The never-say-die attitude that has won Joe Maddon's ballclub so many close games this year helped the Rays pull out another one Saturday. ...more

August 31, 2008

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner. An emphatic winner. The Rays clinched their first plus-.500 record in their 11-year history Friday night with an exclamation mark, showing off pitching and hitting in lambasting the Baltimore Orioles 14-3 at Tropicana Field. ...more

August 30, 2008

CITY OF BROOKSVILLE SOFTBALL Late-inning home runs pace Madyson to City of Brooksville Recreation Department title over top-seeded Coney Island, 16-12. ...more

August 29, 2008

Maybe Cliff Floyd just had a bad feeling about what was to come. Before Tuesday's game, the veteran mused about what the Rays needed to do to withstand the long-term loss of Carl Crawford and Evan Longoria. ...more

August 13, 2008

Joba Chamberlain was placed on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday by the New York Yankees with rotator cuff tendinitis in his pitching shoulder. ...more

August 7, 2008

On Tuesday night, Citrus Park Little League's Brett Wilkosz got hit in the helmet by a wild pitch, and appeared dazed as he left the field before getting checked at a local hospital. ...more

August 7, 2008

Arizona Diamondbacks All-Star pitcher Dan Haren has agreed to terms on a four-year, $44.75 million contract that runs through the 2012 season with a club option for 2013. ...more

August 6, 2008

Citrus Park Little League manager Joe McGuire has stressed throughout his team's run in the Little League Southeast Regional tournament the importance of scoring early. ...more

August 6, 2008

Michael Phelps sneaked into Beijing almost unnoticed. He's unlikely to go out that way. ...more

August 5, 2008

Miguel Olivo charged the mound after being hit by a pitch from D.J. Carrasco in the fifth inning Sunday, touching off a benches-clearing brawl between the Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals. ...more

August 4, 2008