If you're wondering why Congress feels empowered to call the plays on the college bowl game lineup, blame the guy who fancies himself quarterback in chief. Barack Obama clinched the couch potato vote last fall by declaring his support for a playoff series to pick the national champion, then promised after his election to "throw my weight around a little bit" to make it happen. ...more

December 20, 2009

Netflix declared a seven-member group from around the world the winner Monday of its three-year, $1 million contest to improve its movie recommendation system by at least 10 percent. ...more

September 22, 2009

They're the most exciting, radical, artistically engineered race cars the world has ever seen. ...more

March 21, 2009

They're the most exciting, radical, artistically engineered race cars the world has ever seen. And they're here. ...more

March 21, 2009

The light switch in the New Port Richey home of Evelynne Rosario has a special meaning. She stood next to it for 23 minutes while her ex-husband held a knife to her throat. Today, the husband is gone. Rosario has made progress in ferreting out the psychological factors that drew her to him for two decades. She is the author of "Finally Free from Hell," a self-published book that deals with the causes of her abusive relationship. ...more

March 11, 2009

Rush Limbaugh has been Topic A in the political world, with Republicans debating his influence on their party and Democrats trying to elevate the conservative radio host to the GOP's de facto spokesman. ...more

March 8, 2009

The mercury may be forecasted to dip below 40 degrees Friday night during the Class 5A, District 9 boys soccer title game, but the intense rivalry between host Palm Harbor University and East Lake High can be counted to keep things well-heated. ...more

January 29, 2009

Florida hardly was spared from the crushing news of more than 60,000 job losses, but it appears to have barely affected Hernando County, if at all. ...more

January 28, 2009

The Women's Final Four will return to Tampa and the St. Pete Times Forum in 2015. ...more

November 15, 2008

The Women's Final Four will return to Tampa and the St. Pete Times Forum in 2015. ...more

November 14, 2008