There are about 1,500 active players in the National Football League. According to the organization Gridiron Greats, approximately 15 of them responded with money late in the regular season during a fundraising day for retired players battling medical and financial issues. The retirees took their case to the public Thursday at a news conference in the Super Bowl media center. ...more

January 30, 2009

Although most of the nation's attention is on the players who will participate in Sunday's Super Bowl, the red carpet was rolled out Wednesday night for NFL athletes from years past. ...more

January 29, 2009

While most of the nation's attention is on the players who will participate in Sunday's Super Bowl, some of the red carpet was rolled out Wednesday night for NFL athletes from years past. Roger Staubach, Tony Dorsett and Mike Golic were just some of the well-known names at the Mike Ditka Gridiron Greats Dinner of Champions. The event was held at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. ...more

January 28, 2009

Things To Do is a list of some of the most interesting upcoming events. For a complete list of Tampa Bay area events, see this week's Friday Extra. ...more

January 28, 2009

There is no bigger sports stage than the Super Bowl, so those in the Gridiron Greats organization figure there is no better platform to highlight the needs of those who it says have been forgotten by the league they helped to build. ...more

January 27, 2009

Super Bowl visitors coming to the Tampa area expecting a cosmopolitan waterfront city might be surprised to see the giant Confederate flag visible from Interstate 4. ...more

January 27, 2009

When he was 10, Nathan Coe Marsh saw a man who was a dinner guest at his home levitate a dollar bill about 11 inches above a table top. He will bring his act, "Expect the Extraordinary," to the Richey Suncoast Theatre in New Port Richey on Wednesday, Jan 7. He will make two additional appearances in February and March. Each performance will be different. ...more

December 31, 2008

The last time musician Bruce Hornsby was in Tampa, a random concertgoer went up on stage and played the piano. Well, he banged incessantly and had to be removed. ...more

December 30, 2008

The last time musician Bruce Hornsby was in Tampa, a random concertgoer went up on stage and played the piano. Well, he banged incessantly and had to be removed. Those who missed that show at Ruth Eckerd Hall can watch Hornsby play alongside his band the Noisemakers on Tuesday at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. ...more

December 29, 2008

Prepare for the New Year tonight with laughter by catching actor and comedian Paul Rodriguez perform his standup routine at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. ...more

December 29, 2008