Last Friday, Rays owner Stuart Sternberg stood in the rain in Riverview while members of the organization built a playground for the YMCA and said his team was not in the market for a $7 million closer. ...more

December 11, 2009

Maybe the Yankees did spook them. Not that the Rays didn't know they needed a true door-slamming closer, which they think they have in Rafael Soriano, who will come over from the Braves. We shall see. ...more

December 11, 2009

Looking to fill two big holes and add much-needed power to their lineup, the New York Mets have made contract offers to a pair of free agents: left fielder Jason Bay and catcher Bengie Molina. ...more

December 11, 2009

The Rays will send recently acquired reliever Jesse Chavez to Atlanta for closer Rafael Soriano, who accepted the Braves' arbitration offer late Monday. ...more

December 10, 2009

Southern Mississippi reliever Jonathan Johnston walked Brandon Loy on four pitches with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning to give Texas (47-14-1) a 7-6 win against the Eagles (40-25) in the College World Series on Sunday night. ...more

June 15, 2009

Austin Gaines hit a solo home run and Tom Sicking had an RBI triple on Thursday, but St. Petersburg College took advantage of three costly Panther errors to steal a 7-2 victory from South Florida Community College in Suncoast Conference baseball action. ...more

April 12, 2009

East Bay junior pitcher Kayla Cox put on quite a show last weekend. ...more

April 2, 2009

Sebring junior right-hander Sheldon Williams overcame some early nerves to earn a win in his first varsity start and cousin Gus Williams earned the save with two innings of two-hit relief to lead the Blue Streaks to a 9-2 win over Clewiston in Monday's first round of the Bill Jarrett Spring Break tournament at Roger Scarborough Stadium. ...more

April 1, 2009

There were plenty of smiles Tuesday night from the Land O' Lakes side of the softball diamond. ...more

March 31, 2009

Shannon Cataldo's two-out, RBI single plates Amanda Drawe to cap a wild four-run seventh inning rally as Springstead edges HCA, 5-4. ...more

March 30, 2009