Tampa Sports Rumors and News

So I've resorted to all the cliche telltale signs of modern-day journalists doing video for their blogs -- I've embraced the tiny little tripod, I'm using the little remote control, and (shame) I've lined myself up in some random corner of my house. Anyway, here's a look at five newcomers to watch in Saturday's opener against Stony Brook -- really could have done 10, but they want to keep these videos short, just so we don't destroy Youtube's servers and keep my kids from enjoying the Geico little-pig-goes-weeeee commercial over and over again.  

Time for one last roundup of former Bulls in NFL camps, with the preseason finishing Thursday night and all NFL teams making the big cut from 75 to 53 players by Saturday. That could claim a handful of USF alums -- receiver Taurus Johnson, cut by the Browns this past week, is hopeful of landing on an NFL practice squad next week. One more transaction -- former USF defensive end Jarriett Buie was among the cuts announced Friday by the UFL's Florida Tuskers, who still have Matt Grothe, J.R. Reed and Huey Whittaker in camp. Onto the NFL guys ... First, three USF ...

Armwood High coach Sean Callahan will spend Friday night trying to earn a season-opening victory against Newsome. Saturday night, he'll be at Raymond James Stadium to watch the USF-Stony Brook game.

TAMPA – Armwood High coach Sean Callahan will spend Friday night trying to earn a season-opening victory over Newsome. On Saturday night, he’ll be at Raymond James Stadium to watch the USF-Stony Brook game. At the start of the week, Callahan expected to see four of his former players in…

TAMPA – Skip Holtz calls winter workouts Stage 1, spring practice Stage 2, summer conditioning Stage 3, fall camp Stage 4, and the start of the season Stage 5. In his eight months as the University of South Florida’s first head football coach not named Jim Leavitt, Holtz has finished…

Steven Stamkos sat in the stands inside Rogers Centre during a recent summer afternoon, a typical fan hanging out with his buddies and taking in a Toronto Blue Jays baseball game.

Single-game tickets for the the Tampa Bay Lightning's 2010-11 season go on sale at 9 a.m. Sept. 10, the team announced Thursday.

Two weeks before training camp, what the Lightning have on the team's roster is the group that will start training camp. That includes one noticeable absence - defenseman Paul Ranger.

The Tampa Bay Lightning traded defenseman Matt Lashoff to the Toronto Maple Leafs for a pair of prospects, right wing Alex Berry and forward Stefano Giliati, Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman announced Friday.

By TONY FABRIZIO BALTIMORE Although Matt Garza comes off one of the best months of his career, the righthander will carry a chip on his shoulder into tonight’s start against the Orioles. Garza (13-7, 3.53) gave up four home…

Rays manager Joe Maddon was all smiles Thursday after receiving his honorary doctor of letters degree from Lafayette College.

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The Tampa Bay Rays and the Montgomery Biscuits (AA, Southern League) have extended their player development contract (PDC) for four more years, effective through the 2014 season. “We’re extremely excited to continue our partnership with the Rays,” said Biscuits Co-Owner Tom Dickson. “We’re proud to be affiliated with one of…

Raheem Morris said the Bucs will face some tough decisions in order to cut their roster from 75 to 53 players by Saturday's deadline. In fact, the team may decide to keep as many as six receivers and he expects a few more to find work with other NFL teams. "Today is the tough day and we've got to make decisions here in a bit,'' Morris said. "But it's a positive thing that the cuts and the roster moves will be difficult. That means we're getting better, we're going in the right direction. There will be some guys off this 75-man roster that will ...

Josh Freeman conducted a very successful test of his broken right (throwing) thumb last night, leaving the Bucs encouraged that he'll be fine when the season opens next Sunday. But his injury will cause him to modify some things. According to coach Raheem Morris, Freeman has been testing different methods of gripping the ball and will probably wear a glove on his throwing hand against Cleveland. "I told you he tossed it back and forth in practice and you saw him grip the ball and kind of get a feel for how it feels and how it’s comfortable and what he wants to do," Morri...

By IRA KAUFMAN TAMPA—If the preseason is any indication, yards will be a lot easier to come by against the Buccaneers than points. While fashioning a 2-2 exhibition slate, Tampa Bay yielded 80 first downs and the Bucs were outgained by 306 yards as opponents averaged 19 more snaps per…

Now comes the hard part for Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Raheem Morris and general manager Mark Dominik.