Spend a few minutes with Bradenton Marauders manager Jonathan Johnston and it s clear that he has a long baseball career ahead of him. This weekend, the Marauders are finishing up a …
ELLENTON The Bradentucky Bombers will host a home doubleheader against Tampa Roller Derby this Saturday at Ellenton Ice & Sports Complex. The start time is 5:00 p.m., and doors open at 4:30 p.m. …
Don Kelly, Pittsburgh Pirates’ bench coach, doesn’t hide his feelings for one of his former managers who he believes is Cooperstown-bound. As I peruse through my 2023 …
Ben Pokorny’s baseball dream has begun with the Bradenton Marauders. Like so many going to college, working internships, and dreaming in their beds at night to one day become an MLB radio or TV …
Two weeks into Pittsburgh’s MLB season, Ji Man Choi appears to be comfortable with his Pirates role. With Pittsburgh in second place with a 7-4 record, there is an excitement felt in southwest …
BRADENTON – Just weeks after leading LSU to an NCAA women's basketball national championship, Bradenton's LaDazhia Williams was selected in the first round of the WNBA draft. The Lakewood Ranch …
Not every story coming out of spring training has a happy ending. The Pittsburgh Pirates are finishing up their season-opening homestand this weekend against the Chicago White Sox at PNC Park. …
BRADENTON – LaDazhia Williams, a 2017 Lakewood Ranch High graduate, became a national champion Sunday evening when the LSU Tigers routed Iowa 102-85 to win the women’s basketball NCAA …
Spring training served its purpose. Now, manager Derek Shelton has the Pittsburgh Pirates ready for their 2023 162-game schedule. As the Pirates left Bradenton this past Tuesday, after …
Jack Suwinski’s time has come. On April 26, 2022, Suwinski’s dream came true. While playing in the minors at Indianapolis, the call came. Suwinski packed his bags and took a one-way …
What a sight. Andrew McCutchen is back in Pirates black and gold. It’s just after 8:00 a.m., and members of the Pittsburgh Pirates begin arriving for an early morning workout, …
Baseball took a punch to the gut this past week, with the passing of longtime Tampa Bay Rays’ radio voice Dave Wills. In most instances, when life events transpire unexpectedly, …
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed free-agent pitcher Rich Hill this past January because he can still deliver the goods. At 43, now entering his 19th MLB season, Hill holds the distinction as the …
Pittsburgh Pirates’ all-star outfielder Bryan Reynolds has come to training camp with an open mind. Spring training is about hope. Everything, in theory, is equal. No MLB team is in first place …
BRADENTON – At its Feb. 21 meeting, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission proposed a rule to modify fishing regulations at Skyway Fishing Pier State Park but also directed staff …
BRADENTON – I had five hours of baseball bliss this past Wednesday with the Pittsburgh Pirates. As I arrived at Pirates City, the southern home of the National League club, I didn’t know …
When former MLB Commissioner Fay Vincent speaks, baseball fans should listen. Recently, when Hall of Famer Rod Carew made his feelings known that baseball’s all-time hit king Pete Rose should …
Get ready. Before you know it, LECOM Park’s gates will swing open. In case you don’t have the Pittsburgh Pirates spring training schedule handy, February 25 is the first game on the …
It’s that time of year. Major League Baseball is closer to opening day than to last fall’s Worlds Series finale. Clubs are about to swing open their gates for pitchers and catchers …
When his former manager and Manatee County resident Clint Hurdle crunches the numbers, Colorado Rockies legend Todd Helton ends up with a plaque in Cooperstown. Throughout his all-star …