As the fourth hitter came to the plate in the first inning Friday night for the White Sox, Scott Kazmir looked around the infield at Tropicana Field and, yeah, it was pretty bad. There were runners at every base. He didn't yet have an out. ...more

October 4, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG The upstart Rays handled their first taste of October just as they have every other challenge that has come their way this season. ...more

October 2, 2008

With the division title in hand, Saturday was mostly about Matt Garza getting tuned up for the postseason. ...more

September 28, 2008

Scott Kazmir was the first player to suggest with conviction the perennial last-place Rays could do something extraordinary in 2008. ...more

September 21, 2008

Rays manager Joe Maddon calls it an anomaly. Scott Kazmir, having reviewed it on video, merely wants to forget about it. ...more

September 20, 2008

Six home runs. It's not something you expect most nights – any night, really. ...more

September 16, 2008

Weather and circumstances permitting, baseball's top prospect could make his major-league debut today on one of the game's grandest stages. ...more

September 13, 2008

The mantra in the Rays' clubhouse from Wednesday night through Thursday afternoon was straightforward and consistent: "Hey, it's only two games," said any player or staffer who was asked - and some who weren't. ...more

September 5, 2008

With six players back from last year's squad, the Avon Park High School boy's golf team certainly isn't lacking experience. ...more

August 24, 2008

Former major-league pitcher Jorge Sosa, now in the Seattle Mariners organization, was suspended Thursday for 50 games after testing positive under baseball's minor-league drug program. ...more

August 22, 2008