He already had like 600 nicknames. Junior. The Natural. The Kid. ...more

June 12, 2008

Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 600th home run on Monday night, completing his long ascent and becoming the sixth player in history to reach that milestone. ...more

June 10, 2008

TAMPA - With just a few hours left in the auction for a significant piece of baseball memorabilia — the check from the New York Yankees to the Boston Red Sox purchasing the services of George Herman "Babe" Ruth — only two bids have been submitted. The sellers, Historic Auctions, a St. Petersburg-based online auctioneer, opened the bidding at $25,000, and the top bid this morning was $27,500, according to company's Web site. ...more

May 29, 2008

When the first pitch is thrown Saturday at Progress Energy Park for the Blue Jays-Rays game, it will mark the beginning of the end of an era. ...more

February 24, 2008

In just a few days, major league baseball strikes up the bats for spring training. Thousands will find reasons to leave their offices for assignments in the field - or at least the bleachers. ...more

February 17, 2008

The lives of those who competed on and died on Plant Field were commemorated Saturday when Hillsborough County's Historical Advisory Council unveiled a historical marker at the University of Tampa. ...more

February 3, 2008

Bobby Fischer, the enigmatic American chess genius who became a Cold War hero with his 1972 defeat of Soviet champion Boris Spassky but later fell from grace when he became a recluse and fugitive known for his hate-filled rants, died Thursday of kidney failure in Reykjavik, Iceland. He was 64. ...more

January 19, 2008

SEBRING — We heard it often in school. There are no dumb questions, only dumb answers. So, when the editors asked each reporter at Highlands Today to write a column about their favorite story from 2007, two questions came immediately to mind: how to choose one from about 300 story choices, and when I did, would I then be able to express my feelings adequately? ...more

January 1, 2008

Regarding "Rays' Pitch For New Ballpark Striking Out With Fans" (Letters, Nov. 17): ...more

November 24, 2007

When baseball player Alex Rodriguez signed a 10-year, $252 million contract with the Texas Rangers after the 2000 season, it was the richest deal in sports history. And it was more than Rangers' owner Tom Hicks paid for the franchise in 1997. ...more

November 7, 2007