One theme of this year's "American Idol" fits in with the economic downturn. It's the season of the hard-luck story. ...more

March 10, 2009

The producers of "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" toiled for 18 years on their strange romantic epic, so simply bringing it to the screen — let alone grabbing a leading 13 Academy Awards nominations — was a victory. ...more

February 18, 2009

College football's biggest night of the season has arrived, and we can prove it. There will be fireworks. ...more

January 8, 2009

We cross the Rubicon today. Today, my fellow citizens, we start down the road to Roman numerals, to XLIII, yet another Tampa Bay Super Bowl. ...more

January 3, 2009

We cross the Rubicon today. Today, my fellow citizens, we start down the road to Roman numerals, to XLIII, yet another Tampa Bay Super Bowl. ...more

January 3, 2009

If there is one group that doesn't favor the Big Ten this bowl season, it is the oddsmakers. ...more

December 31, 2008

Recent NFL history suggests that while winning your division ensures a first-round home game, road teams often flourish on wild-card weekend. ...more

December 31, 2008

It's a battle of two Davids as couch spuds crown the seventh ''American Idol'' winner this week. ...more

May 19, 2008

Some are friends from the New York borough of Queens, where Eric Fein grew up and made regular trips out to Belmont Park to "hang out" with his buddies. Some are business partners Fein has developed over the years. ...more

May 3, 2008

Take it from Peyton Manning: He's ready to get some advice from his kid brother. ...more

January 22, 2008