It began with another reputation-minting start from a 24-year-old in his first full season in the majors and ended with a national coming-out party for a 23-year-old who has just over a month in the big leagues. ...more

October 21, 2008

In a state ravaged by plunging home values and foreclosures, where early voting started Monday, Barack Obama hit both subjects hard at a rally in Tampa. ...more

October 21, 2008

Matt Garza made his point Monday. All he heard about heading into Game 3 was his opposite number, Jon Lester, and how everyone expected the lefty to dominate the Rays. Hardly a word was said about Garza, the only Rays pitcher to lose a game in the first round, and it admittedly got under his skin. ...more

October 14, 2008

Rays LHP Scott Kazmir will face fellow Houston-area native RHP Josh Beckett for the first time this year in tonight's Game 2. ...more

October 11, 2008

He won 14 games for the Rays during the regular season, but he was squeezed off the roster for the first playoff round. But Edwin Jackson will be active as the Rays open ALCS play as Tampa Bay bumps up to 11 pitchers for the longer best-of-seven series. ...more

October 10, 2008

The Rays' coaches and baseball operations staff met after Wednesday's workout to discuss the composition of the ALCS roster. The first order of business was to determine whether they want to carry 10 pitchers again or bump up to 11 for the best-of-seven series at the expense of a position player. ...more

October 9, 2008

The Rays' brain trust got one last look Sunday at some pitchers whose postseason roles are yet to be determined. ...more

September 29, 2008

The Tampa Bay Rays took advantage of the weakest link the Detroit Tigers had during their disappointing season. ...more

September 28, 2008

This one wasn't about to slip away from the Rays. Shaking off the previous evening's ninth-inning collapse, Tampa Bay put itself on the brink of clinching a playoff spot by hammering the Twins 11-1 Friday night. ...more

September 20, 2008

The Rays' make-or-break road trip didn't really do either. Tampa Bay didn't get the results it would have preferred, dropping six of nine games on its swing through the AL East after Sunday's 8-4 loss to the Yankees, but the Rays flew home clinging to first place as they prepared for the latest edition of the biggest series in franchise history. ...more

September 15, 2008