Career minor-leaguer will probably land with Triple-A Durham. ...more

March 24, 2009

After struggling through poise problems over much of last season, J.W. Mitchell High batters have collectively found a swagger that has catapulted the team to the upper echelons of the region's best. ...more

March 14, 2009

SPORTS BRIEFS ...more

February 24, 2009

As the first pitch of the new baseball season draws closer, there are plenty of questions running through the mind of Avon Park head coach Mort Jackson. ...more

February 12, 2009

The Tampa Bay Rays have signed veteran outfielder Gabe Kapler to a one-year major-league contract that will pay him $1 million. ...more

January 12, 2009

The addition of Pat Burrell in the middle of the lineup means better protection for Evan Longoria and company. ...more

January 6, 2009

ST. PETERSBURG – The Rays are on the verge of adding the big bat they have sought since the end of the World Series — and it happens to be a player who was on the winning side in the Fall Classic. ...more

January 5, 2009

Left-handed pitchers prompted no small amount of hand-wringing for the Rays during the course of the 2008 season. ...more

December 21, 2008

The fact that Milton Bradley was the first item on the Rays' agenda as the winter meetings officially began Monday doesn't necessarily mean he's first on Tampa Bay's offseason priority list. But it certainly sounds as if Bradley is near the top. ...more

December 9, 2008

PLAYER TO WATCH: EVAN LONGORIA Seemingly born for the big stage, he'll be on it for the next week and a half. The likely AL Rookie of the Year figures to continue holding down the cleanup spot for the Rays, who will hope he can continue his run of production in the ALCS that included seven extra-base hits. ...more

October 22, 2008