The drama is over for Nathaniel Marshall and Kristen McNamara on "American Idol." ...more

March 4, 2009

Lil Rounds has made a big impression on the "American Idol" judges. ...more

March 3, 2009

PROJECTED REGIONAL SEEDS Staff writer Joey Johnston takes a look at the landscape for this season's NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament: ...more

February 28, 2009

The second group of the eighth season's finalists not headed to the unemployment line are Allison Iraheta, a 16-year-old high school student from Los Angeles; Kris Allen, a 23-year-old University of Central Arkansas student from Conway, Ark.; and Adam Lambert, a 26-year-old theater actor from Los Angeles. The trio received the most viewer votes. ...more

February 27, 2009

Ten years ago today, the Rev. Henry Lyons stood in a Pinellas County courtroom convicted of grand theft and racketeering. ...more

February 27, 2009

Former Plant City resident John R. Pope is poised to be elected president of Ducks Unlimited when the volunteer-based conservation organization holds its national convention in Denver in May. ...more

February 25, 2009

Not even the biggest gallery in golf could keep the PGA Tour from losing another title sponsor. ...more

February 24, 2009

Image counts on "American Idol," and the first three finalists know it. ...more

February 19, 2009

The first three finalists of "American Idol's" season eight: Alexis Grace, the soulful 21-year-old single mother from Memphis, Tenn.; Michael Sarver, the beefy 27-year-old oil rig worker from Jasper, Texas; and Danny Gokey, the spikey-haired 28-year-old church music director from Milwaukee were announced Wednesday night. The trio received the most viewer votes. ...more

February 19, 2009

Florida State head coach Leonard Hamilton wasn't sure how his young team would respond to its first blowout loss of the season, a 23-point defeat at Wake Forest on Saturday. ...more

February 19, 2009