The junior outfielder, who hit .467 last year, gives a verbal commitment to the Bulls. ...more

January 22, 2009

TAMPA (AP) — The lawyer for Washington Nationals outfielder Elijah Dukes said the ballplayer expects to meet next week's deadline to pay more than $40,000 in court-ordered child support and alimony to his estranged wife. ...more

January 15, 2009

Pay $40,643.18 in child support and alimony or spend 90 days in a Hillsborough County jail. ...more

January 15, 2009

Pay $40,643.18 in child support and alimony or spend 90 days in a Hillsborough County jail. That's the situation facing former Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Elijah Dukes, according to a court order signed today by Hillsborough County Circuit Judge Mark R. Wolfe. ...more

January 14, 2009

The Rays agreed to a one-year contract Wednesday with outfielder Gabe Gross, avoiding arbitration by signing him to a deal worth $1,255,000. ...more

January 14, 2009

The Tampa Bay Rays have signed veteran outfielder Gabe Kapler to a one-year major-league contract that will pay him $1 million. ...more

January 12, 2009

WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Brooksville's own sports celebrity, Cincinnati Reds pitcher Bronson Arroyo, performs for students at STAR Education Center. ...more

January 10, 2009

By the time you read this, there will be a new NCAA football national champion. And one of two great coaches will add another notch to his belt. It's fun and exciting to watch, but it appears as if some changes are happening in sports on the college and pro levels - with coaches and players - that are long overdue. ...more

January 9, 2009

ST. PETERSBURG – Rocco Baldelli is headed home to New England to continue his comeback. ...more

January 8, 2009

Phillies reliever J.C. Romero and Yankees minor-league pitcher Sergio Mitre were suspended for the first 50 games of next season after testing positive for a banned substance. ...more

January 7, 2009