The Tampa Bay Rays used a five run ninth inning rally to defeat the Kansas City Royals 8-7 Wednesday night in St. Petersburg. Trailing 7-3 going to the ninth inning, the Rays rallied to win to move them eight games over the .500 mark. In other American League games, Minnesota …

The last of golf’s major championships, the PGA, begins today at the Atlanta Athletic Club in Georgia. U.S. Open champ Rory McElroy is in the field as is British Open champion Darren Clarke. Last week’s winner of the Bridgestone Open is in the field as well in Adam Scott and …

Former University of Florida linebacker Channing Crowder has announced he’s retiring from the NFL at the age of 27. He made his announcement yesterday on a radio station in Miami where he works. Crowder had been released by the Miami Dolphins a couple of weeks ago and he said despite …

The Gator football team continues practice today in preparation for the start of the 2011 season. Today is scheduled to be Florida’s first contact practice with pads after three days basically in shorts. Gator coach Will Muschamp said after practice Tuesday that there have been no major injuries during training …

The Atlanta Braves continue to lead the wild card race by four games in the National League after beating the Florida Marlins 4-3 Tuesday night. In the game, second baseman Dan Uggla was only 1 for 6 but the hit extends his hitting streak to 30 games. In other National …