TAMPA - Fewer passengers flew from Tampa International Airport in October than the year before, but the decline was not as steep as in August and September — thanks in part to the Tampa Bay Rays' extended season. "It definitely shows that we did get a surge in passengers as a result of the Tampa Bay Rays going all the way to the World Series," airport director Louis Miller said. ...more

November 14, 2008

The Rays parted ways Monday with a pair of veterans who did as much work off the field as on it during the 2008 season. ...more

November 4, 2008

Everybody loves a parade, especially the people of Philadelphia who haven't had anything to cheer about in, oh, about a quarter century or so. ...more

November 3, 2008

SPORTS MAILBAG Rays' Shortcomings Exposed The World Series loss made it abundantly clear: The Rays need a true closer and a bona fide right fielder. Troy Percival probably will not recover enough to be an effective closer, and Dan Wheeler, though competent at times, certainly cannot be classified as such. Collectively, Gabe Gross, Eric Hinske and Rocco Baldelli lack the hitting consistency to measure up in right field. Boston's J.D. Drew and Philadelphia's Jayson Werth displayed the genuine value of steady right fielders. ...more

November 2, 2008

The Boston Red Sox will keep their spring training home in the Fort Myers area for 30 more years after signing an agreement Saturday with Lee County. ...more

November 2, 2008

this season, anyway - to sport a blue Mohawk and have people instantly understand. ...more

November 1, 2008

Bill Coleman of Dunedin does want singers improvising on the National Anthem. ...more

November 1, 2008

Whenever you doubt the capacity of baseball to embarrass itself at the worst possible time, remember nights like Monday. Only baseball could take its showcase event, the World Series, and turn it into a farce. ...more

October 28, 2008

As B.J. Upton came tiptoeing around third base and slid home to score the tying run in the sixth inning Monday night, no one was exactly sure what it meant. ...more

October 28, 2008

It says plenty about the way the Rays have hit in the World Series that when Joe Maddon looked to move a hot hitter up in the lineup for Game 5, he went with a guy batting .267. ...more

October 28, 2008