Bill Coleman of Dunedin does want singers improvising on the National Anthem. ...more

November 1, 2008

"Dump on the Other Team's City" is a dangerous game, especially when your city picks the Backstreet Boys to attempt the national anthem. ...more

October 26, 2008

TAMPA - For good or ill, your memories of the Tampa Bay Rays' first trip to the World Series will include The Backstreet Boys. ...more

October 21, 2008

Don Zimmer wasn't sure what to think when Rays principal owner Stu Sternberg called him around 2 p.m. Sunday. ...more

October 20, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Fatima Casablanca had a proposition Thursday for students in a Spanish class at Rushe Middle School. ...more

October 10, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - Saxophonist B.K. Jackson and "American Idol" runner-up David Archuleta will be the featured performers for Friday's Game 1 of the American League Championship Series at Tropicana Field, the Rays announced today. ...more

October 9, 2008

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Vinny Prospal will share a daily diary while the team is in Europe, including his native Czech Republic. The team finishes a two-game regular-season series today in Prague against the New York Rangers. ...more

October 5, 2008

So here's Marty Schroth, 178 miles from home - make that Homestead. That's where, years ago, he met John Clark, just sitting on a barstool. ...more

October 4, 2008

Sept. 11, 2001 will not be forgotten locally when a Sunday, Sept. 7 ceremony will mark the worst terrorist attack on American soil. ...more

September 5, 2008

There won't be a mega-recording star singing the national anthem Friday night. There also won't be any elaborate halftime show involving lots of pyrotechnics and superstar performers. However, parking will be just as congested, and tickets might be just as tough to come by. ...more

September 4, 2008