RAYS Address: Charlotte County Stadium, 2300 El Jobean Road, Port Charlotte ...more

March 3, 2009

If the country runs into a metal shortage, it might want to call on Alexa Pospiech. The River Ridge High sophomore has accumulated more than 80 medals and 20 trophies from gymnastics, soccer and cheerleading. ...more

March 1, 2009

In some ways, baseball is the ultimate survivor sport. What other competition has been forced to overcome work stoppages, betting scandals and All-Star ties? ...more

February 28, 2009

Rocco Baldelli led the major leagues in love Friday. The Rays were reunited at last with those pesky Red Sox, and Baldelli made the trip up from Fort Myers to be DH - designated hugger. He saw old friends everywhere, faces from the Rays' from-nowhere run to the World Series, which carried past Boston in the American League Championship Series. More incredible, Baldelli was part of it. ...more

February 28, 2009

You guys know each other, right? They do now. The Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox play today, provided traffic lets up and the Boston team bus gets through. What's that? Oh, sorry, our fault: The American League champion Rays play the Red Sox today. ...more

February 27, 2009

The Tampa Bay Rays have sold out their regular-season home opener against the New York Yankees on April 13, the team announced. ...more

February 26, 2009

Two weeks after Alex Rodriguez acknowledged he used a banned substance to enhance performance, Commissioner Bud Selig said the sport's popularity is at an all-time high and he lauded the Rays as an example of what's right with baseball. ...more

February 25, 2009

From his playing days to his coaching career, Dave Magadan has been with eight organizations in Major League Baseball. ...more

February 21, 2009

It might sound like a spring training cliche, but OF Carl Crawford looked and - perhaps more significantly - sounded like a new man Wednesday on his first day in camp. Reporting strong and healthy and saying he checked in at 225 pounds - 10 more than his listed weight - Crawford said he feels as good as he has in a long time. That isn't something he necessarily says every spring, either. ...more

February 19, 2009

Readers want recipes for texas tornado cake, a cheese pie, chocolate kok and cornbread from Remington's Steakhouse. And we offer them a crawfish curry dish. ...more

February 17, 2009