The Rays outfielder is optimistic he will return for the home opener on April 13. ...more

January 15, 2009

A 22-year-old man was at the drive-up ATM Monday night when a car pulled up behind him and the driver walked up to his car and pointed a black revolver at his left shoulder, according to a Pasco County Sheriff's Office report. ...more

December 10, 2008

The last two times the University of Tampa hosted the NCAA Division II Final Four in 1994 and 2001, the Spartans finished with national championships. The 2008 Spartans team went into Friday's semifinal match against Cal State Dominguez Hills with a 9-0 home record this season, but a golden goal from Toros midfielder Scott Mariano stopped both of those streaks and ended the Spartans' season. ...more

December 6, 2008

Tampa Bay proved the age-old theory that 20 minutes of stellar play can't offset 40 minutes of a subpar play. ...more

November 30, 2008

A local man was arrested Wednesday after allegedly hitting a bicyclist with a golf cart. ...more

October 11, 2008

CHICAGO This night was what the Rays had in mind more than six years ago when B.J. Upton was drafted second overall in the land. "The sky is the limit," the former general manager said that day, but it seemed like the sky was falling on him most of the time. ...more

October 7, 2008

As the fourth hitter came to the plate in the first inning Friday night for the White Sox, Scott Kazmir looked around the infield at Tropicana Field and, yeah, it was pretty bad. There were runners at every base. He didn't yet have an out. ...more

October 4, 2008

The Rays and Tropicana Field again made major-league instant-replay history Friday night. ...more

September 20, 2008

Paul Ranger struggled to find a description of how his surgically repaired shoulder feels when he fires a shot during drills. ...more

September 18, 2008

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has arrested three people, including a man identified as a member of the Latin Kings gang, on felony drug charges involving possession and sale of cocaine and methadone. ...more

September 13, 2008