Even a $7 billion industry can't shrug off a new economic order. The nation's harsh economic environment served as a grim backdrop for NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's state-of-the-league address Friday, two days before the Pittsburgh Steelers and Arizona Cardinals meet in the Super Bowl at Raymond James Stadium. ...more

January 30, 2009

For the better part of the Major League Baseball season, Tampa Bay Rays executives have bemoaned, albeit diplomatically, attendance at Tropicana Field. They campaigned to build more public support for the team, whose first winning season has led to its first playoff berth. ...more

September 25, 2008

The Obama and McCain campaigns have agreed to an unusual, free-flowing format for the three televised presidential debates, which begin Friday, but the McCain camp fought for and won a much more structured approach for the questioning at the vice presidential debate, advisers to both campaigns said Saturday. ...more

September 21, 2008

For all Sen. Barack Obama's success raising money and generating excitement among voters, he faces a daunting challenge as he prepares to claim the nomination in August: a Democratic convention effort marred by costly setbacks and embarrassing delays. ...more

July 6, 2008

For the first time in 35 years, the U.S. fertility rate has climbed high enough to sustain a stable population, solidifying the nation's unique status among industrialized countries. ...more

December 25, 2007