By almost every measure, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's overseas tour that concluded here Saturday was a clear success, with meticulously planned and deftly executed events designed to beam back images to the United States of a politician comfortable on the world stage. ...more

July 27, 2008

Good fortune combined with outstanding starting pitching and an extraordinary at-bat by Evan Longoria on a historic evening for the revived Rays. ...more

July 20, 2008

A blissful newlywed, Greg Norman believes he's finally got the proper perspective on life. ...more

July 18, 2008

It occurred to me ... that I could also be saving gas, putting fewer miles on my leased car and reducing my carbon footprint if I joined them by biking along Bayshore. ...more

July 10, 2008

The rich and famous, it seems, split up differently than the rest of us. Christie Brinkley loaded up the kids in the family private jet and flew off to Colorado in search of comfort after discovering her husband was having an affair with an 18-year-old and spending some of the family fortune on Internet porn. ...more

July 9, 2008

LOGANO'S GOOD FORTUNE Taking nothing away from Joey Logano getting his first Nationwide Series victory only 21 days after his 18th birthday, but that's one heck of a race car he's getting to drive. ...more

June 18, 2008

BASEBALL Hernando High senior pitcher, Andrew McNeal, inks to play collegiately at Bishop State Community College in Mobile, Ala. ...more

May 28, 2008

Our baseball super heroes, anointed as such on their first Sports Illustrated cover (they're within 48 of Jordan) were back at the Trop on Friday to play the Orioles and were slightly amused. ...more

May 24, 2008

The man who won a $16 million Lotto jackpot two weeks ago called in sick from work a day after the winning numbers were announced, then quit a day later. ...more

May 20, 2008

SEBRING –– Taking advantage of ideal scoring conditions and a unique format, the talented duo of Marty Winslow and Dick Butler won the inaugural Olympic Golf Classic on Saturday at Sun 'N Lake Country Club. The tournament, which benefits the Highlands County Children's Advocacy Center, attracted 128 golfers who played six holes of scramble, six holes of best ball and six holes of alternate shot. Winslow and Butler had a net score of 65.3 to win the First Flight, while the team of George Banich and Paul McAllister placed second with a 66.1. The duo of Ken MacGibbon and Marcel Cadieux came in third with a 66.2, while Joe Reiley and Ryan Magnuson finished fourth at 66.7. Howard Umphress and Curt McCullough won the Second Flight with a net 62.2, while Bill Murray and Michele Liffick placed second at 62.6. ...more

February 12, 2008