The extraordinary dynamic that awaits the Rays as they prepare to open a potentially pivotal three-game series at Fenway Park tonight is best illustrated by the way the Red Sox reacted to Tampa Bay's walk-off loss Saturday afternoon. ...more

September 8, 2008

With the opening ceremony of the Beijing Games just a few days away, the athletes' village here is filling up, and fast. ...more

August 6, 2008

The state Fire Marshal's Office on Monday blamed the explosive mixture of four bug bombs and a gas pilot light on a hot water heater for an accidental fire that broke out Friday at a Sebring Parkway home. ...more

August 5, 2008

Across much of the Midwest there is flooding over literally thousands of square miles and hundreds, if not thousands, of homes flooded. The memories of Hurricane Katrina and its devastation do sort of make you wonder: Where are all of the Hollywood celebrities holding telethons asking for help in restoring Iowa and helping the folks affected by the floods? ...more

June 26, 2008

With the University of South Florida mired in a six-game losing streak and Coach Stan Heath apparently not happy with how the Bulls practiced, Heath kicked his team out of their locker room last week. ...more

January 29, 2008

SEBRING — Race fans and sponsors will be wowed when they attend the 56th annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring — a new building will welcome them to the Sebring International Raceway. Tres Stephenson, Sebring International Raceway president and general manager, said the 10,000 square-foot administration building provides a new front door for the facility. ...more

January 9, 2008

Prices for big-screen television sets are dropping, but the cost of home entertainment may still be headed up. That's because the fancy screens shoppers are lugging home this holiday season consume far more electricity than their old-school predecessors. ...more

December 14, 2007

PLANT CITY - O'Brien's Irish Pub & Grill is sponsoring a fundraiser Saturday in memory of Hillsborough County sheriff's Sgt. Ron Harrison to benefit Tampa Bay area youth football leagues. ...more

October 16, 2007

PLANT CITY – O'Brien's Irish Pub & Grill is sponsoring a fundraiser Saturday in memory of slain Hillsborough County sheriff's Sgt. Ron Harrison to benefit Tampa Bay area youth football leagues. The Plant City O'Brien's, 1701 S. Alexander St., is calling the Oct. 20 fundraiser "Memory of a Hero," in honor of Harrison. Harrison was shot and killed Aug. 15 while driving his cruiser home after completing a DUI training exercise in Brandon. The assailant was later killed in a shootout with officers. ...more

October 16, 2007

Move over, peace and happiness. Computers are what Americans really want nowadays. ...more

October 16, 2007