The Rays expect to have one of the key cogs that has been missing from their lineup the past five weeks back today, as 3B Evan Longoria is slated to start the first game of the doubleheader at Yankee Stadium. ...more

September 13, 2008

Michael Clayton, a native of Baton Rouge, La., won't allow himself to be distracted by the impact of Hurricane Gustav. ...more

September 2, 2008

Just last week, Florida State coach Bobby Bowden was lamenting the fact that his team had yet to endure one of those suffocating, shirt-soaking Tallahassee heat waves. ...more

August 29, 2008

The Rays have made their own breaks most of the time this season, coming up with the big hit or the big out when necessary without too much assistance from the opposition. ...more

July 27, 2008

The Rays entered Thursday's game having committed 29 errors in their last 29 games - the most in the majors during that span and the same number they made in their first 71 games. ...more

July 25, 2008

He doesn't expect to be quite back to full speed, but SS Jason Bartlett believes he will be ready to come off the disabled list when the Rays open a seven-game road trip Thursday at Kansas City. ...more

July 22, 2008

AHEAD OF SCHEDULE: After having surgery to repair a heel injury, Florida receiver Percy Harvin is "ahead of schedule" for a full recovery, according to Gators coach Urban Meyer. ...more

July 18, 2008

Today's article on the intransigence of County Commissioner Diane Rowden on the reduction of impact fees on the Hernando County home building industry shows again that she is out of touch with reality. ...more

July 18, 2008

Summer is here again and the same people driving boats and wave runners are out of control on the main canal in Leisure Lakes. ...more

July 2, 2008

There's been a trend in urban areas in the United States in which abandoned or deteriorated grand hotels from the late 19th and early 20th centuries are being refurbished and returned to their former grandeur. The Don Cesar Hotel on St. Pete Beach was a trendsetter in this respect, and the Vinoy in downtown St. Petersburg is another success. In Clearwater, the Belleview Biltmore is about to undergo a similar transformation. ...more

July 1, 2008