DIXIE YOUTH LEAGUE DEBS SOFTBALL For second straight year, Debs dig early hole in opening round. HOST ALEXANDRIA NATIONAL EDGES HERNANDO, 7-6 ...more

August 2, 2008

The mood in the Rays' clubhouse before Wednesday's game was decidedly mellow, with a string of Bob Marley tunes wafting from the speakers in place of the usual hip-hop selections. ...more

July 31, 2008

The last time RHP Al Reyes came off the disabled list, he didn't allow a hit in his first seven appearances or a run in his first nine. ...more

July 28, 2008

A dinner to raise money for the Jean-Claude Meus Defense Fund starts at 5 p.m. today at Homer's buffet, 1000 Sebring Square. ...more

July 26, 2008

DIXIE YOUTH LEAGUE SENIOR BOYS Spring Hill cashes in at State Tournament, paying off years of near misses and claiming a state crown. ...more

July 23, 2008

They can. They can't. The Rays can make the playoffs if they play like they did their first two games off the All-Star break, rousing wins against Blue Jays pitchers A.J. Burnett and Roy Halladay. ...more

July 21, 2008

Most of the time you wouldn't want to read lips too closely when Grant Balfour is on the mound. By his own admission, he can be guilty of "saying stuff I shouldn't say out there" but it's just his way of getting fully into the moment. Relief pitchers tend to be a little nutty anyway, and Balfour definitely fits the profile. ...more

July 19, 2008

The Rays have been saying since their first half ended in lethargic fashion with a seventh consecutive loss Sunday that they just needed a break to refocus and they'd be right back to the kind of baseball that got them here. ...more

July 19, 2008

DIXIE YOUTH LEAGUE AAA MAJORS BASEBALL Down 1-0 and 5-3, Spring Hill American earns a coveted State Championship berth Friday night against South Lake by unleashing 15 hits – including four homers – to eliminate stubborn Liberty County, 15-5. RHINEBERGER GOES 3-FOR-3 AS KEITH, TREVERTON, LAFERTY LAUNCH HOMERS ...more

July 18, 2008

For week upon week through the first three months of the season, the Rays were able to keep churning. They managed to maintain a high energy level while playing mostly clean, crisp baseball that usually resulted in victories. ...more

July 12, 2008