An open letter to all basketball coaches in this area: We attended many basketball games this season and the refereeing was terrible! We suggest that all of you get together before next season with whomever is in charge of the referees and tell them you thought their performance, or really their non-performance, was and is unacceptable. ...more

February 22, 2009

Cubs ace Carlos Zambrano has right rotator cuff tendinitis and inflammation, an MRI confirmed Thursday, a potential obstacle to Chicago's chances of winning the World Series for the first time in a century. ...more

September 5, 2008

The Rays and Yankees made a bit of history Wednesday night as instant replay was employed for the first time in a major-league game. ...more

September 4, 2008

Major League Baseball, the fiercest protector of tradition in American sport, is finally, thankfully, embracing instant replay for controversial home-run calls. ...more

August 29, 2008

The Rays may be young and hungry, but there's plenty to be said for craftiness. And A.J. Pierzynski might just lead the league in that department. ...more

August 25, 2008

SEBRING — Highlands County Sports Complex Manager Rocky Ellingsworth was fired by Highlands County administration Wednesday for using his county position for personal profit, according to a press release from the county. Specifically, he is accused of using his relationship with a company called Strike Three Softball Inc. to recruit a tournament played at the sports complex, but instead of turning over to the county the fees paid by the teams, he apparently pocketed the majority of the funds. Payroll records indicate he was paid for 20 hours time during the two days the tournament was held. ...more

July 2, 2008

Pick any measurement you like and the conclusion is the same: The Rays' defense is vastly improved this season. ...more

May 27, 2008

Carlos Beltran and Ryan Church hit back-to-back homers in the fifth inning to support Oliver Perez and lead the New York Mets to an 8-3 victory Sunday against the bumbling Cincinnati Reds. ...more

May 12, 2008

Padres left fielder Milton Bradley will miss the rest of the season after he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee when he was spun to the ground by his manager during a blowup with an umpire. ...more

September 25, 2007

For the better part of five innings Friday night, the Devil Rays' Edwin Jackson was right there with Toronto starter Dustin McGowan in the midst of a classic pitchers' duel. ...more

September 8, 2007