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Longoria Latest Ray To Be Honored
Never mind his difficult World Series. Evan Longoria had a sensational rookie season, without which the Rays probably wouldn't have been in the World Series. ...more
November 10, 2008
Friday Night Recap
| Pos. School | Record | Points | Up Next |
| 1. Armwood | 10-0 | 50 | Bye |
| Hawks have a week off to get ready for the "real season" | |||
| 2. Plant | 8-1 | 45 | at Robinson (2-7) |
| Panthers have won at least eight regular-season games four consecutive years | |||
| 3. Chamberlain | 9-1 | 38 | Bye |
| Chiefs bounced back to end regular season on a positive note | |||
| 4. Tampa Bay Tech | 8-1 | 37 | vs. King (3-6) |
| Big, big, big win for C.C. Culpepper's Titans on Friday | |||
| 5. Wharton | 8-2 | 30 | Bye |
| Wildcats will enter playoffs riding eight-game win streak | |||
| 6. Tampa Catholic | 7-2 | 25 | vs. Jesuit (5-4) |
| Is this the year Crusaders snap skid against archrival Jesuit? | |||
| 7. Newsome | 8-2 | 18 | Bye |
| Coach Ken Hiscock and Wolves have extra week to dream of playoff possibilities | |||
| 8. Alonso | 7-3 | 16 | Bye |
| Give the Ravens credit, they got it done when they needed it most | |||
| 9. Spoto | 4-5 | 8 | at East Bay (3-6) |
| Kudos to Coach Dale Caparaso for keeping team together after early season adversity | |||
| 10. Hillsborough | 6-4 | 6 | Season complete |
| As odd as it sounds, Terriers won't play in postseason | |||
November 9, 2008
Bolts Still Seeking Winning Formula
Tampa Bay's Rubik's Cube roster took another turn Friday as the Lightning continue to seek the right combination. ...more
November 8, 2008
Ronde At The Heart Of The Moment
After a Ronde Barber pep talk, Tampa Bay proceeded to show its heart during the final fourth-quarter drive. ...more
November 4, 2008
Bulls Bemoan Lost Season
Next season has already arrived for the University of South Florida. Even with three regular-season games and a bowl remaining (call now: St. Pete Bowl operators are standing by), the Bulls have started adjusting their sights toward next year. ...more
November 1, 2008
Bulls' Mettle Will Be Tested At Cincinnati
After the Bulls' Big East title hopes all but burst with Saturday's 24-20 loss at Louisville, University of South Florida coach Jim Leavitt said he'll find out a lot about his team at Cincinnati on Thursday. ...more
October 27, 2008
Tribune Prep Football Top 10
TRIBUNE TOP 10
| Pos. School | Record | Points | Up Next |
| 1. Armwood | 8-0 | 50 | at Freedom (2-5) |
| Hawks can wrap up seventh consecutive playoff berth with win this week. | |||
| 2. Chamberlain | 8-0 | 44 | at Plant (6-1) |
| Chiefs earned 5A-District 6 title with victory over Alonso and King's loss to Sickles. | |||
| 3. Plant | 6-1 | 41 | vs. Chamberlain (8-0) |
| Panthers locked up fourth consecutive playoff berth with win Friday. | |||
| 4. Tampa Bay Tech | 6-1 | 32 | vs. Middleton (2-5) |
| Titans need this one to keep playoff hopes alive. | |||
| 5. Wharton | 6-2 | 26 | at Riverview (1-6) |
| Playoff-bound Wildcats surpassed last season's win total with victory Friday. | |||
| 6. Tampa Catholic | 5-2 | 25 | at Lennard (4-4) |
| Crusaders can lock up fourth consecutive postseason berth with win this week. | |||
| 7. Alonso | 6-2 | 20 | at Jefferson (4-3) |
| Ravens are 0-3 all-time against the Dragons. | |||
| 8. Newsome | 6-2 | 18 | at East Bay (3-4) |
| Wolves can earn first postseason berth in program history with win this week. | |||
| 9. Hillsborough | 5-3 | 13 | at Gaither (4-4) |
| Terriers haven't lost three consecutive regular-season games this decade. | |||
| 10. Jefferson | 4-3 | 3 | vs. Alonso (6-2) |
| Dragons get a good look at potent passing attack before facing Plant. | |||
October 26, 2008
Playoffs on the Horizon
MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL All six local programs are seeded and begin play Tuesday on crowning the next (unofficial) county champion on Nov. 4. ...more
October 25, 2008
Phillies World Series Roster
PHILLIES WORLD SERIES ROSTER
| No. Name | Pos. | B-T | Ht. | Wt. | Age |
| 56 Joe Blanton | SP | R-R | 6-3 | 255 | 27 |
| Reliever came over from A's in July and has a 6.05 career ERA against Rays | |||||
| 4 Eric Bruntlett | IF-OF | R-R | 6-0 | 190 | 30 |
| Reserve started 28 games at shortstop early in the year for injured Rollins | |||||
| 5 Pat Burrell | OF | R-R | 6-4 | 235 | 32 |
| "Pat the Bat" has averaged 31 homers and 99 walks over past four years | |||||
| 55 Clay Condrey | RP | R-R | 6-3 | 215 | 32 |
| One of several situational relievers in a bullpen that led the NL in relief ERA | |||||
| 27 Chris Coste | C | R-R | 6-4 | 240 | 28 |
| The backup catcher for this series, he appeared in 98 games and hit .263 | |||||
| 19 Greg Dobbs | IF | L-R | 6-1 | 205 | 30 |
| Set a Phillies single-season record and led majors with 22 pinch hits | |||||
| 37 Chad Durbin | RP | R-R | 6-2 | 200 | 30 |
| Led NL relievers with 82.2 innings; 2-0 with a 3.38 ERA this postseason | |||||
| 47 Scott Eyre | RP | L-L | 6-1 | 220 | 36 |
| Acquired in August from Cubs; pitched 1.1 scoreless innings in NLCS | |||||
| 7 Pedro Feliz | 3B | R-R | 6-1 | 210 | 33 |
| Starts against lefties; hit .249 with 14 homers in first season with Phils | |||||
| 35 Cole Hamels | SP | L-L | 6-3 | 190 | 24 |
| Ace lefty was NLCS MVP and could start three times if series goes seven | |||||
| 43 J.A. Happ | RP | L-L | 6-6 | 200 | 26 |
| Spent most of year in at Triple-A and was Phils' top minor-league pitcher | |||||
| 6 Ryan Howard | 1B | L-L | 6-4 | 255 | 28 |
| In 2007, he became the fastest player to reach 100 homers (325 games) | |||||
| 10 Geoff Jenkins | OF | L-R | 6-1 | 215 | 34 |
| Made 74 regular-season starts in right but has played little this postseason | |||||
| 54 Brad Lidge | RP | R-R | 6-5 | 210 | 31 |
| Phillies were 59-15 in regular-season games in which their closer appeared | |||||
| 63 Ryan Madson | RP | L-R | 6-6 | 200 | 28 |
| Set-up man has pitched well in playoffs, allowing one run in nine innings | |||||
| 50 Jamie Moyer | SP | L-L | 6-0 | 185 | 45 |
| Former longtime Seattle Mariner is 8-4 with a 2.85 ERA against Rays | |||||
| 39 Brett Myers | SP | R-R | 6-4 | 240 | 28 |
| Had a losing record in regular season (10-13), but is 2-0 this postseason | |||||
| 11 Jimmy Rollins | SS | S-R | 5-8 | 175 | 29 |
| Switch-hitter hasn't been able to match numbers from 2007 MVP season | |||||
| 16 J.C. Romero | RP | S-L | 5-11 | 205 | 32 |
| Ex-Twins, Red Sox pitcher has not given up a run in spot work in playoffs | |||||
| 51 Carlos Ruiz | C | R-R | 5-10 | 200 | 29 |
| Hit only .219 in regular season, but batted .313 (5-for-16) in the NLCS | |||||
| 12 Matt Stairs | OF | L-R | 5-9 | 210 | 40 |
| Longtime AL player hit a huge pinch-hit HR in Game 4 of the NLCS | |||||
| 99 So Taguchi | OF | R-R | 5-10 | 170 | 39 |
| Reserve is only player on either team with a hit in any World Series | |||||
| 26 Chase Utley | 2B | L-R | 6-1 | 200 | 29 |
| Three-time All-Star has rare power for a 2B and hit 33 HRs this year | |||||
| 8 Shane Victorino | OF | S-R | 5-9 | 180 | 27 |
| "Flyin' Hawaiian" starts in CF and has a fan in Rays' manager Joe Maddon | |||||
| 28 Jayson Werth | OF | R-R | 6-5 | 225 | 29 |
| He won right-fielder's job batting .273 with 24 HRs in the regular season | |||||
October 21, 2008
Relief In Philly: It's Rays, Not Sox
The Rays won 97 regular-season games to top the toughest division in baseball, then ousted another division winner in their first playoff series before taking out the defending World Series champions in the ALCS. ...more
October 21, 2008
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