ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Even with Sunday’s ninth-inning letdown against a White Sox club that had lost 10 straight, the Rays completed March/April 23-6 to set an MLB mark for most wins before the month of May. Tampa Bay leads the majors in virtually every…
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Florida Lawmakers Tee Up Minor League Baseball Pay Bill
A proposal that would exempt minor league baseball players from the state’s minimum wage is set to be finalized by the Florida House. The Republican-controlled House on Monday took up a Senate version of the measure (SB 892), which isn’t as broad as a House…
Read More Florida Lawmakers Tee Up Minor League Baseball Pay BillOver 54 Million Fans Watched The 2023 NFL Draft
The 2023 NFL Draft in Kansas City had a total unduplicated audience in the United States of 54.4 million viewers for the three-day event. Overall, the 2023 NFL Draft was seen by an average audience of 6.0 million viewers (TV+Digital) across ABC, ESPN, NFL Network,…
Read More Over 54 Million Fans Watched The 2023 NFL DraftLightning Lose Game 6, Series To Maple Leafs
TAMPA, Fla. – When Steven Stamkos put home a rebound of a Darren Raddysh shot at 4:11 of the third period to knot the score at one, and with Amalie Arena as electric as ever, was followed shortly by Andrei Vasilevskiy stopping Auston Matthews point…
Read More Lightning Lose Game 6, Series To Maple LeafsBuccaneers Get More Physical And Faster With Draft Picks
TAMPA, Fla. – The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, going into their off-season, had to be more physical and get faster, according to GM Jason Licht. After this 2023 NFL Draft, he feels they have. Five of their eight picks are defensive players. Bucs 2023 draft picks …
Read More Buccaneers Get More Physical And Faster With Draft PicksThe Rock Stops Here: Tampa Bay Buccaneers General Manager Jason Licht
TAMPA, Fla. – Rock goes in-depth on what Bucs GM Jason Licht is like and what he’s learned in his decade as the General Manager of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. What it was like to be able to bring in Tom Brady and win a…
Read More The Rock Stops Here: Tampa Bay Buccaneers General Manager Jason LichtBaker Mayfield And Kyle Trask Like The New Bucs Offense
TAMPA, Fla. – The Bucs will have an entirely new look on offense this season and QBs Baker Mayfield and Kyle Trask are liking it. Trask has noticed a difference compared to last season. “There’s just a lotta good energy in the building, Trask said.…
Read More Baker Mayfield And Kyle Trask Like The New Bucs OffenseBruce Arians And Family Continue To Fight For Kids Abused And Neglected
TAMPA, Fla. – Bruce Arians has Super Bowl Rings but says his family’s fight to help kids that are neglected and abused is much bigger. “It means the world to us, like I said in the past, watching her (his wife Christine) save these kids’ lives,…
Read More Bruce Arians And Family Continue To Fight For Kids Abused And NeglectedLightning On The Brink After Third-Period Collapse, Another Overtime Defeat
TAMPA, Fla. – It doesn’t seem possible, but dating to last year’s Stanley Cup final against Colorado the Lightning have lost four straight playoff games at Amalie Arena. Monday night’s Game 4 defeat against the Maple Leafs, though, really stung. The Bolts had a 4-1…
Read More Lightning On The Brink After Third-Period Collapse, Another Overtime DefeatLightning Lose Game 3 In Overtime, Trail Leafs
TAMPA, Fla. – The Lightning’s game presentation staff nailed it with the playing of the 4 Non Blondes 1992 hit “What’s Going On?” That was the popular question 5:04 into the third period of Saturday evening’s Game 3 between the Bolts and Maple Leafs at…
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