New teen in town wins
Friday, April 1, 2011 Kyle Sutton, 14, really knows how to make friends. He moves from Columbus, Ohio, to St. Petersburg three months ago and his family joins St. Petersburg Country Club. He decides...
View ArticleTampa Bay Rays' strikeouts not actually that big a deal
By Steve Slowinski, Special to the Times Friday, April 1, 2011 There is no outcome in baseball as reviled as the strikeout. Little Leaguers are taught that they should never strike out — that the...
View ArticleBrian Anderson ready to move into full-time job as Tampa Bay Rays announcer
By Tom Jones, Times Staff Writer Friday, April 1, 2011 Brian Anderson had done all of two games as a Rays television analyst and was ready to quit. For good. "I hated it," Anderson said. "I was so...
View ArticleApril Fools! Tampa Bay Rays mascot Raymond 'retires'
By Joe Smith, Times Staff Writer Friday, April 1, 2011 In what amounted to an elaborate April Fools' joke, Tampa Bay Rays mascot Raymond "retired'' at Friday night's regular-season opener against the...
View ArticleUSF Bulls' Quinterrius Eatmon loses weight to gain stature
By Greg Auman, Times Staff Writer Friday, April 1, 2011 TAMPA — None of the clothes Quinterrius Eatmon brought to college in the fall fit him anymore. The last time he went home to Alabama, his...
View ArticleVCU coach Shaka Smart infuses his Final Four team with energy
By Gary Shelton, Times Sports Columnist Friday, April 1, 2011 HOUSTON — It was a forgettable moment, really, just another hustle drill by just another underdog team in just another practice. Few...
View ArticleTampa Bay Rays owner Stuart Sternberg: It's imperative stadium talks get moving
By Marc Topkin, Times Staff Writer Friday, April 1, 2011
View ArticleSternberg: MLB poised to press issue on new stadium
By Marc Topkin, Times Staff Writer Friday, April 1, 2011 ST. PETERSBURG — Tampa Bay Rays principal owner Stuart Sternberg said it's "imperative" that talks on a new stadium progress because Major...
View ArticlePhillies 5, Astros 4
Times wires Friday, April 1, 2011 Phillies 5, Astros 4PHILADELPHIA — Pinch-hitter John Mayberry's single capped the Phillies' three-run ninth-inning rally. That kept ex-Phillie Brett Myers, Houston's...
View ArticleWhite Sox 15, Indians 10
Times wires Friday, April 1, 2011 White Sox 15, Indians 10CLEVELAND — Adam Dunn homered and had four RBIs in his debut with the White Sox. Dunn, who signed a four-year, $56 million deal, crushed...
View ArticleTampa Bay Lightning's Dominic Moore plays in the toughest areas of the ice
By Damian Cristodero, Times Staff Writer Friday, April 1, 2011 ST. PAUL, Minn. — There were certain disadvantages to growing up the youngest, and smallest, in the Moore household, especially when it...
View ArticleCaptain's Corner: Grouper back in season
By Bill Hardman, Times Correspondent Friday, April 1, 2011 What's hot: Starting today, grouper season is open. Gag grouper is still off-limits in federal waters. Other shallow-water grouper are open...
View ArticleJimmie Johnson, Denny Hamlin run like clockwork at Martinsville
Times wires Friday, April 1, 2011 MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Denny Hamlin and Jimmie Johnson have combined to win the past nine Sprint Cup races at Martinsville Speedway.Could it really be that two guys are...
View ArticleField has range of Final Four experience
Times wires Friday, April 1, 2011 INDIANAPOLIS — Two-time defending champion Connecticut isn't the only team relying on experience in this year's Final Four.Stanford has four straight years of Final...
View ArticlePirates 6, Cubs 3
Times wires Friday, April 1, 2011 Pirates 6, Cubs 3CHICAGO — Neil Walker's grand slam in the fifth and Andrew McCutchen's two-run homer in the seventh lifted the Pirates. Pittsburgh, which has 18...
View ArticleGame preview: Tampa Bay Lightning at Minnesota Wild
By Damian Cristodero, Times Staff Writer Friday, April 1, 2011
View ArticleSports in brief
Times wires Friday, April 1, 2011 College footballRebel gets sixth seasonMississippi DL Kentrell Lockett, All-SEC in 2008 and 2009, was granted a sixth season of eligibility by the NCAA. Lockett...
View ArticleEx-players honor Guy Lewis
Times wires Friday, April 1, 2011 HOUSTON — Players from the five Final Four teams of former Houston coach Guy V. Lewis gathered Friday to honor him and share a message.Elvin Hayes to Clyde Drexler...
View ArticleCoaching rivalry adds respect
Friday, April 1, 2011 HOUSTON — At the Final Four Salute on Thursday night, Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun repeated how he was the grandfather among the quartet of coaches, how Shaka Smart and Brad...
View ArticleButler: Success is no surprise
Times wires Friday, April 1, 2011 HOUSTON — Butler's return to the Final Four didn't surprise the Bulldogs, who have come to expect this kind of success.Like Gonzaga before them, the Bulldogs have...
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