In the first major stunner of the U.S. Olympic swimming trials, Brendan Hansen failed to make the Olympic team in the 200-meter breaststroke Thursday night. ...more

July 4, 2008

The Mullet. Gimmick. Hollywood slickster. ...more

June 25, 2008

Sam Glenn followed some wise counsel when he found himself in a bad job situation - his mother told him, first, don't quit. And second, to have a frank chat with his boss at the small computer communications firm where he worked. ...more

June 25, 2008

TAMPA - The mullet. Gimmick. Hollywood slickster. As it became obvious Barry Melrose would be the Lightning's new coach, many fans were not pleased with the decision to hire someone who has not been behind the bench in 13 years. We know this because those people have access to e-mail, message boards and telephones. Some of them have interesting vocabularies. ...more

June 24, 2008

Among the attributes the 2008 Rays possess that their forerunners lacked, perhaps the most important when it comes to keeping an ugly game from deteriorating into an uh-oh week, is their starting pitching. ...more

May 29, 2008

Bill Lehmiller doesn't want anyone to forget his nephew, Sgt. Michael R. Lehmiller, or what he did for his country. ...more

May 26, 2008

This time last year, Dentarius Locke had won three medals at the state track championships but was on the verge of academic ineligibility. And John Mitchell? He wasn't even running track because of his love of basketball. ...more

May 4, 2008

When the one-man, publicity-generating whirlwind that is Diddy met the well-oiled hype machine of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, sparks were bound to fly. ...more

May 4, 2008

Ask Bettye LaVette if her first-ever Grammy nomination this year felt like vindication and she agrees heartily. ...more

February 21, 2008

ENGLEWOOD - One of Nathan Lee's biggest fears is that his sons will grow up with no real memories of their mother, so every evening he has 2-year-old Noah kiss her good night. ...more

February 7, 2008