Def Leppard will perform Aug. 14 at Ford Amphitheatre, 4802 U.S. 301 N. in Tampa. Poison and Cheap Trick also will be on the bill. Tickets, $39, $59, $89 and $125 plus service charges, go on sale at 11 a.m. Saturday. Call the box office, (813) 740-2446, or Live Nation, 1-877-598-8698. ...more

March 5, 2009

Left to root for its Sunshine State Conference rivals to beat one another up today, the Saint Leo men's basketball team will tip off in a nonconference game at the Bowman Center while others determine the Lions' seeding in next week's SSC Tournament. ...more

February 28, 2009

Todd Rundgren will perform March 27 at the Capitol Theatre, 405 Cleveland St. in Clearwater. The show is presented by Ruth Eckerd Hall. Tickets, $49.75, go on sale at the Ruth Eckerd box office at 10 a.m. Saturday. Call (727) 791-7400. ...more

February 27, 2009

Volunteers are being sought for the first One Man Rally, an effort to bring male mentors together with young men and boys who need role models. ...more

February 27, 2009

Seal will perform April 19 at Mahaffey Theater, 400 First St. S. in St. Petersburg. Tickets, $57 and $77 plus service charges, go on sale at noon Saturday. Call the box office, (727) 892-5767, or Ticketmaster, (813) 287-8844. ...more

February 19, 2009

Nickelback will perform April 26 at the Ford Amphitheatre, 4802 U.S. 301 N. in Tampa. Tickets, $29.50, $45 and $75 plus service charges, go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. Call the box office, (813) 740-2446, or Live Nation Ticketing, 1-877-598-8698. ...more

February 12, 2009

Ty Lawson helped Tyler Hansbrough make it four in a row at Cameron Indoor Stadium, while keeping himself perfect against North Carolina's most despised rival. ...more

February 12, 2009

CLEARWATER - Jerry Lewis is postponing his Feb. 21 performance at Ruth Eckerd Hall until April to prepare for receiving a lifetime achievement award at the Oscars on Feb. 22. ...more

February 10, 2009

Sophomore catcher Jerry Neufang clubbed two home runs and drove in five RBI to power South Florida Community College past Eckerd College by a score of 17-5 on Sunday afternoon. ...more

February 10, 2009

Local authorities reported fewer arrests Saturday compared with a year ago as an estimated 350,000 people converged on downtown Tampa for the Gasparilla celebration, a Tampa police report showed. ...more

February 8, 2009