As Rays manager Joe Maddon dissected his team's 9-8 loss Saturday, he didn't even bother to mention the walk-off home run by Ryan Ludwick that put the Cardinals over the top. ...more

May 18, 2008

Exhausted, dejected and emotionally drained, the Durant softball team walked off the Plant City Stadium field knowing it was so close to playing for a state championship. ...more

May 10, 2008

SEBRING — The longest game this season for the Sebring senior softball league took place on Tuesday between the Reflections and Discount Aluminum Teams. The merry-go-round slugfest, which went 10 innings was won 25-24 by Reflections. Gary Vanthournout led Reflections at the plate, going 4 for 6 and getting on base in the 10th inning. Joe Hynzy then slammed a double to drive Gary home for the winning run. Hynzy finished 5 for 7 with two doubles, while Bill Yeager was 4 for 6 with a home run, Wayne Hill was 5 for 6, and Kyle Saunders, Ron Lewis, Cal Bready, Ed Lindberg each went 4 for 6. For Discount Aluminum, James Gilbert was 5 for 5 with two homers, Leslie Smith was 4 for 5 with a home run and Rudy Pibble and Ken Crandall were each 4 for 5. ...more

February 18, 2008

Josh Beckett is Mr. Zero when October rolls around. The MVP of the 2003 World Series pitched his second consecutive postseason shutout and, backed by a home run from David Ortiz, led the Boston Red Sox past the Los Angeles Angels 4-0 in their AL playoff opener. ...more

October 4, 2007

After two long days of seemingly endless baseball, Melky Cabrera and the Yankees finally nudged a little closer to a playoff berth. ...more

September 23, 2007