Hall of Fame announcer Vin Scully was released from the hospital Friday after bumping his head, and is looking forward to broadcasting a Dodgers exhibition game this weekend. ...more

March 20, 2010

Now that the formalities are over and James Shields is officially stamped as the Rays' Opening Day starter, the 28-year-old right-hander can set his sights on bigger targets. ...more

March 13, 2010

The No. 1 thing you need to know about spring training is that everyone is working out kinks that first game, even on press box pregame score sheets. That's how the Rays' starting pitcher against the Baltimore Orioles, No. 33, was listed as ... Dale Shields. ...more

March 4, 2010

Josh Beckett did not allow a hit until there were two outs in the seventh inning and David Ortiz hit a three-run double, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 10-5 victory against the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night. ...more

June 4, 2009

NEW YORK - Boston pitcher Josh Beckett has been suspended for six games and fined by Major League Baseball, which determined he intentionally threw a pitch near the head of the Los Angeles Angels' Bobby Abreu last week. ...more

April 14, 2009

This is the aspect of the game that separates the Tampa Bay Rays, Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees from most of their peers. ...more

March 30, 2009

Jonathan Papelbon wasn't about to waste his intimidating glare — or his overpowering pitches — on his first outing of spring training. ...more

March 1, 2009

Josh Beckett pitched two perfect innings in his first outing since struggling in the playoffs with a strained side muscle, and a Boston Red Sox split squad beat Boston College 7-1 Wednesday. ...more

February 25, 2009

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

It's not so much that the Rays have squandered two chances to win the American League pennant. No, it's really worse than that. The team that didn't beat itself during the regular season has picked a fine time to become a throwback to the Rays of yore. ...more

October 19, 2008