ST. PETERSBURG Optimism isn't optional in the days before spring training opens. Even the teams that are well aware it would take a seismic shift in the baseball landscape to put them in contention in 2008 will have a measure of excitement when pitchers and catchers officially report this week. To those teams coming off a playoff appearance or bolstered by offseason wheeling and dealing, there's a little extra something in the air. ...more

February 11, 2008

Dudley Hart faced his greatest fears last summer when doctors found a softball-sized lump on his wife's lung, which kept him off tour the last half of the season to care for his triplets while she recovered. ...more

February 10, 2008

Rae Will Donate Amendment 1 Proceeds I appreciate the feedback of Christopher Miles to the letter I submitted regarding the passage of Amendment 1 and how I felt the continued inequities of property taxes reinforces the shortcomings of Save Our Homes. ...more

February 8, 2008

Women SOUTH FLORIDA AT NO. 1 UCONN ...more

January 30, 2008

Break out the umbrellas for rain, and the white flags for Tiger Woods. ...more

January 27, 2008

SEBRING — No lead is ever safe in golf, especially with 36 holes left to play. Taylore Karle shot an even-par 72 to hold off the hard-charging Alison Walshe, who carded a 4-under 68 to pull within one shot of the lead during the third round of the 53rd annual Harder Hall Women's Invitational on Saturday. Walshe, who was five shots back heading into Saturday's round carded birdies on the final three holes to keep hot on the heels of the leader. "Its weird, but I didn't think I hit the ball that well today," Walshe said. "I just made birdies and was patient with my game." ...more

January 6, 2008

After reading Bud Morgan's recent offering regarding a legacy of failure, Thomas Paine's line that "these are the times that try men's souls" comes to mind. He goes on to observe "Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered." ...more

December 20, 2007

The Rays' winter meetings contingent headed for the airport around lunchtime Thursday after making one significant move this week and laying the groundwork for deals still to come. ...more

December 7, 2007

Hillary Rodham Clinton ridiculed Democratic rival Barack Obama on Tuesday for his contention that living abroad as a child helped give him a better understanding of the foreign policy challenges facing the United States. ...more

November 21, 2007

Pat White ran No. 21 Cincinnati right out of the Big East race. West Virginia's dashing, dual-threat quarterback ran for a pair of second-quarter touchdowns Saturday night, leading the fifth-ranked Mountaineers to a 28-23 victory that left only two teams in the conference title chase. ...more

November 18, 2007