Here we are at Week 15, which marks the playoff semifinals for most leagues. In many leagues, I'm certain things went as planned, with the stronger, higher-seeded teams moving on to the second round. However, percentages don't always end up telling the final story, so kudos to those of you who rose to the challenge and pulled off a playoff upset this past week. ...more

December 13, 2007

LAND O' LAKES - Teachers and other school employees in Pasco could be one step closer to long-awaited raises after the Pasco County School Board meets Monday evening. ...more

December 2, 2007

LAND O' LAKES - Teachers would receive pay raises averaging 4.05 percent under a tentative contract agreement reached between the Pasco County School District and the union representing school employees. ...more

November 21, 2007

It's a nickname no principal could be proud of: "Dropout Factory," a high school where no more than 60 percent of the students who start as freshmen make it to their senior year. ...more

November 2, 2007

Penguins co-owner Mario Lemieux will get $21 million as part of the team's settlement of its 1990s bankruptcy. ...more

October 20, 2007

'Super Crunchers,' by Ian Ayres (Bantam, $25) This book makes a strong argument that super crunching, the use of huge amounts of statistical data to predict an outcome, is challenging the ages-old dependence on human experience and expertise. ...more

October 7, 2007