In case you missed it, here were the top stories on FOX Sports Florida from Tuesday, July 2.
* David Price returned from the disabled list to throw seven shutout innings, striking out a season-high 10 batters, as the Rays routed the Astros. Read More
* Evan Longoria returned to the Rays lineup on Tuesday night as the designated hitter. Longoria missed three games with a foot injury. Read More
* The Braves use a four-run sixth inning - and a season-high 16 hits - to pull away from the Marlins 11-3 on Tuesday. Read More
* The Jacksonville Jaguars plan to unveil the NFL"s largest video screens by 2014, and there's talk of showing the RedZone Channel on them during games. Team president Mark Lamping told SportsBusiness Journal a portion of the 1video-board space at EverBank Field could be used to show the most compelling action of league games being played elsewhere. Read More
* Major League Baseball has suspended Detroit Tigers right-hander Rick Porcello six games and fined him an undisclosed amount for throwing at the Tampa Bay Rays’ Ben Zobrist on Sunday, the league announced Tuesday. Read More
* Rays reliever Cesar Ramos has provided support and strength fiacee Melanie McCauley, who’s battling Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Read More
* The Rays have signed right-hander Ryne Stanek, a first-round pick from Arkansas. Stanek was 10-2 with a 1.39 ERA in 16 starts as a junior in 2013. Read More
* Rays utilityman Luke Scott has a younger, larger brother, Noah. The two had an entertaining conversation on the MLB Network. Read More
* Tim Tebow attempted to stop then-Florida Gators teammate Aaron Hernandez from getting into a bar fight in 2007, the Orlando Sentinel reported Tuesday. Citing the Gainesville police report, the Sentinel said Hernandez punched a bouncer in the head and caused a broken ear drum on April 28, 2007. Read More
* The Miami Marlins went 15-10 during June, winning one more game than they did in April and May combined. A big reason for the turnaround was the return of several players from the disabled list. Read More
* The Heat on Tuesday unveiled a whopping 24 players who will be on their summer-league roster. Miami has 12 players with guaranteed contracts for next season and the hope is to re-sign center Chris Andersen to be a 13th. So there won’t be much room on the regular-season roster, which is limited to 15. Read More
* The Jacksonville Jaguars are scheduled to report to training camp on Thursday, July 25, with the team's first practice session set for the following day. Eight non-walk-through sessions during the first nine days will be open to the public on the practice fields adjacent to EverBank Field. Read More
* The Orlando Magic have tabbed Jeff Turner as a television analyst for games on Fox Sports Florida. Turner was the team’s radio voice from 1996-2005. Read More
* Florida State has signed a two-year deal with former coach Bobby Bowden to be a fund-raiser for the school’s athletics program. Bowden will make $250,000 annually. Read More
* Vinny Lecavalier found a new home on Tuesday night, signing a five-year deal with the Philadelphia Flyers. Lecavalier had his contract bought out by the Tampa Bay Lightning last week. Read More
* The Lightning have acquired defenseman Drew Olson from Columbus. Olson played four years at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, recording three goals and 18 assists. Read More
