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

TAMPA BAY CONNECTION With Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa this week, the Tribune takes a daily look at the memories of a past Super Bowl participant with roots in the Tampa Bay area. ...more

January 30, 2009

It's always best to prepare for the unexpected, but here's a rundown of what you might expect on TV for Super Bowl Sunday: ...more

January 30, 2009

Tourism Coordinator Sue Rupe today will be driving to the I-95 Florida welcome center, just outside Jacksonville, and set up a small table to greet people coming across the state line. ...more

January 30, 2009

THREE RIVERS RUN THROUGH IT Steelers rookie WR Limas Sweed grew up in Texas and played college ball for the Longhorns, but now he's in Pittsburgh and that brings some demands of its own. ...more

January 30, 2009

Santonio Holmes' revelation this week that he briefly sold drugs as a youth in Belle Glade has created a stir in the national media, which is exactly what he wanted. ...more

January 30, 2009

"I love Florida weather!" shouted Al Roker to more than 200 cheering spectators gathered in Centro Ybor this morning for a chance to meet him and get a few seconds of face time the "Today" show. Roker, in town as part of NBC's Super Bowl XLIII coverage, got a taste of Ybor City during several live reports from in front of a cigar store on Seventh Avenue. ...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

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

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