9 Total hits given up by Mitchell High senior left-hander Patrick Schuster in nine appearances this season ...more

April 21, 2009

Last week, Bishop McLaughlin baseball coach Nick Rodriguez gave his team a shorts-only practice following a 7-6 victory against Class 3A Tampa Catholic. ...more

March 4, 2009

Star Of The Game: John Danks, White Sox Starter Big-game John Danks, the White Sox's left-handed starter, lived up to his billing in Sunday's 5-3 victory against Tampa Bay. The Rays collected four hits - and five base runners - in the first two innings, but only had a 1-0 lead to show for it. Danks, who defeated the Twins to win a one-game playoff for the American League Central title Tuesday, hit his rhythm in the middle innings. From the third through the sixth inning, Danks permitted only two base runners as the White Sox built their lead. Danks passed the 100-pitch mark in the seventh inning, when he allowed a two-run homer to B.J. Upton, but Chicago was in command. ...more

October 6, 2008

The "last" button on the TV remote is going to get a workout Sunday. In a scheduling situation that will have sports fans scrambling, the game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Denver Broncos will kick off at 4:05 p.m. Sunday on WTVT, Channel 13. Two minutes later, they'll throw the first pitch in Game 3 of the American League Division Series between the Tampa Bay Rays and Chicago White Sox on TBS. ...more

October 4, 2008

Jason Bay homered as the surging Red Sox beat the Rays 3-0 to pull within 1/2 game of first place. ...more

September 9, 2008

The Rays brought OF Fernando Perez to the majors Sunday - just in time to make him eligible for the postseason roster - because he can do things no one else in the organization can. ...more

September 6, 2008

For the Citrus Park All-Stars, the outlook is simple. Win or go home. That scenario was set up by Citrus Park's 10-2 loss to Waihapu, Hawaii, in Sunday night's Little League World Series at Williamsport, Pa. ...more

August 18, 2008

Citrus Park Little League starting pitcher Kevin Merrell may have overstated it when he said his team's 7-0 win in its opening game of the Southeast Regional Tournament was the biggest game of the tournament, but maybe he knows how important being 1-0 instead of 0-1 can be in a four-team round-robin tournament. ...more

August 3, 2008

John Lackey came within two outs of a no-hitter, pitching the Los Angeles Angels past the Boston Red Sox 6-2 Tuesday night on a big day for the AL West leaders. ...more

July 30, 2008

A cursory glance, taking note only of the 8-1 final score, and the conclusion would be this was another expected, lopsided win for the Spring Hill American team. ...more

June 30, 2008