So there we were, properly duded up in orange and blue and crammed together with 90,000 or so of our closest friends, ready for the victim du jour, in this instance the Arkansas Razorbacks. ...more

October 21, 2009

The University of South Florida was under lockdown for more than an hour today after a man called a crisis line saying he had a gun on campus and was willing to use it, USF police said. Area law enforcement is now searching for the suspect who caused the incident. ...more

July 24, 2009

One day of practice apparently was enough for Kellen Winslow. Tampa Bay's new tight end declined to work out with his teammates on the second day of a voluntary minicamp, although Winslow was at the team facility on Wednesday. ...more

April 1, 2009

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a high school football coach who wants to bow his head and kneel during prayers led by his players despite a school district policy prohibiting it. ...more

March 2, 2009

As Hardee fans rose to their feet for kickoff following the Wildcats' sixth score of the first half, Hardee's public address announcer said perhaps the most prophetic statement of the night over the loudspeakers: "At least we're all getting a lot of exercise." ...more

October 11, 2008

About 28 police horses and riders from eight law enforcement agencies met at the Florida State Fairgrounds today to practice crowd-control tactics for the upcoming Super Bowl. ...more

September 25, 2008

On a sunny Saturday, more than 300 people stood in clusters squinting out at the gurgling Mississippi River and the spot where one of the state's most-traveled bridges fell down one evening last August, killing 13 people and injuring many more. ...more

June 8, 2008

During practice runs such as these, music blares through the loudspeakers as dozens of riders of varying ages and sizes climb to the starting gate. ...more

January 17, 2008

Police Chief Mark LeCouris says "enough is enough" when it comes to noise along the Sponge Docks. LeCouris is tired of ongoing abuse of public address systems within the riverfront tourist district and won't take it anymore. ...more

November 17, 2007

Wildfires burning out of control for a second day destroyed more than 600 homes Monday in Southern California as authorities warned about 265,000 households to evacuate. About 100 businesses also burned down. ...more

October 23, 2007