Fifty years ago, Tampa heaved a sigh of relief at the end of one of its greatest political campaigns. The 1959 mayor's race may have lacked the fisticuffs and fireworks of D.B. McKay and R.E.L. Chancey's contest in 1935, but it featured two talented and contrasting candidates who voters greatly liked and disliked. ...more

November 15, 2009

New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez is scheduled to have surgery to remove a cyst from his hip and will need 10 weeks to rehabilitate, according to reports. ...more

March 5, 2009

Maybe Florida's pilot steroid testing program scared high school athletes away from performance-enhancing drugs. Or maybe performance-enhancing drugs were never a major issue in the state's schools. ...more

February 16, 2009

Alex Rodriguez faces a decision far more important to his career than deciding where to sign, whether to accept a trade or if and when to opt out of his contract. How A-Rod responds to a report that he tested positive for steroids in 2003 will likely frame his pursuit of the career home run record and could define his playing days in the view of fans and Hall of Fame voters. ...more

February 9, 2009

Mark McGwire's youngest brother says in a book proposal that he injected the former baseball star with steroids, according to Deadspin.com. ...more

January 23, 2009

Country singer Mindy McCready was hospitalized after she cut her wrists and took several pills in an apparent suicide attempt, Nashville police said. ...more

December 18, 2008

St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols won his second NL MVP award, powering past Philadelphia star Ryan Howard by a comfortable margin Monday. ...more

November 18, 2008

Tabloid magazines like to reassure us that celebrities are just like us - they go grocery shopping, take their dogs for a stroll around the neighborhood, even pump their own gas. ...more

July 10, 2008

Thinking out loud until it started to hurt... ...more

June 22, 2008

Roberto Clemente was known for helping people as much as hitting baseballs. A Pittsburgh museum will honor the former All-Star, who died coming to the aid of others. ...more

December 22, 2007