If you go by dressing time before media interviews - and some of us factor that in - Brian Griese gets our nod over Jeff Garcia as Bucs starting quarterback. Garcia always put his suit on before his postgame. Griese, still wearing his Bucs uniform, stepped to the podium. ...more

September 15, 2008

OUT-OF-DOOR...47 CARROLLWOOD DAY...19 THE DIFFERENCE: Size, speed and experience. Out-of-Door Academy (1-1) moved the ball effortlessly against a host team overstocked with freshmen and eighth-graders en route to a 41-12 halftime advantage. Three minutes into the second quarter, junior running back A.J. Strong already had scored four touchdowns to account for a 28-0 lead. ...more

September 13, 2008

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Now it gets real. After two weeks of political theater - the Democrats at their national convention in Denver, Republicans in St. Paul - the contest for the White House is a 61-day surge, no longer played for the committed but aimed at swing states and swing voters. ...more

September 5, 2008

A fire that started in a kitchen area of 14308 Hensel Lane in Avalon Village Apartments about 12:05 a.m. today displaced several people, according to Hillsborough County Fire Rescue. No one was injured. ...more

September 3, 2008

TAMPA - Hillsborough County Schools Superintendent MaryEllen Elia apologized again at her first town meeting Tuesday for this year's lack of communication about changing bus stops and for having too few phone lines for questions. ...more

September 2, 2008

Jim Gaffigan is the first to admit that his current "Sexy Tour" is just a ruse to get people in the door. ...more

August 14, 2008

When Pia Sundhage became head coach of the U.S. women's soccer team late last year, she serenaded her discouraged players by singing "The Times They Are A Changin'." ...more

August 7, 2008

With 30 seconds left before the Spyglass Resort imploded, the helicopter on the roof that was supposed to whisk illusionist Criss Angel to safety had to back off. ...more

July 31, 2008

Criss Angel's not sleeping a lot. He's got a few things on his mind, like how he's going to get out of the Spyglass Hotel in Clearwater Beach in the three and half minutes before 450 sticks of dynamite explode and bring the old building to the ground. ...more

July 25, 2008

Regarding "Report: Ex-Buc Used Cocaine Before Death" (Metro, May 29): Another tragic overdose has been reported with "a narcotic pain reliever and cocaine." Let's teach your readers how this happens. ...more

June 1, 2008