side and held the pole vertical. All the while, she stared at her chance to realize a dream four years in the making. ...more

May 5, 2008

The girlfriend of the man who killed five people and himself at Northern Illinois University said Sunday that he called her early on Valentine's Day, the day of the shooting, to say goodbye. ...more

February 18, 2008

USF Being Disrespected Regarding "USF's Scheduling Pursuit Has Caused Strife" (Sports, Feb. 13): ...more

February 17, 2008

Thirty-eight-year-old Sam Cassell played 30 minutes in the Clippers' 91-89 loss to Washington on Wednesday night, and then hopped aboard a red eye from Los Angeles for a ceremony he wasn't going to miss. ...more

February 15, 2008

In Hillsborough County, the name E.J. Salcines is virtually synonymous with the word "lawyer." ...more

February 8, 2008

Tyrone Keys, who has made helping others his lifelong mission, returned last Saturday to his alma mater, Mississippi State University. Keys was honored for his work with All Sports Community Service, his Tampa-based non-profit organization that was featured in "Story of Character" television spots to commemorate the SEC's 75th anniversary. ...more

February 2, 2008

Frank Urso grew up in Ybor City - the "barrio" as he affectionately calls it - where his family worked in the cigar factories. He enrolled at the University of Tampa in 1953, thinking a college degree would open opportunities he saw so rarely in his neighborhood. ...more

January 26, 2008