Efforts by the Tampa Bay Rays and Dioner Navarro's representative to agree on a multiyear deal for the All-Star catcher before Monday's arbitration hearing have broken down. ...more

February 4, 2009

Andy Pettitte's only thought was to stay with the New York Yankees. He had no interest in returning to his hometown Houston Astros. ...more

January 27, 2009

President Barack Obama is keeping his cherished BlackBerry for personal use, becoming the first sitting president to use e-mail. ...more

January 22, 2009

The Rays went down to the wire with their three remaining arbitration-eligible cases Tuesday and came to a resolution with only one of them, setting the stage for a couple of potentially contentious hearings next month. ...more

January 21, 2009

The Tampa Bay Rays went down to the wire with their three remaining arbitration-eligible cases Tuesday and came to a resolution with only one of them, setting the stage for a couple of potentially contentious hearings next month. ...more

January 20, 2009

John Smoltz has reached a preliminary agreement on a contract with the Boston Red Sox, a stunning end to his long career with the Atlanta Braves. ...more

January 8, 2009

The Rays might have been able to string negotiations out another couple of weeks and still ended up signing Pat Burrell, perhaps saving a million dollars or two along the way. Even in a buyers' market, though, they didn't think it was worth the risk. ...more

January 6, 2009

Fuel delivery to four European countries fell below normal Saturday as Russia's state gas monopoly withheld natural gas from neighboring Ukraine for the third consecutive day. ...more

January 4, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - The moment was "kind of bittersweet" for Lynne Webb, president of United School Employees of Pasco. ...more

December 20, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - The moment was "kind of bittersweet" for Lynne Webb, president of United School Employees of Pasco. ...more

December 18, 2008