Outfielder Jonny Gomes has been cut loose by the Reds after one season with Cincinnati. ...more

December 13, 2009

Football team doctors are an extension of the coaching staff, not a medical advocate for players, former Tampa Bay Buccaneers president Gay Culverhouse told a House Judiciary Committee on NFL brain injuries Wednesday. ...more

October 28, 2009

The Houston Astros and catcher Ivan Rodriguez are closing in on a $1.5 million, one-year contract, a person familiar with the talks told The Associated Press on Monday. ...more

March 17, 2009

Barry Bonds' personal trainer is likely to tell a federal judge on Friday that he has no plans to testify at the home run king's perjury trial. ...more

February 25, 2009

Former Seminole High graduate Casey Kotchman and the Atlanta Braves avoided salary arbitration, agreeing to a one-year contract worth $2,885,000. Kotchman could earn an additional $100,000 in performance bonuses under the deal agreed to last week and announced Monday. He hit a combined .272 with 14 homers and 74 RBIs last season for the Braves and the Los Angeles Angels. The first baseman, who turns 26 on Feb. 22, hit only .149 with no homers in his first 22 games after he was acquired by the Braves on July 29 in the trade that sent Mark Teixeira to the Angels. Kotchman hit .305 with two homers and 15 RBIs in September. He has a .997 career fielding percentage with just eight errors in 357 games. After making $1.45 million last year, Kotchman had asked for a raise to $3.25 million in arbitration. He had been offered $2,475,000. ...more

February 2, 2009

Andy Pettitte's only thought was to stay with the New York Yankees. He had no interest in returning to his hometown Houston Astros. ...more

January 27, 2009

Brian Cashman thinks the Yankees should rally around Alex Rodriguez following a book in which former manager Joe Torre portrayed A-Rod as a divisive figure in the New York clubhouse. ...more

January 27, 2009

Hillsborough County schools Superintendent MaryEllen Elia is donating $42,437 she received in performance bonuses this year to the Hillsborough Education Foundation. ...more

December 20, 2008

Hillsborough schools Superintendent MaryEllen Elia is donating $42,437 she received in performance bonuses this year to the Hillsborough Education Foundation. ...more

December 19, 2008

Steven Stamkos' first pro contract is signed and sealed. Now he just has to deliver. ...more

July 30, 2008