NEW YORK - Boston pitcher Josh Beckett has been suspended for six games and fined by Major League Baseball, which determined he intentionally threw a pitch near the head of the Los Angeles Angels' Bobby Abreu last week. ...more

April 14, 2009

ST. PETERSBURG - Fans attending tonight's game between the Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees at Tropicana Field will receive replica copies of the championship rings that players will be presented that night. ...more

April 14, 2009

We're going to find out just how popular the NFL really is tonight. It's one thing to dominate televisions across America on a Sunday afternoon, when your only competition is a rerun of "Lassie." It's another during a weeknight when you're pitting yourself against "American Idol," "Dancing With the Stars" and "The Biggest Loser." ...more

April 14, 2009

ST. PETERSBURG - Gov. Charlie Crist will deliver the ceremonial first pitch prior to the Rays' home opener Monday against the New York Yankees at Tropicana Field. ...more

April 8, 2009

So this is what it feels like to start a baseball season after finishing the previous year with a winning record. Nearly six months after the Rays' first World Series appearance, TVs at Bay-area sports bars, homes and businesses were tuned Tuesday to the team's season-opening game against division rival Boston Red Sox. The Rays lost the game 5-3 but have a chance today to even the series. The first time fans can clang their cowbells at Tropicana Field will be Monday, when the Rays play their home opener against the Yankees. In preparation for that, the team held "Rays University" classes for all employees at Tropicana Field on Tuesday. The theme: excellent customer service. ...more

April 8, 2009

The son of Michael Jordan has announced that he will be playing basketball at Central Florida next season. ...more

April 7, 2009

101 NCAA Tournament wins for North Carolina, one more than Kentucky atop the all-time leaderboard ...more

April 6, 2009

Jamie Wilson, who is 8 years old, said she chose the Russian team "cuz it's big." ...more

April 5, 2009

I am a U.S. Naval Academy graduate, where winning is not just the best thing, but the only thing, as it should be for the military. I was a Navy fighter pilot flying off carriers. We never believed in coming in second. ...more

April 3, 2009

While many are ready to anoint Luke McCown as Tampa Bay's starting quarterback, Josh Johnson is working hard to make sure it does not happen. Johnson is a second-year player who was inactive every game last season as the fourth option behind Jeff Garcia, Brian Griese and McCown. ...more

April 1, 2009