It has now been seven weeks since President Barack Obama has been sworn in as our president. Prior to the inauguration, there was much discussion about how the president would lead. Some insisted that he would lead from the center and yet his major supporters totally expected him to lead from the left. ...more

March 14, 2009

A teenager who pleaded guilty to mugging a blind man was sentenced today to five years in prison and five years of probation. ...more

March 11, 2009

Homeowners who complain that a neighbor's night lighting floods into their yard and destroys their enjoyment of their property now have no recourse. ...more

March 11, 2009

Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez underwent arthroscopic surgery Monday to repair torn cartilage in his right hip, and doctors said they found nothing that would keep him from returning to the lineup in May. ...more

March 10, 2009

Def Leppard will perform Aug. 14 at Ford Amphitheatre, 4802 U.S. 301 N. in Tampa. Poison and Cheap Trick also will be on the bill. Tickets, $39, $59, $89 and $125 plus service charges, go on sale at 11 a.m. Saturday. Call the box office, (813) 740-2446, or Live Nation, 1-877-598-8698. ...more

March 5, 2009

A stunning 48 percent of the nation's homeowners who have a subprime, adjustable-rate mortgage are behind on their payments or in foreclosure, and that's not the worst of it, new data Thursday showed. ...more

March 5, 2009

Signing running back Derrick Ward to a four-year deal did more than make the first big free-agent splash for new general manager Mark Dominik. Ward changes the entire look of the offense. We'll get to that in a minute, though, because if you believe the rumor mill — and don't we always because it's so much fun — the Bucs are still in play for Denver quarterback Jay Cutler. ...more

March 3, 2009

Talk about your slumdog millionaires. A year ago at this time Antonio Bryant was sitting at home in exile, an NFL outcast, waiting for someone (anyone) to give him a chance to renew his career. ...more

March 1, 2009

Once again, it was Toney Douglas to the rescue. With Florida State clinging to a five-point lead in the final 20 seconds, Clemson's Demontez Stitt stole a pass and drove in for a layup. But the Seminoles' star guard, all 6 feet and 2 inches of him, rose up and swatted the shot away. ...more

February 28, 2009

Love him or hate him, Springstead's Dante Valentine provides the fire that ignites the 29-0 Eagles. ...more

February 28, 2009