Heath Ledger's family paid a teary tribute to the late actor as they accepted a top Australian film industry award on his behalf. ...more

December 8, 2008

New Orleans running back Reggie Bush has accomplished many things on the football field, but he also makes news off the field, such as his relationship with girlfriend Kim Kardashian. ...more

November 30, 2008

Booming sales of the newest iPhone led Apple to a stellar fiscal fourth-quarter report, defying predictions that the tumultuous U.S. economy would hold the company back. Despite the blockbuster performance, which sent Apple's shares soaring in after-hours trading, the company issued what it called "prudent" predictions for the current quarter, because of broader economic uncertainty. ...more

October 22, 2008

that would be the mid 1970s, when Bill Gates founded Microsoft and Steve Jobs assembled the first Apple computer - people started talking about the end of newspapers, and libraries without walls. ...more

October 5, 2008

Is it "jump the shark" time for "Desperate Housewives"? ...more

September 26, 2008

Michael Jackson marked a personal milestone Friday: his 50th birthday. ...more

August 30, 2008

Well, baseball fans, it's been an intriguing season filled with blockbuster trades, comeback players, underachieving talent and, yes, a few diamonds in the rough. However, with fantasy football season starting soon, this will be my final article in print for the 2008 season. New articles will be accessible every Friday at TBO.com until the end of the regular season. If you have questions on who to start/bench, add/drop, etc., or you want to share an opinion, you can e-mail me at jlopresti@tampatrib.com. With that said, let's take a look at what's going on now and what to expect the rest of the season. ...more

August 29, 2008

Congressional leaders and regulators have to be feeling a little like the superhero Batman, as depicted in the stunning blockbuster "The Dark Knight." ...more

August 5, 2008

The Rays will have the same 25 players on their roster for tonight's game as they did when they last took the field Wednesday, and they don't think there's anything wrong with that. ...more

August 1, 2008

It's no surprise Florida leads the nation in mortgage fraud. State regulators have allowed thousands of criminals to enter the mortgage business, scarcely lifting a finger to protect homebuyers from con artists. ...more

July 22, 2008