Tampa Bay Rays struggle at home again, lose 9-3 to Baltimore Orioles
By Rick Stroud, Times Staff Writer Sunday, May 15, 2011 ST. PETERSBURG — Rays leftfielder Sam Fuld struggled to speak with an ugly gash in his lower lip, which was ballooned and bloodied.He received...
View ArticleBraves 3, Phillies 2
Times wires Sunday, May 15, 2011 Braves 3, Phillies 2ATLANTA — Dan Uggla needed a breakout game. The surprise was that he found his stroke against Phillies ace Roy Halladay. Uggla hit a tiebreaking...
View ArticleMets 7, Astros 4
Times wires Sunday, May 15, 2011 Mets 7, Astros 4HOUSTON — Justin Turner homered and had a career-high five RBIs, and former Rays farmhand Jason Pridie hit a go-ahead single and stole home for the...
View ArticleBrewers 9, Pirates 6
Times wires Sunday, May 15, 2011 Brewers 9, Pirates 6MILWAUKEE — Ryan Braun homered, tripled and drove in four runs, leading a shaky Zack Greinke and the Brewers to a three-game sweep. Milwaukee beat...
View ArticlePadres 8, Rockies 2
Times wires Sunday, May 15, 2011 Padres 8, Rockies 2DENVER — Mat Latos snapped a personal 10-game losing streak and Ryan Ludwick homered as the last-place Padres took two of three and dropped the...
View ArticleTampa Bay Rays pitcher David Price admits to being extra motivated against...
By Rick Stroud, Times Staff Writer Sunday, May 15, 2011 ST. PETERSBURG — Rays LHP David Price has been dominant against every team in the American League East, but he admits he reaches back for a...
View ArticleRangers 5, Angels 4
Times wires Sunday, May 15, 2011 Rangers 5, Angels 4ARLINGTON, Texas — Chris Davis homered and drove in the tiebreaking run with an eighth-inning single as the Rangers won their second series in the...
View ArticleWhite Sox 4, Athletics 3
Times wires Sunday, May 15, 2011 White Sox 4, Athletics 3OAKLAND, Calif. — Alexei Ramirez had three hits, including a home run off previously unbeaten Trevor Cahill, and drove in two runs to lift the...
View ArticleTampa Bay Lightning shows 'toughness' during Game 1 against Boston Bruins
By Damian Cristodero, Times Staff Writer Sunday, May 15, 2011 BOSTON — It would have been easy Saturday for Lightning center Dominic Moore to slug Nathan Horton.It was the natural response considering...
View ArticleDiamondbacks 4, Dodgers 1
Times wires Sunday, May 15, 2011 D'backs 4, Dodgers 1LOS ANGELES — Ian Kennedy pitched six strong innings and Xavier Nady and Ryan Roberts hit consecutive homers to help the Diamondbacks win a series...
View ArticleTampa Bay Lightning news and notes
By Joe Smith, Times Staff Writer Sunday, May 15, 2011 Spill of the dayLightning assistant Martin Raymond was undercut by RW Adam Hall during a drill at practice Sunday and fell hard on his back....
View ArticleLeague gives no word about discipline for punch by Boston Bruins' Milan Lucic...
By Damian Cristodero, Times Staff Writer Sunday, May 15, 2011 League gives no word about Lucic disciplineBOSTON — There was no indication Sunday that Bruins tough guy Milan Lucic, who leads the...
View ArticleTampa Bay Rays: Elliot Johnson ends wait for first homer; Rob Delaney posts...
By Rick Stroud, Times Staff Writer Sunday, May 15, 2011 Rays vs. YankeesWhen/where: 6:40 tonight; Tropicana Field, St. PetersburgTV/radio: Sun Sports; 620-AM, 680-AM (Spanish)Probable starters:RAYS:...
View ArticleTampa Bay Rays up next: vs. New York Yankees
By Marc Topkin, Times Staff Writer Sunday, May 15, 2011 . UP NEXTvs. YankeesTonight-TuesdayWhat's new: The Yankees have been in a rough stretch, with five straight losses (and nine in their past 12...
View ArticleSports in brief: Novak Djokovic first to top Rafael Nadal on clay twice in...
Times wires Sunday, May 15, 2011 TENNISDjokovic posts Clay double over NadalROME — Novak Djokovic beat No. 1 Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-4 in the Italian Open final Sunday to stretch his unbeaten start this...
View ArticlePosada apologizes over 'bad day'
Times wires Sunday, May 15, 2011 NEW YORK — Jorge Posada apologized to the Yankees on Sunday in face-to-face conversations with manager Joe Girardi and general manager Brian Cashman, saying simply, "I...
View ArticleShooting from the lip
By Tom Jones, Times Staff Writer Sunday, May 15, 2011 St. Petersburg Times staff writer Tom Jones looks back at the best and worst from a weekend of televised sports.Favorite photo of the...
View ArticleBrown tops teammate to earn Top Fuel victory
Times wires Sunday, May 15, 2011 COMMERCE, Ga. — Antron Brown earned his second Top Fuel win this year, beating teammate Tony Schumacher in Sunday's final at the NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta...
View ArticleMatt Kenseth takes Sprint Cup victory at Dover
Times wires Sunday, May 15, 2011 DOVER, Del. — Matt Kenseth's first idea was to skip pit road, take a chance he could lead on a restart and hang on for a victory.Then, he had another thought. Why not...
View ArticleChoi a champ in Players playoff
Times wires Sunday, May 15, 2011 PONTE VEDRA BEACH — K.J. Choi was the last man standing at The Players Championship on Sunday, winning on the first hole of sudden death with a short par putt after...
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