President Barack Obama tapped Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney as U.S. ambassador to Ireland, marking St. Patrick's Day with the surprise nomination and a special welcome for Irish leaders — White House fountains that ran green for a day. ...more

March 17, 2009

It's packed inside L'Olivier Restaurant and Cabaret as a huge Eiffel Tower replica blasts out bursts of strobe light and an array of provocatively dressed cancan girls moves across the stage in a blur of feathers and boas. ...more

March 12, 2009

After a bullish staff meeting (which ended with a cheer) and before a wardrobe fitting (strictly suit-and-tie), Jimmy Fallon took time to marvel at how busy he is these days. ...more

March 2, 2009

Call it a pre-late-night warm-up. Comedian Jimmy Fallon is on the road prepping for his new job as host of NBC's "Late Night," with a stop in Tampa this weekend. ...more

November 13, 2008

Baseball, as George Carlin famously reminded us, is different than football. In football, you wear a helmet. ...more

October 26, 2008

When anchor Chet Huntley left NBC in 1970, he told viewers to "be patient and have courage, for there will be better and happier news one day if we work at it." ...more

October 26, 2008

It was about this time last season that vigilance over how many innings the valuable arms of James Shields and Scott Kazmir reached a fever pitch. ...more

September 7, 2008

The trophy case at Lake Placid High School has become a crowded place in the wake of the volleyball team's recent success, but head coach Marilyn Jones still scoffs at the notion that her Green Dragons are building a dynasty. ...more

August 21, 2008

Gerhard Donner and his wife Renate swap bowling stories with their teammates Judy and Duane Baggerty just as the clock strikes noon and the pins start to fall. ...more

July 20, 2008

There's almost no way to write about The Hold Steady without mentioning Bruce Springsteen, and probably no reason to try, either. Lead signer Craig Finn's phrasing is straight out of E Street, and his knack for creating beautiful losers to populate his lyrics smacks of Springsteen's earlier, wordier work. ...more

July 17, 2008