Gordon Hayward had 24 points and eight rebounds, and No. 22 Butler (7-3) beat a ranked team for the first time in four tries this season, holding off No. 13 Ohio State 74-66 on Saturday. ...more

December 13, 2009

BIZ BITSFAO Schwarz redux Ahead of the holidays, Toys R Us is opening 585 FAO Schwarz boutiques in some of its stores and relaunching the iconic toy store's Web site. ...more

October 27, 2009

Thrifty car rental is offering a $1 daily base rate for one-way rentals from Tampa International Airport to eight Northeast and Midwest airports through June 25 as it repositions its fleet. ...more

June 19, 2009

Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon travels all summer long to American League cities, and offered his take on where he loves and dreads going for a ride. ...more

April 1, 2009

Western Kentucky, which made an unexpected run in the NCAA tournament last year, pulled off another first-round upset. ...more

March 20, 2009

Marcus Thornton scored 30 points and LSU held off a late rally to beat Butler 75-71 on Thursday in the first round of the NCAA tournament. ...more

March 19, 2009

LaceDarius Dunn hit six 3-pointers and scored 24 points, leading a late surge as Baylor rallied after blowing a 17-point lead to stun No. 11 Kansas 71-64 in the Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals Thursday. ...more

March 13, 2009

McClatchy Co. is shearing another 1,600 jobs in a cost-cutting spree that has clipped nearly one-third of the newspaper publisher's work force in less than a year. ...more

March 10, 2009

Police and medical examiners who thought a Kansas City, Mo., man died of natural causes have changed their minds — after funeral-home workers found bullet holes in his head. ...more

February 26, 2009

Harley-Davidson Inc. said Friday that it will cut 1,100 jobs over two years, close some facilities and consolidate others as it grapples with a slowdown in motorcycle sales. ...more

January 24, 2009