GAINESVILLE - The Percy Harvin watch continues. The wide receiver participated in practice Saturday as the Gators inch closer to their season opener against Hawaii. While the junior didn't participate in the full session, it is a step in the right direction for the preseason All-SEC receiver. ...more

August 24, 2008

With just 10 days remaining until the University of Florida's season opener against Hawaii, it appears highly unlikely that WR Percy Harvin will play a prominent role on offense. Harvin underwent surgery in April to repair a heel injury that has nagged him since high school. ...more

August 20, 2008

With SS Jason Bartlett and LF Carl Crawford each missing a second consecutive start Tuesday, the Rays recalled INF Ben Zobrist and optioned struggling OF/DH Jonny Gomes to Triple-A Durham. ...more

August 6, 2008

QUESTION: "Following some recent heavy rain, I noticed a LOT of tiny bright green weeds suddenly sprouting up through the mulched beds in front of our house. I mean there are hundreds of them. ...more

July 20, 2008

High school baseball coaches constantly instruct their hitters to make every plate appearance count. Former Bishop McLaughlin player Marcel Duarte appears to have taken that advice. ...more

July 13, 2008

Chien-Ming Wang, SP (Yankees) - Wang is expected to miss two months after spraining his right foot and partially tearing a tendon while running the bases Sunday against the Astros. It is optimistic to believe Wang will be back at full strength by October. Dan Giese will make a spot start against Cincinnati on Saturday in Wang's place. He is worth a look in AL-only leagues. ...more

June 20, 2008

AVON PARK AIR FORCE RANGE — Get ready for the pyrotechnics and the loud booms. The Avon Park Air Force Range will host its semiannual training operation next week. Atlantic Strike VII, a large-scale training exercise where bombers and joint ground forces from all over the South simulate urban warfare missions, will train numerous military personnel for deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan. The training missions require forces to participate in what amounts to a war game with role-playing guerilla fighters, insurgents, sniper fire, roadside explosives and many of the conditions faced by their counterparts supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. ...more

June 11, 2008

Tough guy that he is, Troy Percival waved off questions about his left hamstring when he arrived at the ballpark in Oakland last Wednesday, a day after it tightened up on him in the middle of a save situation. ...more

May 29, 2008

A love for competition drives most athletes, but Rays RHP Grant Balfour would rather save it for April through October. The 30-year-old reliever longs for the day he doesn't have to come into somebody's spring training camp and win a job. ...more

February 23, 2008

Nubs is a survivor of cruelty; mascot to the soldiers who saved his life; and a big, furry, lovable symbol of freedom from the war in Iraq. ...more

February 16, 2008