Making his daily rounds in the outfield during batting practice Monday afternoon, Joe Maddon made sure to pay a visit to Jason Hammel. His long reliever hadn't appeared in a game since May 7, and he was blunt in admitting all the down time was starting to get to him. ...more

May 20, 2008

As the first round of interleague play began this weekend, the Rays stood alone atop the more powerful of baseball's leagues, their record bettered only by the Cubs and Diamondbacks in all of baseball. ...more

May 18, 2008

Pasco thought it had enough highlights to win the decisive Game 3 of the Class 4A-Region 3 baseball final series at Palatka, but too many lowlights gave Palatka (24-9) a 9-6 win and its first berth in the state tourney since 1986. ...more

May 11, 2008

The District 11 champion Riverdale baseball team wasn't about to be swept on its home field. The Raiders strung together 13 hits and knocked around five Sebring pitchers to earn a 10-2 victory over the Blue Streaks in the second game of a Class 4A Regional final series on Friday night at Riverdale High School. The series now shifts to a do-or-die third game, which will decide who moves on to the state final four next week in Sarasota. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. and complete coverage will appear in Monday's Highlands Today. ...more

May 9, 2008

Alex Rodriguez took 57 swings in batting practice and fielded 31 grounders at third base during his first injury rehabilitation workout Friday at the New York Yankees' minor league complex. ...more

May 9, 2008

Alex Rodriguez, Jorge Posada and Phil Hughes are expected to travel to the Yankees' spring-training facility in Tampa today to continue rehabbing injuries. ...more

May 8, 2008

Last spring training, his Rays teammates, many of whom remained thoroughly awed by his talent, began laughing whenever B.J. Upton reached into his locker for his gloves, plural. ...more

February 22, 2008

Last season, the Brandon High softball team went 1-13 in district play and finished the year 2-20 overall. Within the first two weeks of this season, however, the Eagles have doubled their win total and are currently 5-3 overall and 2-1 in Class 5A-District 8 play. ...more

February 21, 2008

Once Carlos Pena had hugged just about everyone he saw Wednesday morning, he went back for handshakes, fist bumps and back slaps throughout the day. ...more

February 21, 2008

For a quick look at what's different about this year's Durant High baseball team, all that's needed is a glance into the outfield. ...more

February 20, 2008