The Rays took an expected step, exercising the $10 million option on Carl Crawford's contract for 2010. ...more

November 9, 2009

The Tampa Bay Rays have traded second baseman Akinori Iwamura to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for right-handed relief pitcher Jesse Chavez. ...more

November 4, 2009

Tarpon Springs High proved there would be no letdown after Tuesday night's statement win over Class 5A, District 9 rival Dunedin by jumping on Countryside early for a 5-1 road victory. ...more

March 26, 2009

Tuesday night's marquee Class 6A, District 7 matchup between front-runners Alonso and Mitchell did not quite play out as one would have scripted. ...more

March 25, 2009

A former Major League baseball player was charged with simple domestic battery Thursday afternoon after an argument with his ex-wife turned physical, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

March 7, 2009

A former Major League baseball player was charged with simple domestic battery Thursday afternoon after an argument with his ex-wife turned physical, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said. Christopher M. Spurling's former wife said he "threw" her to the floor after a "minor dispute," a sheriff's report said. Spurling, 31, was a right-handed relief pitcher for the Detroit Tigers and Milwaukee Brewers from 2003 to 2007, according to Major League Baseball's official Web site. ...more

March 6, 2009

As Troy Percival reported to Tampa Bay Rays camp today, he felt like as new a man as he can be considering how many miles he already has put on his 39-year-old body. ...more

February 13, 2009

The Tampa Bay Rays have signed right-handed relief pitcher Joe Nelson to a one-year contract. ...more

December 30, 2008

He took the game upon himself in the top of the eighth inning, and in the process, put his name in the World Series record book with those of Honus Wagner, Willie Davis and Lou Brock. ...more

October 26, 2008

Everyone is talking about the weather as we wait for Game 3 of the World Series to begin. It almost certainly won't start until at least a half-hour past its scheduled first pitch. ...more

October 25, 2008