Preliminary overnight ratings indicate Super Bowl XLIII pulled in some super ratings for NBC and WFLA, Channel 8, topping at a 50 rating and 77 percent share of Tampa-St. Petersburg TV audience during the final quarter of the game. ...more

February 2, 2009

A look at what others are writing about the 2008 World Series and the Rays from newspapers, Web sites and blogs around the country: ...more

October 26, 2008

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Leading in the polls, Barack Obama hopes to cement his standing while John McCain is trying to turn his fortunes around in their second presidential debate - with economic turmoil bordering on chaos suddenly serving as the backdrop. ...more

October 7, 2008

Election Day is less than a month away, and it probably can't come soon enough for some folks. ...more

October 6, 2008

We got our full measure of Olympic moments in the just-completed Beijing Games, topped by Michael Phelps' eight gold medals and Usain Bolt's lightning sprints. ...more

August 27, 2008

With help from British star power, China concluded its debut as Olympic host Sunday after 16 days of near-flawless logistics and superlative athletic achievement - coexisting awkwardly with the government's wariness of dissent and free speech. ...more

August 24, 2008

One little girl had the looks. The other had the voice. So, in a last-minute move demanded by one of China's highest officials, the two were put together for the Olympic Opening Ceremony, with one lip-synching "Ode to the Motherland" over the other's singing. ...more

August 13, 2008

Chosen from a pool of more than 15,000 mothers nationwide, Lisa Couture of Wesley Chapel has been named among the top 15 semifinalists in the America's Favorite Mom competition, sponsored by Teleflora. ...more

May 11, 2008

Boxing has the prolific "Rocky" series and the Martin Scorsese black-and-white classic "Raging Bull." Hockey has the rough-and-tough "Slap Shot" starring the venerable Paul Newman and the much-goofier "The Mighty Ducks." ...more

May 7, 2008

Musician Boy George was charged Tuesday with falsely imprisoning a 28-year-old man, British police said. ...more

November 14, 2007