At some point, the glitz and glamour, the names in the headlines and the high rankings by boxing councils get to you. Right? ...more

June 21, 2008

After weeks of sitting in coaching limbo, Lightning coach John Tortorella was fired by the team Tuesday after a meeting with General Manager Jay Feaster, making official what had been reported over the weekend. ...more

June 4, 2008

It's clear who the Rays need to take with their first-round pick in the upcoming baseball draft - Trace Adkins. And put him in a trucker hat. ...more

June 1, 2008

Strike three! It was over. When University of Florida junior All-American Stacey Nelson provided the exclamation point last weekend, when the Gators were assured of their first trip to softball's College World Series, she reacted like a schoolgirl. ...more

May 29, 2008

Sen. Barack Obama has chosen to spend Tuesday night not in Kentucky or Oregon, the two states that will be holding their primaries that day, or even at his home in Chicago. Instead, Obama's staff announced Saturday, he will return to Iowa, where he won the Democratic caucuses way back in January and has at least two good reasons to revisit now. ...more

May 18, 2008

Boxing great Floyd Mayweather Jr. is a fitting choice as honorary starter for the 92nd Indianapolis 500. America's most famous race should offer up its best and most interesting fight in 13 years. ...more

May 7, 2008

When Winter Haven's Andre Berto steps into the ring tonight against Germany's Michel Trabant, he isn't bringing the Welcome Wagon. He'd rather send Trabant back to Europe unhappy and empty-handed. ...more

February 9, 2008

Four more years. There was never a doubt Chucky and Bruce Allen would get new contracts. Tuesday's news of three-year extensions on top of the remaining year on their original deals had been anticipated since the Bucs' season ended. ...more

January 23, 2008

Brian Schaefer, 36, is the founder of Skatepark of Tampa, a national landmark in the skateboarding world. ...more

January 15, 2008

No longer content with being the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul, Mary J. Blige now has her sights set on being, well, Queen. ...more

January 10, 2008