After eating dinner Saturday with his mother and younger sister, 9-year-old Efrem Tyree went to take a bath. ...more

November 24, 2008

They can build a two-score lead. The Bucs are going to have a hard time stopping RB Adrian Peterson, but they can limit Peterson's effectiveness and put the game on QB Gus Frerotte's shoulders if they can build a two-score lead at some point. ...more

November 16, 2008

Shane Wirries knew something wasn't right after he watched John Chittum's first dive at the Class 1A-Region 2 finals at Trinity Prep in Winter Park on Saturday. ...more

November 10, 2008

Some call her approach too idealistic and unrealistic. But Katharine Jefferts Schori, the Episcopal Church's first female presiding bishop, remains firm in her belief that "all are welcome at the table" of her denomination, an opinion not all Anglicans share. ...more

November 5, 2008

2:06 p.m.:An optical scanner had to be replaced soon after polls opened at the Wellswood Baptist Church in Tampa, according to a poll worker. ...more

November 4, 2008

My younger sister looked at me in horror when she heard about the demise of the bank IndyMac. ...more

November 2, 2008

I have hesitated too long in writing this article, not because it isn't near to my heart but because the average person has such a hard time dealing with anyone who has a chronic illness. When you discover that you are coming down with the flu, it feels terrible. You work as long as you can with it, but somewhere in its course you just have to give in to it, go to bed and recover. The muscle aches are all-consuming. The fever, chills, fatigue, stomach problems, whatever you experience feels just awful. You just want it to be over, and when it is,you want to get back to your "life" and forget you ever had it. ...more

October 26, 2008

Pitching, defense and a suspect offense. As recently as early August, the Rays were averaging 4.5 runs a game and the national pundits were saying they'd have a hard time making it to the postseason. ...more

October 15, 2008

It has been a little more than a year since Cadillac Williams carried a football in anger against anyone. Still, hurdles loom for the Bucs' beleaguered running back. ...more

October 12, 2008

Call it a breakup. After 40 years in the press box, a relationship finally ended. The Boston Red Sox were pushed out of the heart, replaced by the Tampa Bay Rays. ...more

October 10, 2008