Hurt, who had earlier hit his second home run of the tournament, grabbed victory for…]]> Youth Sports Report 2008-07-05T21:52:00-05:00 http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/sports/comments/rays-going-for-six-straight/ Greetings from the Trop, where the Rays and Royals will serve as the warm-up act for Loverboy—unenthusiastically described by James Shields as “one of” his favorite ‘80s bands in a promo that can’t end soon enough.

Before we get there, though: Baseball.

Al Reyes threw about 30…]]> Rays Report - Marc Lancaster 2008-07-05T21:42:01-05:00 http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/sports/comments/heat-slowing-down-the-bite/

By FRED EVERSON

Fairly nice weather this week led to mediocre inshore fishing on the south end of Tampa Bay. The afternoon bite was better, but not much. I fished for trout on Pinellas Point twice. The first trip began at…]]> Go Fishing: On The Waterfront 2008-07-05T19:55:00-05:00 http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/sports/comments/colwill-puts-a-lock-on-olympic-berth/ Chris Colwill can finally make plans to be in the Beijing Olympics. And his parents can now book their travel plans to see him compete in those games.

After Colwill’s performance Saturday afternoon in men’s 3-meter individual springboard at the U.S. Diving Olympic Team Selection Camp in Knoxville, Tenn.,…]]> Prep Report - Hillsborough, Olympics - Bill Ward 2008-07-05T19:11:00-05:00 http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/sports/comments/zenon-konopka-to-the-bolts/ Hat tip to Bolt Prospects for catching this one, but according to the paper in Syracuse former Anaheim farmhand and Syracuse Crunch captain Zenon Konopka has agreed to a two-year contract with Tampa Bay, with the first year at a two-way deal and the second year…]]> Bolts Report - Erik Erlendsson 2008-07-05T15:56:00-05:00 http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/sports/comments/capel-trying-to-make-one-last-olympics/

Brooksville’s John Capel, left congratulates Tyson Gay after Gay’s first-place finish in the opening rounds of the men’s 200-meter qualifying at Friday’s U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials. Capel finished third to advance to Saturday’s quarterfinals

This is a…]]> Olympics - Bill Ward 2008-07-05T03:21:00-05:00 http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/sports/comments/the-lightning-still-have-more-moves-to-come/ I can’t put into words what the past seven days have been for me. Actually, it’s been the past two-plus weeks, truth be told. I was quietly enjoying some time away with the wife’s family in Northwestern Ohio, monitoring things from afar. I watched the NHL Awards show, writing about Vinny…]]> Bolts Report - Erik Erlendsson 2008-07-05T01:25:00-05:00 http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/sports/comments/dan-boyle-vents-his-frustration/ Guys, wanted to pass along a couple of comments from my conversation with Dan Boyle. Needless to say, he’s not happy with how the ownership group handled this situation.