I know, because admirers of Barack Obama tell me, that this year's election poses a choice between a candidate who represents a fresh approach to problems and one who offers a dreary continuation of the status quo. That much I understand. What I sometimes have trouble keeping straight is which candidate is which. ...more

July 22, 2008

When Stan Heath was the men's basketball coach at the University of Arkansas, the Razorbacks used chartered planes instead of commercial flights for every road game. ...more

December 13, 2007

During a booster function in Jacksonville on Tuesday night, Florida State president T.K. Wetherell confirmed the worst-kept secret in FSU history. Wetherell told a Jacksonville TV reporter who contributes stories regularly to a popular FSU fan Web site, warchant.com, that "there's a plan in place'' for FSU offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher to replace FSU coach Bobby Bowden when the 78-year-old Bowden finally retires. Multiple sources confirmed this to The Tribune on Wednesday. ...more

December 5, 2007