Conan O'Brien expects new viewers will discover his humor when he takes over "The Tonight Show" in June. ...more

January 31, 2009

You may have heard about Kurt Warner, the quarterback who on Sunday evening at Raymond James Stadium will lead the Arizona Cardinals into Super Bowl XLIII against the Pittsburgh Steelers. ...more

January 31, 2009

WHO'S HOT The Penn State Nittany Lions. Penn State has won three straight games and is 5-3 in the Big Ten (its best conference start since going 6-2 in 1995-96). But watch out! Sunday, the Nittany Lions travel to powerful Michigan State. ...more

January 31, 2009

Liduvina "Lucy" Nieves sat on a new sofa in her new house Friday morning, overwhelmed and nearly speechless. ...more

January 31, 2009

Much has been made about the greening of the Super Bowl. The NFL has assisted with planting trees in our community that help to offset carbon emissions associated with major Super Bowl-sanctioned events. This is the fifth year that urban forestry projects have been implemented; however, Super Bowl XLIII marks the first year that long-term environmental impact monitoring will take place for the tree plantings. ...more

January 31, 2009

Most years, the handful of charter aircraft services that base aircraft in Tampa Bay get a business boost from flying local residents to the Super Bowl. ...more

January 31, 2009

Liduvina "Lucy" Nieves sat on a new sofa in her new house this morning, overwhelmed and nearly speechless. "The change is incredible," said Nieves, 66, who has lived on Union Street for 30 years. Nieves' home was one of 20 in her neighborhood rehabilitated and completed today as part of Kickoff to Rebuild, a project sponsored by the nonprofit Rebuilding Together Tampa Bay and the National Football League. ...more

January 30, 2009

TAMPA -- Willis McGahee of the Baltimore Ravens circled out of the backfield late in the AFC Championship Game earlier this month and sprinted downfield as a pass receiver. As the ball came toward him, Pittsburgh Steelers safety Ryan Clark read the play and rushed at full speed toward McGahee. Clark crushed helmet-to-helmet into McGahee, who then lay motionless while Clark rolled on the ground nearby in pain. Neither athlete suffered a serious injury, and Clark will be on the field Sunday for the Steelers in Super Bowl XLIII. But the same speed and ferocity that makes professional football the nation's top spectator sport has also raised concerns about player safety. ...more

January 30, 2009

TAMPA -- About 40 U.S. Marines, wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan, are expected to arrive at Tampa International Airport this afternoon to take part in a plethora of pre-Super Bowl events and ultimately attend the game itself. The veterans, who make up the Marine Corps' Wounded Warrior Regiment, come from far-flung areas of the country such as Boston, Pittsburgh, Nashville, Chicago and California. ...more

January 30, 2009

Now comes the hard part for the Arizona Cardinals: waiting for kickoff to arrive. Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt said this morning after practice his team must guard against losing its focus between now and Sunday night's kickoff of Super Bowl XLIII. ...more

January 30, 2009