I have enjoyed reading the letters about Christmas these past weeks. It's incredible that someone would actually say that there is no proof that Christ was born on Dec. 25. I must confess that I laughed. ...more

December 26, 2009

The Rays will send recently acquired reliever Jesse Chavez to Atlanta for closer Rafael Soriano, who accepted the Braves' arbitration offer late Monday. ...more

December 10, 2009

Prosecutors have dropped two of the four rape charges against a former Walker Middle School student accused along with three schoolmates of using a broomstick and hockey stick to sodomize a student in a locker room. ...more

December 1, 2009

A psychological evaluation of Joshua Lee Altersberger was the testimony provided by expert witnesses in the beginning of the third day of his penalty trial. ...more

April 1, 2009

With each hour that passes while three boaters remain lost in the body-heat sapping waters of the Gulf of Mexico, optimism that bubbled up when a fourth man was rescued Monday is fading this afternoon. ...more

March 3, 2009

Rays reliever Chad Bradford had elbow surgery last week and will be sidelined three to four months, the team announced today. ...more

February 9, 2009

PLANT CITY Reserved seats to Taylor Swift's March 1 concert at the Florida Strawberry Festival have sold out. ...more

January 23, 2009

The Florida Strawberry Festival has its first sold-out show of the season. Reserved seats to the March 1 concert by Taylor Swift have all been sold, festival General Manager Paul Davis said today. ...more

January 22, 2009

Married for six years, Camille Mariani met her husband, Albert, while the two were sunbathing at the Kings Point pool. ...more

January 21, 2009

Anquan Boldin says he won't give his injured hamstring a serious test until just before kickoff of the Cardinals' divisional playoff game at Carolina on Saturday night. ...more

January 9, 2009