Career minor-leaguer will probably land with Triple-A Durham. ...more

March 24, 2009

Without the world's No. 1 player on a golf course for the past eight months, the game's top story became the effect of Woods' absence. ...more

February 22, 2009

When Carlos Pena learned he'd become the first Gold Glove winner in Rays history, he relayed the news from executive vice president Andrew Friedman to his wife, Pamela, in mid-phone call. ...more

November 7, 2008

Joe the Plumber's story sprang a few leaks Thursday. Turns out that the man who was held up by John McCain as the typical, hard-working American taxpayer isn't really a licensed plumber. And court documents show he owes nearly $1,200 in back taxes. ...more

October 17, 2008

HOLLAND, Ohio - Joe the Plumber said Thursday he doesn't have a license and doesn't need one. Joe Wurzelbacher, better known as Joe the Plumber, the nickname Republican John McCain bestowed on him during Wednesday's presidential debate, said he works for a small plumbing company that does residential work. Because he works for someone else, he doesn't need a license, he said. ...more

October 16, 2008

Don't let Jeff Garcia board that plane back to Tampa. ...more

September 21, 2008

Jeff Garcia is not completely healthy or happy. But he still has his job as the Bucs' starting quarterback and his sense of humor. ...more

August 12, 2008

Whatever happens today in the Rays' final game of the first half, they will have assembled the best run of play in franchise history. And they also will know that the way they have sputtered into the All-Star break will only renew doubts among those who still can't quite believe they have come so far so fast. ...more

July 13, 2008

When The Players Championship began opening-round play Thursday at TPC Sawgrass, Paul Goydos was the first player to find water at the never-popular, ball-gobbling No. 17 par-3 island green. ...more

May 12, 2008

Like a shrewd salesman who keeps his suitcase to the side, Thomas McCarthy's "The Visitor" doesn't immediately announce itself as a movie about immigration policy. ...more

May 11, 2008