Gaither High baseball player Drew Doty made the most of his trip out West earlier this month. Doty, a senior outfielder, recently was named to the 2009 All-Area Code Team. Doty, playing for the Oakland Athletics, went 4-for-5 with five walks, four runs, three RBIs and a stolen base during the event, according to his father, Rick. ...more

August 28, 2009

Former Major League pitcher Billy Koch, 34, was arrested by North Port Police on Saturday after a fight with a neighbor. ...more

July 14, 2009

First-time All-Star Tim Wakefield earned his AL-leading 11th victory, and David Ortiz homered and drove in four runs to lead the Boston Red Sox over the Oakland Athletics 5-4 Wednesday night. ...more

July 9, 2009

Rays center fielder B.J. Upton should be healthy by the start of next season after having surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left (non-throwing) shoulder Tuesday, team executive vice president Andrew Friedman said Wednesday. ...more

November 13, 2008

Geovany Soto ran away with the National League Rookie of the Year award on Monday. ...more

November 11, 2008

Joe Blanton hasn't been here before, and he almost never was. If not for a summer trade, the Phillies' starting pitcher for Game 4 could have been 3,000 miles away, stuck 241/2 games out of first place, watching the World Series from his living room along with the rest of the Oakland Athletics. ...more

October 26, 2008

A Sacramento River Cats meeting took a sharp turn from routine to shocking Monday afternoon. ...more

September 8, 2008

Former Land O' Lakes High standout and current New York Yankees minor-leaguer Brian Baisley collected a double and a walk during the New York-Penn League All-Star Game on Tuesday night in Troy, N.Y. ...more

August 21, 2008

The Rays made a move to bolster their tired bullpen today by acquiring right-handed reliever Chad Bradford from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for a player to be named. Bradford is expected to join the Rays in Seattle on Friday, when a corresponding roster move will be made. ...more

August 7, 2008

Jason Bay hit his first home run with Boston, Kevin Youkilis added a pair of two-run homers and the Red Sox cruised to a 12-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Saturday night. ...more

August 3, 2008