Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Santonio Holmes' revelation that he briefly sold drugs as a youth has created a stir in the national media. It was the first thing he was asked about during his media availability Thursday at USF's Sun Dome. ...more

January 29, 2009

More than 1,000 Tampa Bay area elementary school children got a lesson Wednesday in the importance of exercise from about a dozen current and retired National Football League players and Florida Gov. Charlie Crist. ...more

January 29, 2009

the sights and sounds, the highs and lows. Most of all, he remembers the beginning. ...more

January 29, 2009

John W. Allman's entertaining and spirited look at Pittsburgh Steelers bars in the Tampa Bay area gave a somewhat misleading explanation for the dearth of hangouts for local Phoenix Cardinals fans - the idea that the Steelers' six Super Bowl appearances and record five victories give the storied franchise a vast national popularity ("Steelers On Tap At Local Pubs," Jan. 27). ...more

January 29, 2009

More than 1,000 Tampa Bay elementary school children got a lesson today in the importance of exercise from about a dozen current and retired National Football League players and Florida Gov. Charlie Crist. ...more

January 28, 2009

With this year's Super Bowl looming in Tampa, a former Tampa Bay Buccaneer whose Super Bowl rings were stolen three years ago has contacted a Sarasota investigator for help finding the jewelry. ...more

January 28, 2009

While the Pittsburgh Steelers have had a tremendous season thus far by winning the AFC and advancing to Super Bowl XLIII, LaMarr Woodley knows it won't mean much if the Steelers aren't able to come out on top against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday at Raymond James Stadium. ...more

January 28, 2009

Sea life was split Tuesday on who will win the Super Bowl, as manatee Buffett picked the Pittsburgh Steelers by a nose and Shelley the sea turtle decided those same Steelers would get shelled. Today, four-legged football experts from the Tampa Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will take a crack at sniffing out a winner. ...more

January 28, 2009

Tampa is going to get a lot of exposure on NBC's "Today" show when Meredith Vieira, Al Roker and Ann Curry come to town for the Super Bowl. ...more

January 28, 2009

There was a squealing drag queen from Telemundo. There were beefy football players who twirled a sequin-clad dancer in a Super Bowl version of "Dancing with the Stars." And a "journalist" measured the arm muscles of players as she cooed into the camera. ...more

January 28, 2009