Rays manager Joe Maddon sounded indecisive Tuesday when asked who would start in right field for the World Series opener. The answer, when it came, was quite a surprise. ...more

October 23, 2008

After losing last year's Highlands County Ryder Cup competition to the pro team by a decisive margin, some of the best amateur's in the county tried to qualify for this year's event on Saturday at Sun 'N Lake Country Club. ...more

October 13, 2008

In the 1984 film "The Natural," Robert Redford played a gifted baseball player who approached the manager and asked for a chance to try out for the team. ...more

October 5, 2008

Plant City police contributed in a multi-agency investigation that last week broke up a drug ring that stretched as far as Texas and Mexico and led to multiple arrests, including several in the Plant City area. ...more

July 30, 2008

BOYS BASKETBALL Mark Latsko, varsity coach at Trenton High, becomes Leopards' fourth headman in 15 months. ...more

July 26, 2008

There is perhaps no better place for a college baseball player to launch hopes of a professional career, earn the respect of scouts and play against the best in the country this time of year than on the fields of the prestigious Cape Cod League in Massachusetts. ...more

July 25, 2008

When Steve Garvey flies into Tampa International Airport for an occasional speaking engagement, the plane touches down about a mile from his childhood home. ...more

June 29, 2008

Viagra is so ingrained in pop culture, we forget it's only been around 10 years. See if you recognize these faces and symbols of the famous erectile dysfunction drug. ...more

June 14, 2008

Plant's Givens Invited To Play In All-Star Game

June 11, 2008

SEBRING — The toughest thing the Sebring Americans have had to deal with this weekend is the heat. But running around the bases again and again never seems to get tiring for the eight-and-under group, which won twice on Saturday to remain the only undefeated team after the second round the Dixie Youth Pitching Machine District 8 All-Star Tournament at Max Long Recreational Complex. Sebring American defeated Okeechobee American 7-2 on Saturday afternoon after handing Sebring National its first loss of the tournament in a 12-2 four-inning victory on Saturday morning. ...more

June 7, 2008