The slew of Japanese media that made the trek to see Ryo Ishikawa at the Transitions Championship will stick around for a few extra days. ...more

March 21, 2009

PALM HARBOR - When he showed for his first PGA Tournament, the media crush was bigger than when Tiger Woods played his first pro event. ...more

March 19, 2009

This is for Little Big Man. Across the Pacific, in Uwajima, Ehime prefecture, on the Japanese island of Shikoku, where Akinori Iwamura was born 29 years ago, they would have partied until dawn after his big Friday night if it wasn't already 9 in the morning Saturday. Japan is 13 hours ahead of Tropicana Field. The Rays are two games ahead of the White Sox in the AL Division Series. ...more

October 4, 2008

The Rays have made their own breaks most of the time this season, coming up with the big hit or the big out when necessary without too much assistance from the opposition. ...more

July 27, 2008

Akinori Iwamura's first day of spring training last year was something of a circus, with numerous Japanese media members blanketing the Naimoli Complex and the Rays not quite sure what to make of the new celebrity in their midst. ...more

February 18, 2008