Former Tampa Bay Rays baseball player Elijah Dukes could be jailed for 90 days if he fails to pay $39,767 in legal fees for his estranged wife, her attorney said Friday. ...more

May 30, 2009

Former Tampa Bay Rays player Elijah Dukes could face 90 days in jail if he fails to pay $39,767 in legal fees for his estranged wife, her attorney said today. ...more

May 29, 2009

The attorney for Washington Nationals outfielder Elijah Dukes said the ex-Tampa Bay Rays player expects to meet next week's deadline to pay more than $40,000 in court-ordered child support and alimony to his estranged wife. ...more

January 16, 2009

TAMPA (AP) — The lawyer for Washington Nationals outfielder Elijah Dukes said the ballplayer expects to meet next week's deadline to pay more than $40,000 in court-ordered child support and alimony to his estranged wife. ...more

January 15, 2009

Pay $40,643.18 in child support and alimony or spend 90 days in a Hillsborough County jail. ...more

January 15, 2009

Pay $40,643.18 in child support and alimony or spend 90 days in a Hillsborough County jail. That's the situation facing former Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Elijah Dukes, according to a court order signed today by Hillsborough County Circuit Judge Mark R. Wolfe. ...more

January 14, 2009

Every deal starts with a conversation, and hundreds will be had next week as baseball holds its annual winter meetings at Las Vegas' Bellagio hotel beginning Monday. Will the American League champion Rays make a move in Vegas? We'll see. Last year, they dealt Elijah Dukes to the Washington Nationals during the winter meetings. ...more

December 5, 2008

How Long Will Rays Baby Upton? How much longer will the Rays keep babying B.J. Upton's lack of effort before shipping him out of town? I'm sure Elijah Dukes and Delmon Young needed the same treatment to realize baseball is a team sport that requires play at the highest level every night. ...more

August 24, 2008

Maybe embarrassment finally kicked in. Or pride. ...more

August 20, 2008

The Brewers are extremely close to a deal to acquire Indians ace C.C. Sabathia in a trade that bolsters their rotation for a playoff push, a person with direct knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press. ...more

July 7, 2008