It’s the time of year when local baseball parks fill up as young All Stars begin competing for their shot at the ultimate ballgame – The Little League World Series. Already a team from Venezuela became the first to earn a spot in the 62nd annual series by winning the Latin America Region Tournament last weekend. The Little League Baseball World Series for 11and 12-year-olds will be played in Williamsport, Pennsylvania from August 15th through the 24th. Sixteen teams from around the world will take part. Perhaps one of them will be from Florida? WGCU’s Amy Tardif reports.

A sport that was rumored to have died along with pet rocks and mood rings is making a comeback in Florida – and nationwide. Chris DiMattei has more.

A tug-of-war is beginning between two southwest Florida cities. Ft Myers is host to the World Champion Boston Red Sox. But recently the city of Sarasota found out it was going to lose its team, the Cincinnati Reds. So they decided to try and court the Sox to move a little further north. How will a move affect each city's economy in the long run? WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.

The Florida Everblades, the Estero professional hockey team that plays in the East Coast Hockey League, is now in the market for a new head coach. He WGCU's Luis Hernandez reports.

After years of failed attempts to resolve stadium issues for the Cincinnati Reds, Sarasota is now looking for another team. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.

The winter tourist season is winding down in southwest Florida. But as WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports, local tourism officials are working to keep hotels and restaurants busy year round.

It’s spring again, but the sounds of bats and balls around the sunshine state will grow fainter after the end of March. That’s because four cities are loosing their spring training teams. Steve Newborn gives us a fans’ perspective on how Florida’s loss will soon be Arizona’s gain.

The owner of the Tampa Bay Rays baseball team wants fans to get screened for skin cancer. That’s why he’s invited the Moffitt Cancer Center to join him during spring training. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.

More than two thousand screaming fans and family members filled the streets of downtown Naples Thursday to celebrate the return of their high school football state champions. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.

Thousands of young men between the ages of 18 and 22 are going that extra step to fulfill a dream. They all want to play in the major leagues. Some of them are drafted right out of high school while others go on to play in college. But for those who can do neither, there is one last chance. Florida Public Radio’s Luis Hernandez followed one young man one recent Saturday afternoon in Ft Myers as he tried to achieve his dream of playing professional baseball.