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With Major League Baseball and the Major League Players Association having announced an agreement last Thursday, virtually everything associated with the game has since been in hurry-up mode. That includes free-agent signings, trades, and fans (finally) making plans to see their favorite teams. A spring…
Read More Tampa Bay Rays Among Teams That Spring Into Action Throughout Florida This Week
TAMPA, FL. – Quarterback Tom Brady’s retirement from the NFL lasted just over a month. The seven-time Super Bowl winner announced Sunday that he will continue playing and return to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the 2022 season. “These past two months I’ve realized my…
Read More Guess Who’s Back? Tom Brady To Play Another Season For The Bucs
TAMPA, FL. – Tennessee scored the first 14 points and never looked back in winning its first SEC tournament title since 1979. Three-point shooting proficiency underscored an overall efficient game by the Volunteers, who led by as many 18 in defeating Texas A&M, 65-50, at…
Read More Tennessee Wins First SEC Tournament Since 1979
TAMPA, FL. – With Florida trailing by 12 with 3:17 remaining in the second half, it appeared the many Gators fans that made their way to Amalie Arena on Thursday afternoon would file out quietly. Not quite. The Gators, who trailed by as many as…
Read More Florida Gators Rally To Force Overtime, But Lose To Texas A&M
TAMPA, FL. – Since the beginning of last football season, there has been much discussion at the University of South Florida about an on-campus football stadium. On Tuesday, a significant layer in the process was peeled away when the university announced a site was recommended…
Read More USF Stadium Site Recommended During Board Meeting
TAMPA, FL. – On Thursday, the Ybor City Museum Society will present its Buildings Alive! Ybor City Architecture Hop from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. This year marks the 10th such event, which provides tours of 10 iconic buildings in the historic neighborhood. Among the…
Read More Tampa Baseball Museum Part Of Ybor City Historical Tour
TAMPA, FL. – Tampa was set to host first- and second-round games of the 2020 NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Unfortunately, like most everything else, the tourney was canceled due to the virus. Two years later, Tampa will get a taste of March Madness. Though the…
Read More SEC Men’s Hoops Tournament Comes To Tampa This Week
TAMPA, FL.– It was not the most picturesque of victories, but the Lightning’s 3-1 win over Detroit on Friday night at Amalie Arena was a masterpiece compared to what happened 24 hours earlier against Pittsburgh. The decision over the Red Wings, after falling to the…
Read More Lightning Complete Homestand On Winning Note Before Embarking On Six-Game Trip
There was a glimmer of hope when both sides pulled an all-nighter Monday and with an extended deadline of 5 p.m. Tuesday. Alas, hope faded as the last grains of sand slipped through the hourglass late Tuesday afternoon. Major League Baseball’s lockout, which had already…
Read More MLB’s First Work Stoppage Was 50 Years Ago
TAMPA, FL. – The Bucs starting quarterback as of now, on March 1st, will either be veteran backup Blaine Gabbert or 2nd year Kyle Trask. The Bucs may look to draft a quarterback, but GM Jason Licht says it’s not a QB-heavy draft. “You never…
Read More Tampa Bay Bucs Plan On Going With Blaine Gabbert And Kyle Trask At QB