Sen. Barack Obama chose Mark Warner, Virginia's Senate candidate and former governor, to deliver the keynote address at the Democratic convention, underscoring Democrats' all-out effort to win the Southern state for the first time since 1964. ...more

August 14, 2008

Don't start texting Chris Colwill just yet to congratulate him on reaching the Beijing Games. But after his performance at Thursday's U.S. Olympic Diving Selection Camp in Knoxville, Tenn., the Brandon native has nearly assured himself of that trip to China. ...more

July 4, 2008

The Dunedin Lady Falcons ended their regular season in a big way Wednesday night, beating Boca Ciega at home, 58-51. ...more

January 24, 2008

The University of South Florida had hung around, hung around, and hung around most of the night Wednesday against 20th-ranked Pitt. And with a little less than eight minutes to play, it was possible - sort of - to see the Bulls walking out of the Sun Dome with a win that could have been a springboard to better days. ...more

January 10, 2008

University of South Florida coach Stan Heath is discovering what his predecessors learned through their years on Fowler Avenue. The Bulls against a ranked team is not a good thing. ...more

January 10, 2008

TAMPA Rudy Giuliani began a three-day campaign swing in Florida on Wednesday, calling for a larger U.S. military and pushing an economic stimulus plan that he says will help the middle class by cutting corporate taxes. ...more

December 26, 2007

With his frontrunner status in the GOP presidential primary in jeopardy, Rudy Giuliani will give a major speech in Tampa on Saturday that top campaign aides hope will "mark a turning point in the campaign." ...more

December 14, 2007

The Lightning might not have had a perfect four-game homestand, but they came awfully close. ...more

December 9, 2007

1. RED WINGS: The depth and stability of this organization keeps them at the top year after year. 2. RANGERS: Right now, G Henrik Lundqvist makes them the favorite in just about every game they play. 3. CANUCKS: G Roberto Luongo is heating up (three straight shutouts). And that means so is Vancouver. 4. STARS: They'll have to weather the absence of RW Jere Lehtinen (abdominal strain) to stay on top in the Pacific. 5. SENATORS: Suddenly, G Martin Gerber is looking human. Does that mean Ray Emery gets another look? 6. FLYERS: What's encouraging in Philly is they're still winning without Simon Gagne (concussion). ...more

December 1, 2007

Midshipmen Joy Dewey and Joshua Foxton hope to hear familiar epithets when they ask a group of new students at the U.S. Naval Academy to describe promiscuous men and women. ...more

November 18, 2007