John McCain and Barack Obama vow to reform the nation's defense procurement if elected president, yet each is unwilling to take a firm stand against the skyrocketing cost of a plum White House perk: the new Marine One helicopter. ...more

July 19, 2008

The call girl involved in a scandal that brought down former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer has dropped a lawsuit claiming "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis exploited her image and name on the Internet. ...more

July 5, 2008

Florida State has received written notification that a tentative hearing before the NCAA's Division I Committee on Infractions is scheduled for Oct. 18 in Indianapolis. ...more

July 2, 2008

Sophomore linebacker Marcus Ball's disappointing stint at Florida State is over. The school announced Monday that Ball is no longer on the team after asking for a release from his scholarship. ...more

May 5, 2008

In reference to the letter dated Feb. 20 by Charles E. Wilson, all I can say is "How Typically Democratic!" Mr. Wilson begins and ends with a condemnation of the current Congress' spending any time on the steroids scandal when more important issues are at hand. However, so typically Democratic, Mr. Wilson just had to take a shot at condemning Bush for the Iraq War. Mr. Wilson emphatically promotes the false reasoning perpetuated by those Democrats who hate President Bush because he legitimately won the first and second election over weak Democratic candidates. Bush's decision to take out Saddam and ensure that his WMDs wouldn't fall into the hands of terrorists who wanted to destroy us and or our interests was the right thing to do, at the right time. Most of the Democratic leaders agreed and if anyone believes President Bush influenced the thinking of Hillary, etc., they need to stop with the Kool Aid. ...more

February 25, 2008

The Lightning are finally going Hollywood. Movie and television producer Oren Koules and his partners with OK Hockey - believed to include as many as eight members - announced Wednesday they have entered into a definitive purchase agreement to buy the team from Detroit-based Palace Sports and Entertainment. The deal includes the team, the lease agreement for the St. Pete Times Forum and 5.5 acres of adjacent land. Although no price tag was part of the announcement, the deal is believed to be worth between $200 million and $210 million. The first purchase attempt by Absolute Hockey in August was believed to be worth $206 million. ...more

February 14, 2008

TALLAHASSEE Prior to the start of the spring semester, famous class-skipper Ferris Bueller had a chance to make it as an athlete at Florida State. As of Wednesday, he would be kicked off the team by the time the first exams rolled around. ...more

January 10, 2008

When Florida State walked onto the field for Monday's Music City Bowl against Kentucky, few gave the Noles much of a chance. Playing without 24 scholarship players left back in Tallahassee - most for their involvement in an academic misconduct scandal - FSU faced one of its most daunting tasks in years. ...more

January 1, 2008

Not Really Surprised Regarding "Official: Few At FSU Cheated" (Metro, Dec. 20): ...more

December 31, 2007

In the wake of an academic cheating scandal that forced FSU to leave more than 20 scholarship players home, Florida State coach Bobby Bowden has come under extra scrutiny, prompting some to call for his retirement. ...more

December 28, 2007