TAMPA - Rudolph Tucker III approached a person in a restroom at Club 112 this morning and shot him in the elbow while Tucker's friends stabbed the person, police say. ...more

June 23, 2008

Exercise for anyone older than 50 should include work on core muscles and your back, says Mark Misner, owner and president of Tampa's Body By Design. As you age, back strength and stability become increasingly important, so it's essential any workout include a focus on those areas. ...more

June 14, 2008

A funny thing happened to Scott Kazmir as he whiled away his time during March and April, working his way back from a strained left elbow. ...more

June 11, 2008

The Rays played for a month - and thrived - without their best pitcher. They've managed to win, at various times, without their starting catcher, their primary designated hitter, their No. 3 starter, two middle relievers, a couple of utility infielders and their lights-out closer. ...more

June 5, 2008

Rays LF Carl Crawford made a side trip to Birmingham, Ala., on his way to Boston on Tuesday to have his sore right knee evaluated by team medical director James Andrews. ...more

June 4, 2008

The franchise firsts keep piling up for the 2008 Rays. They added another one Monday when Scott Kazmir was named the American League Pitcher of the Month for May, becoming the first Tampa Bay player to earn an MLB monthly award besides Rookie of the Month. ...more

June 3, 2008

It's getting a little ridiculous, really. If this keeps up, Rays ace Scott Kazmir might want to consider taking off the month of April every year. ...more

June 1, 2008

It's fair to say Scott Kazmir has had his moments of frustration with the Rays' insistence that their star pitchers be treated with the utmost care. ...more

May 25, 2008

Joe Maddon can see it coming, and so can James Shields. Sometime soon - perhaps tonight, in his fourth start of the season - Scott Kazmir is going to fall into that natural rhythm he has grappled to find so far and everything will come together. ...more

May 20, 2008

Scott Kazmir Injury: Left elbow strain Sidelined: Feb. 26-May 4 ...more

May 6, 2008