The Lightning struck a deal with defenseman Matt Smaby late Saturday, avoiding a potential arbitration hearing. ...more

July 27, 2009

Lightning general manager Brian Lawton made progress during a meeting Monday in Minnesota with the agent for defenseman Matt Smaby in hopes of hammering out a deal before next week's arbitration hearing. ...more

July 21, 2009

Ben Zobrist backs up for the Rays at almost every position on the field. But who backs up the back up? ...more

March 7, 2009

Alex Gonzalez was relieved to be back on the field. ...more

March 4, 2009

Fernando Perez, the organization's Minor League Player of the Year, believes he's ready to show he can play every day in the majors. ...more

March 1, 2009

In describing his first-time starter in center field Thursday, Rays manager Joe Maddon used the old line about him being "a coach on the field." ...more

February 27, 2009

As a newly minted postseason sensation who already has proved his worth at the highest level, you might think David Price would be a bit miffed that he has to win a big-league job this spring. ...more

February 12, 2009

Mike McKenna had plans to get together for a Super Bowl party with his teammates in Norfolk, Va. Instead, he wound up flying over Sunday's matchup between Pittsburgh and Arizona as his flight arrived over the skies of Tampa. ...more

February 6, 2009

The Oscars are at a crossroads and Batman is standing right in the middle of the road. Like the Scarecrow says in "The Wizard of Oz" (not "the Scarecrow" in "Batman Begins"), the Oscars can go this way, or they can go that way. ...more

January 19, 2009

The Lightning have lauded the potential of their prospects on defense. On Saturday, three of those prospects were front and center. ...more

January 4, 2009