A West Tampa Little League club with a big-league history after cultivating some pro players has major safety and sanitation issues, and a funding problem. ...more

November 24, 2009

It's midmorning at the West Tampa Little League complex. A former ladies' restroom and a concession stand on Jamaica Street are closed, unused for some time. ...more

November 24, 2009

Not long after the regular season begins next month, Gary Sheffield likely will hit the 500th home run of his career. He needs one more to join a club currently occupied by only 24 other players in Major League Baseball history. ...more

March 5, 2009

The Rotary Club of New Tampa will host its first mARTinis Night with food, drinks and the arts. ...more

February 25, 2009

With 19 National Signing Day ceremonies held at Hillsborough County high schools, Adam Adkins, Katherine Smith, Bill Ward and Nick Williams crisscrossed the area to recognize some of the top athletes in the area. ...more

February 5, 2009

Former first baseman Fred McGriff enjoys the good life now, working as a special adviser for the Rays, serving as a broadcaster, still carrying enough of a presence in his hometown to have people approach for an autograph. ...more

September 6, 2008

Sometime in July, in the middle of his latest attempt to yank himself from a slump that had endured much of the season, SS Jason Bartlett decided less might be more. ...more

September 4, 2008

Casey Kotchman, the first baseman from Seminole High School, expected his cell phone to be especially active Wednesday. ...more

August 2, 2008

WEST TAMPA - Hundreds of fans young and old turned out for the Tampa Bay Rays' block party today at MacFarlane Park, mostly to grab catcher Dioner Navarro's autograph or pose for pictures with the Venezuelan catcher. ...more

July 5, 2008

He already had like 600 nicknames. Junior. The Natural. The Kid. ...more

June 12, 2008