Free for the first time in 6 1/2 years, ousted President Joseph Estrada thanked his successor for pardoning him and vowed Friday to stay out of 'dirty politics' while dedicating the rest of his life to helping the poor. ...more

October 27, 2007

With the season winding down, Zephyrhills' David Reutimann prepares for another weekend of doing Nextel Cup and Busch Series double-duty. He'll be in Atlanta today, Saturday and Sunday for the Nextel Cup Pep Boys Auto 500 and in Memphis on Saturday afternoon for the Sam's Town 250. In this week's edition of his Tampa Tribune rookie diary, Reutimann talks about his fondness for the Memphis Motorsports Park and qualifying for the past eight Cup races. ...more

October 26, 2007

Andre Woodson has pretty much stopped watching ESPN. Tim Tebow just laughs when someone brings up the subject. The quarterbacks at the universities of Kentucky and Florida, respectively, have grown weary of thinking about a bronze, stiff-arm-wielding replica of 1934 New York University star Ed Smith atop a marble base. ...more

October 20, 2007

The No. 1 quarterback on America's No. 2 team didn't know what the question meant, something about being in New York in December. ...more

October 16, 2007

Fans Should Be Ashamed Regarding 'Some Find Flaws In Bulls' Victory' (Letters, Oct. 6): ...more

October 10, 2007

It's arguably the biggest college football game ever played in Tampa - No. 5-ranked West Virginia at No. 18 South Florida. As the scene plays out tonight at Raymond James Stadium, it's tempting to observe with sheer wonder. ...more

September 28, 2007

Thanks to Central Florida, it may be a while before Texas accepts another offer to open someone's new stadium. ...more

September 16, 2007

Scoreboard. In smack talk, it's the ultimate trump word. Yeah, yeah, whatever, we won. Scoreboard. ...more

September 14, 2007

President Vladimir Putin accepted the resignation of Russia's prime minister on Wednesday and nominated Viktor Zubkov, the low-profile chief of a financial crimes agency, to assume the post. ...more

September 13, 2007