Words may fail, but art does not. Or so says Seattle artist Robert Blehert, who will paint mothers' "essence" using flowers at the Art on the Docks art gallery in Tarpon Springs today and tomorrow, May 10 and May 11. This will mark Blehert's second time doing the portraits at the gallery after appearing there on Mother's Day 2007. ...more

May 10, 2008

Right at noon Thursday, everyone who is anyone in the Rays' baseball operations department headed toward the batting cage on Field 2 at the Naimoli Complex. ...more

February 22, 2008

The Minnesota Twins added some seasoning to their suddenly raw rotation. ...more

February 13, 2008

Fans of the new-look Tampa Bay Rays baseball team finally have reason for hope. And the timing couldn't be better since spring workouts begin next week. ...more

February 9, 2008

Johan Santana was right there in the room as his agent and the New York Mets haggled over a colossal contract. ...more

February 3, 2008

Andres Reiner, a scout for the Houston Astros, watched the 15-year-old play in a tournament in Venezuela. Reiner liked the way he scooted smoothly around center field, and he really liked his powerful arm. Reiner studied him for three games, enough to realize he had found an exceptional player. ...more

February 1, 2008

Sunday's Best Strong and powerful runners have given Tampa Bay fits all season, and Carolina's DeAngelo Williams was no exception in the regular-season finale. ...more

December 30, 2007

The Detroit Tigers reached a preliminary agreement Tuesday to acquire Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis from the Florida Marlins for a package of six players, an unexpected blockbuster trade that developed quickly at the winter meetings. ...more

December 5, 2007

Second baseman Kaz Matsui finalized a $16.5 million, three-year contract with the Houston Astros on Sunday, a little more than a month after helping the Colorado Rockies to their first World Series appearance. ...more

December 3, 2007

ARCADIA – The Peace River Valley Citrus Growers Association announces Pat Williams, senior vice president of the Orlando Magic, author and renowned public speaker as the keynote speaker of the annual membership meeting. The meeting will be held Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008 at the Hardee County Agri-Civic Center in Wauchula beginning at 6 p.m. Williams is known as one of the top motivational speakers in the country, having spoken to many Fortune 500 companies, as well as for the Billy Graham Crusades and many university campuses. He is the author of an array of inspirational books, The Warrior Within, The Magic of Teamwork, and Coaching Your Kids to be Leaders to name a few. Following seven years of Army service, Williams spent seven years with the Philadelphia Phillies organization and three years with the Minnesota Twins prior to moving to the National Basketball Association (NBA). Since 1968, he has been affiliated with teams in Chicago, Atlanta, and Philadelphia, including the 1983 World Champion 76ers. He co-founded the Orlando Magic in 1987, and in 1996 was named as one of the 50 most influential people in NBA history by a national publication. ...more

December 2, 2007