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

As this all-weather fan sat, stood and shouted for my Rays last Saturday (1 a.m.) at the Trop, I became so emotional, not only because we were in the playoffs but because here is a team I've loyally and consistently supported since day one that has been told daily, weekly, yearly, they are the worst at what they do for a living. ...more

October 17, 2008

Red Sox manager Terry Francona downplayed benching slumping leadoff man and CF Jacoby Ellsbury for Game 4 on Tuesday night. ...more

October 15, 2008

Sock and Awe. Do not try to adjust your planet. ...more

October 15, 2008

We could come up with a catchy name, like the Midnight Ride of Fernando Perez. ...more

October 13, 2008

and its infamous catwalks. ...more

October 13, 2008

Hardly anyone among the 34,904 who had jammed Tropicana Field had left. They wouldn't have dared. The game had been so far beyond even the normal insanity of post-season baseball that everyone had to realize they were part of something special. ...more

October 12, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG Dan Wheeler may not be a true closer, but he may have saved the Rays' season Saturday night. ...more

October 12, 2008

B.J. Upton's shallow sacrifice fly down the right-field line in the 11th inning scored Fernando Perez from third, giving the Rays a 9-8 triumph ...more

October 12, 2008

It was Dr. David Ortiz, that noted Boston psychologist and Red Sox wall banger, who made the first diagnosis. ...more

October 12, 2008