Baseball: Pair of wins put Seminole in Georgiadis final
Anthony Salveggi, Times Correspondent Saturday, April 2, 2011 SEMINOLE — Seminole won twice Friday on its homefield to reach the final of the Steve Georgiadis Memorial Tournament and tonight at 7 will...
View ArticleTennis: North Suncoast district preview
Bryan Burns, Times Staff Writer Saturday, April 2, 2011 WESLEY CHAPEL — Rarely has a team dominated local tennis quite like the Wiregrass Ranch boys have this season.The Bulls won all 13 of their...
View ArticleTennis: Hillsborough district preview
Eduardo A. Encina, Times Staff Writer Saturday, April 2, 2011 TAMPA — Most high school tennis teams that lose their No. 1 singles player would face a lot of rebuilding — let alone if that player was...
View ArticleGoalie Dwayne Roloson, 41, could return to Tampa Bay Lightning next season
By Damian Cristodero, Times Staff Writer Saturday, April 2, 2011 You might want to get used to seeing Dwayne Roloson in a Lightning uniform, because all things being equal, and if things can be worked...
View ArticleTampa Bay Lightning Nuts and Bolts
By Damian Cristodero, Times Staff Writer Saturday, April 2, 2011 5 questions | D Pavel KubinaWhat other sports did you play growing up? I played soccer from when I was 5 years old till I was 16,...
View ArticleTampa Bay Lightning Nuts and Bolts
By Damian Cristodero, Times Staff Writer Saturday, April 2, 2011 5 questions | D Pavel Kubina What other sports did you play growing up? I played soccer from when I was 5 years old till I was 16, 17....
View ArticleTampa Bay Rays Tales
By Marc Topkin, Times Staff Writer Saturday, April 2, 2011 As a member of the Screen Actors Guild, Johnny Damon gets sent DVDs of many new movies. When he popped in one during the winter called The...
View ArticleTennis: Pinellas district tournament preview
By Bob Putnam, Times Staff Writer Saturday, April 2, 2011 Largo's courts are in too much disrepair to play tennis.So the Packers' boys and girls practice at the Highland Recreational Center's cracked...
View ArticleTampa Bay Rays ace David Price open to long-term deal, but specifics remain...
By Marc Topkin, Times Staff Writer Saturday, April 2, 2011 Signing young, talented players to long-term deals, as the Rays did again last week with right-handed pitcher Wade Davis, is a way, and...
View ArticleBaseball: King 13, Gaither 10
Travis Puterbaugh, Times Correspondent Saturday, April 2, 2011 TAMPA — In a showdown between the top two Class 5A, District 9 programs, King and Gaither looked less than their best Saturday afternoon,...
View ArticleSports in brief
Times wires Saturday, April 2, 2011 CricketIndia claims long-sought World CupMUMBAI, India — India won the World Cup for the first time in 28 years Saturday with a six-wicket victory over Sri...
View ArticleBlue Jays 6, Twins 1
Times wires Saturday, April 2, 2011 Blue Jays 6, Twins 1TORONTO — Kyle Drabek didn't feel he had his best stuff. The Twins would rather avoid facing him when he does. Drabek pitched seven one-hit...
View ArticleRoyals 5, Angels 4
Times wires Saturday, April 2, 2011 Royals 5, Angels 4KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Three hits and two RBIs were not all Chris Getz delivered for the Royals. The second baseman also saved a run in the eighth...
View ArticleWhite Sox 8, Indians 3
Times wires Saturday, April 2, 2011 White Sox 8, Indians 3CLEVELAND — Edwin Jackson improved to 8-0 in his past nine starts against the Indians, and Gordon Beckham and Carlos Quentin had two RBIs each...
View ArticlePadres 11, Cardinals 3
Times wires Saturday, April 2, 2011 Padres 11, Cardinals 3ST. LOUIS — Clayton Richard had two RBIs without getting the ball out of the infield and pitched six solid innings for the Padres. Albert...
View ArticleCubs 5, Pirates 3
Times wires Saturday, April 2, 2011 Cubs 5, Pirates 3CHICAGO — Pinch-hitter Blake DeWitt, who played himself out of a regular job with a poor spring training, delivered a two-run, two-out,...
View ArticleNationals 6, Braves 3
Times wires Saturday, April 2, 2011 Nationals 6, Braves 3WASHINGTON — Rick Ankiel drove in three runs with a homer and suicide squeeze, and Jayson Werth and Wilson Ramos had three hits each for the...
View ArticleTop coach previews tonight's semifinals
Times wires Saturday, April 2, 2011 Rutgers' C. Vivian Stringer, who has led three schools to the Final Four — Cheyney (1982), Iowa (1993) and Rutgers (2000, 2007) — coached against all of the Final...
View ArticleBest teams not to win the NCAA Tournament
By Tom Jones, Times Staff Writer Saturday, April 2, 2011 UNLV (1991-92)Maybe the greatest college basketball team assembled. The Runnin' Rebels won the 1991 national championship with a 103-73...
View ArticlePolls of the day
By Tom Jones, Times Staff Writer Saturday, April 2, 2011 The pollWhere will the Rays finish in the AL East this season? Total: 504 votesSecond: 45 percentFirst: 26 percentThird: 20 percentFourth: 6...
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