The Bucs just can't seem to get whole. On the day receiver Joey Galloway, quarterback Jeff Garcia and under tackle Jovan Haye returned to practice, the Bucs learned they might have to start the season without right guard Davin Joseph. ...more

August 20, 2008

A Pinellas County detention deputy facing drug and child pornography possession charges resigned today. ...more

August 14, 2008

The Rays made a move to bolster their tired bullpen today by acquiring right-handed reliever Chad Bradford from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for a player to be named. Bradford is expected to join the Rays in Seattle on Friday, when a corresponding roster move will be made. ...more

August 7, 2008

Manny Ramirez is "tired" of the Boston Red Sox and would agree to a trade that would make both him and the team happy. ...more

July 28, 2008

The National Scrabble Championship continues in Orlando, where about 700 wordsmiths compete for the $25,000 top prize. ...more

July 27, 2008

A Clearwater police officer received an employee notice after her gun discharged in April as she was entering a hotel room where authorities believed a woman might be in distress, according to Clearwater police. The officer, Keisha Bradley, 35, was also ordered to undergo remedial training, said Elizabeth Daly-Watts, Clearwater's public safety spokeswoman. ...more

July 25, 2008

On each side of his neck is a tattoo of a skull, and across his knuckles he had tattooed the expression, "Hard Luck," with a letter on each knuckle. To Pinellas sheriff's detention Deputy Aaron Simpson, his tattoos are an art form. To his bosses at the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, they constitute a violation of the sheriff's uniform and appearance policy. As a result, the six-year veteran was suspended for three days. ...more

July 18, 2008