The Rays' ascendance in 2008 has opened plenty of doors for the franchise and its most prominent members. Joe Maddon figures he might as well do his best to take full advantage of it. ...more

December 14, 2008 |

Matt Joyce Sr. had been waiting all week for his son and namesake to be traded by the Detroit Tigers. First, there were rumors the 24-year-old Armwood High graduate might be headed to Pittsburgh. Then, Seattle. ...more

December 12, 2008 |

Locked into a nine-team district, finding outside competition has continually plagued Nature Coast Technical. ...more

November 28, 2008 |

The Cardinals' interest in signing Trever Miller is strong enough that the left-hander was invited to St. Louis to meet with the team's doctors and take a physical Thursday, but he apparently left town without finalizing a deal. ...more

November 21, 2008 |

Devin Clarke knows the importance of a good set of hands. On one of the Sebring sophomore's three touchdowns on Friday night during a 27-24 Blue Streak victory over Port Charlotte, Clarke was in the unusual position of being on the front-end of a TD toss: He threw to senior JC Howard on a double-pass play the team worked on all week, though not always as successfully. ...more

November 15, 2008 |

Sebring 27, Port Charlotte 24 Sophomore Devin Clarke caught a touchdown, threw for a touchdown and ran back an interception for another on Friday night to lead Sebring to a 27-24 victory over Port Charlotte at Firemen's Field. Clarke pulled in a 41-yard pass from fellow sophomore Matt Grubb on Sebring's first drive, then threw a 45-yard strike to senior JC Howard on Sebring's next drive. He then opened the second quarter with a 65-yard interception return for a touchdown on the first play of the period to put Sebring up 20-7. ...more

November 15, 2008 |

ST. PETERSBURG – The Rays will finish their preparations for the 2009 season on the same field that saw their historic 2008 campaign come to a disappointing end last month. ...more

November 14, 2008 |

TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a cap on fees for lawyers of injured workers, saying the attorneys must receive reasonable pay. ...more

October 24, 2008 |

Just call Jahquez Tucker the I-75 baby. Jahquez was born Wednesday in the passenger seat of a 1998 green Ford Explorer on the side of Interstate 75. ...more

October 12, 2008 |

A standoff with an armed man that sent bullets flying through a Port Charlotte neighborhood is over this morning. ...more

September 22, 2008 |