The offseason has been short for the Tampa Bay Rays and long for many a free agent, but it's about time to turn away from the business of baseball and get back to matters on the field. ...more

February 8, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - A 31-year-old former Port Richey lawyer, who's already spent time in jail on contempt of court charges, has been arrested on four felony counts of grand theft after a Florida Bar investigation that led to a criminal probe. ...more

February 7, 2009

Efforts by the Tampa Bay Rays and Dioner Navarro's representative to agree on a multiyear deal for the All-Star catcher before Monday's arbitration hearing have broken down. ...more

February 4, 2009

The American League champion Tampa Bay Rays launched the first of two 2009 marketing campaigns Monday with an innovative focus on selling season tickets, designed to capitalize on local interest built last season during the team's first-ever run to the World Series. ...more

February 2, 2009

Unlike other Super Bowl parties that paraded a revolving door of A-list and B-list celebrities down their red carpets, the Saturday Night Spectacular offered a considerably lighter lineup. More than 800 people crowded the T Pepin Hospitality Centre in east Tampa on Saturday. They drank for free, ate for free and kept a watchful eye over the roped-off VIP section on the left side of the room. ...more

February 1, 2009