The Tampa Bay Rays continue their run for the American League pennant Friday against the Boston Red Sox. A beach pep rally is scheduled for Thursday to stir up support. The rally will be from 5 to 8 p.m. at the TradeWinds Island Resort in St. Pete Beach. The event is free and open to the public. ...more

October 8, 2008

Jeremy Lagos considers himself a serious Tampa Bay Rays fan – always has for the life of the team. And he'll tell you he'd like to see more than the 20 home games he usually attends at Tropicana Field. But Lagos, like most Rays fans who assembled for a pep rally today at Lykes Gaslight Square, lives and works in Tampa. There's no point to season tickets, he said, when the workday keeps him away. ...more

September 30, 2008

In this season filled with firsts, the Tampa Bay Rays and their fans savored yet another novelty Monday afternoon: a party in the postseason. ...more

September 30, 2008

LF Carl Crawford pronounced himself ready to return to the lineup after playing five innings and batting five times in a fall Instructional League game against the Pirates on Monday at Tropicana Field. ...more

September 30, 2008

In this season filled with firsts, the Tampa Bay Rays and its fans savored yet another novelty Monday afternoon: a party in the postseason. ...more

September 29, 2008

Left to wait at least one more day before they learn which team will provide the opposition in Thursday's playoff opener, the Rays at least ended a historic regular season on a winning note. ...more

September 29, 2008

For the last fortnight, the political conventions have been providing their usual fare: lots of stagecraft, non-stop schmooze-control, celebrity scrutiny, "defining-moment" speeches and over-analysis fodder for pundits and partisans. The ambience is equal parts pep rally, infomercial and Rotarian reunion. Time was when these conventions actually chose a presidential candidate. Back when smoke-filled back rooms were no mere metaphors. Now these gatherings rubber-stamp and coronate candidates. Which explains, in part, why some of Hillary's Harridans won't concede. The other part is that for those women who have outsourced their identities to Hillary Clinton, this election is no longer about the party and the country – it's about them. But enough, at least in this space, on that. ...more

September 3, 2008

More than a year ago, hundreds of supporters of the Spring Hill Fire Rescue District packed St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church for a town hall meeting. ...more

August 15, 2008

Remember that scene in "Hoosiers," where Gene Hackman hears the catcalls at a Hickory pep rally? ...more

August 2, 2008

Wharton forward Joe Layton kept asking the same question after the Wildcats won the Class 5A soccer championship. ...more

May 20, 2008