ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Fans descending upon the bay area in a couple of months for spring training will have another option when it comes to taking in Grapefruit League games. Major League Baseball announced Wednesday that due to damage done by Hurricane Ian to…
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TAMPA, Fla. – It is not so much that the Lightning have won five straight. Rather, it is how they have done it. In each of the five wins, including Saturday night’s 5-1 verdict at Montreal to commence a four-game road swing, the Lightning allowed…
Read More Responsible Defensive Zone Play Fueling Lightning’s Win Streak
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla – It would be an understatement to suggest that the Rays clubhouse will have a much different look and feel in 2023. After all, Kevin Kiermaier, Mike Zunino, Ryan Yarbrough and Ji-Man Choi were familiar faces the past few years before moving…
Read More Rays’ Clubhouse Will Look A Lot Different As Roster Tinkering Continues
TAMPA, Fla. – The Bucs head into Sunday’s game against the visiting Bengals averaging 17.2 points per game. That figure ranks 28th in the NFL and 15th, or next-to-last, in the NFC. Of late, Todd Bowles’ team is not even doing that well. The Buccaneers…
Read More Averaging Only 17.2 Points Per Game, Bucs’ Offense On Par With Lovie Smith’s 2014 Team
TAMPA, Fla. – Heading into Tuesday night’s game against visiting Detroit, with former Lightning assistant Derek Lalonde behind the Red Wings bench, the Bolts were on an 8-2-0 run in which they cleaned up a lot of the slop that often got in their way…
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TAMPA, Fla. – To say Alex Golesh has a unique background among college football coaches would be a great understatement. After all, the 38-year-old head coach at USF was born in Russia. His family moved to the U.S. and settled in Brooklyn before moving to…
Read More From Russia To Tampa: Alex Golesh Is USF’s New Head Coach
It was in Toronto on October 28, 2008, when Steven Stamkos, playing in his eighth NHL game, assisted on a Vincent Lecavalier power-play goal for his first career point. A little more than 14 years later in Philadelphia on Thursday night, No. 91 recorded point…
Read More Lightning’s Steven Stamkos Becomes 95th NHL Player To Reach 1,000-Point Milestone
TAMPA, Fla – Believe it or not, the Bucs still lead an NFC South that has been mired in quicksand this season. At 5-6 following an overtime defeat at Cleveland, Todd Bowles’ team has a one-half game lead on 5-7 Atlanta. Carolina and New Orleans…
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TAMPA, Fla. – Not much is certain when it comes to USF football in the immediate aftermath of a 1-11 season and with the announcement of a new coach likely by the end of this week. Yet, Byrum Brown sure has the look and feel…
Read More USF Quarterback Byrum Brown Impressive In Two Starts
TAMPA, Fla. – The Lightning entered Monday night’s game against the Bruins at Amalie Arena riding a four-game win streak. Their two most recent wins, against Calgary at home last Thursday and at Nashville on Saturday, were very well played and highlighted by responsible defensive…
Read More The Lightning Won Four Straight, Then The Scorching Bruins Arrived At Amalie