Does it matter if they do it ugly? Does it matter if the NCAA Tournament selection committee wants to call Florida to say, "Look, we'll make you a deal - we'll let you in so long as we don't have to watch any more of your games"? ...more

March 14, 2009

Tampa officials and event sponsors are studying ways to control the drunken revelry plaguing the 105-year-old Gasparilla Parade, the city's signature event. ...more

March 13, 2009

The name still says "Kentucky" across the shirt, but the record says something else. ...more

March 12, 2009

When Hardy Roberts met the woman who would become his wife, he got a bonus: ...more

March 6, 2009

Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio is right to target a 160-acre Tampa Bay tract for public acquisition. City and county officials should seize this opportunity to save a rare slice of undeveloped city waterfront. ...more

March 3, 2009

A typical day for Joseph Burgasser includes a run of at least 10 miles, unless it's Sunday. On the day of rest, he likes to push it with a 20-mile run. He'll also find time for a daily swim of about 1,000 yards, maybe a bike ride, plus five trips a week to the gym to lift weights. ...more

February 28, 2009

Who feels good about this? Even people who thought it had to happen, including the Glazers and their new coach and general manager, even those of us who understand it, should feel sick to our stomachs. ...more

February 26, 2009

There is outrage in the town today, and everyone understands why. ...more

February 26, 2009

Mark Teixeira found out quickly what life would be like on his new team when he reported to New York Yankees camp last week at Steinbrenner Field. He had signed an eight-year, $180 million contract over the winter, one of three premier free agents that cost the Yanks about half a billion big ones. ...more

February 25, 2009

Tampa City Councilwoman Mary Mulhern thinks what this town needs are community gardens. What with the tough economic times, she says what we should be doing is putting vegetable gardens where there are vacant lots. She's talking about putting them all across town, from Hyde Park to New Tampa. ...more

February 18, 2009