The music that normally streams from one small home on West Bates Street is silent. The Garnelo brothers, all musicians who performed together, say it doesn't seem real that the youngest, Shamir, an aspiring disc jockey and rapper, was killed early Saturday morning. "The music was his dream, and now I can't believe he's not here," said Denny Garnelo. Shamir, 21, was killed at a teenage girl's birthday party in Holiday. ...more

November 2, 2009

President Barack Obama challenged the nation's vested interests to a legislative duel Saturday, saying he will fight to change health care, energy and education in dramatic ways that will upset the status quo. ...more

February 28, 2009

Willie Parker has carried the nickname "Fast Willie" for most of his life, but Steelers offensive coordinator Bruce Arians doesn't think it truly describes Pittsburgh's running back. ...more

January 30, 2009

Anquan Boldin is trying to shake the image of being a self-centered player more concerned about his statistics than making it to the Super Bowl. ...more

January 27, 2009

Those who work beside Anquan Boldin every day insist the camera got it wrong. The unblinking eye created an image of a self-centered player more concerned about his statistics than making it to the Super Bowl, all because Boldin had a shouting match with a coach during the NFC Championship Game. ...more

January 27, 2009

It's far from a college football secret that Alabama coach Nick Saban is not - how do we say this? - considered a warm and fuzzy guy. ...more

December 5, 2008

When running back Warrick Dunn re-signed with the Bucs last spring, he quickly debunked any notion that he would only fill a bit player's role. He wanted a heavy load and said he could handle it. He was insistent, in fact. Well, he might be about to get it. ...more

November 17, 2008

Vinny Lecavalier is the only current player on the Lightning roster who experienced the team's last training camp in Europe. It was held in Austria in 1998, when Lecavalier was a rookie. ...more

September 27, 2008

Rays manager Joe Maddon calls it an anomaly. Scott Kazmir, having reviewed it on video, merely wants to forget about it. ...more

September 20, 2008

The assignment for this column seemed pretty simple. I am supposed to lay out what Jon Gruden needs to do to coach the Bucs back to the Super Bowl. But as with anything involving Gruden, it's not such a simple thing to define after all. ...more

September 7, 2008