1:58 AM ET, Sun March 14, 2010

Brown could prove to still have value for Bucs

Tampa Tribune — New receiver Reggie Brown is a player hungry for a chance to prove he can still play in this league.

57 mins ago

Bucs Could Still Land S Jones

Bucs Report | Tampa Tribune — By ROY CUMMINGS rcummings@tampatrib.com TAMPA – The Bucs could still land Sean Jones but the free agent safety has at least one more visit to make before he makes up his mind on where to play in 2010. Jones is expected to visit the Tennessee Titans…

9 hours ago

Bucs sign Raiders LB Jon Alston

Bucs Beat | St. Petersburg Times — The Bucs were active in free agency after all. Tampa Bay signed Raiders free agent linebacker Jon Alston after he visited the team Friday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Alston originally was drafted in the third round by...

March 12, 2010

Bucs sign Oakland free agent linebacker Jon Alston

Bucs Report | Tampa Tribune — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced it has signed Oakland free agent linebacker Jon Alston. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Alston, a four-year veteran, wasn’t tendered by the Raiders, making him an unrestricted free agent who can sign with any NFL team. A former third-round pick out of…

March 12, 2010

Bucs' Dominik: Draft matches team's needs

Tampa Tribune — TAMPA – The NFL Draft is almost six weeks away and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers may have already hit the lottery.

March 12, 2010

Bucs sign free agent LB Alston

Tampa Tribune — TAMPA – The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have signed Oakland free agent linebacker Jon Alston. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

March 12, 2010

No decision looming on Clayton for the Bucs

Bucs Beat | St. Petersburg Times — The Bucs do not plan on making any decision on the future of receiver Michael Clayton until after training camp. ProFootballWeekly.com reported that Clayton is due a $1-million deferred bonus March 15 and according to their sources, the Bucs are...

March 12, 2010

Former Bucs QB Shaun King Joins Bright House

Bucs Report | Tampa Tribune — Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Shaun King has joined the Bright House Sports Network team. King recently worked for ESPN before deciding to join the local sports network. Here is the story: Shaun King Joins Bright House Below is a highlight from King’s career in Tampa:…

March 12, 2010

Bucs are hosting Oakland free agent linebacker Jon Alston today

Bucs Report | Tampa Tribune — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are continuing to host free agents in an attempt to add depth to its roster. The Bucs are hosting Oakland free agent linebacker Jon Alston today. Alston, a four-year veteran, wasn’t tendered by the Raiders, making him an unrestricted free agent who can sign with any…

March 12, 2010

Bucs must overcome brutal draft legacy

Bucs Report | Tampa Tribune — By IRA KAUFMAN TAMPA—The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are trying to emerge from a lost decade when it comes to the NFL draft. With 10 picks in the April draft, including five of the top 99 selections, the Bucs expect to land several impact players for a 3-13 franchise that…

March 12, 2010
  • Jake Delhomme signs with Cleveland Browns; James Hall concludes visit with New Orleans Saints Times-Picayune DE Leonard Little still expected to meet with Saints
  • Panthers free-agent basket nearly bare Charlotte Observer (By Charles Chandler, cchandler@charlotteobserver.com) The Carolina Panthers have been one of the nine least active teams during the NFL's nine-day-old free agency signing period.As of Saturday night, Carolina was one of 16 teams that hadn't signed an unrestricted free agent - a veteran of six years or more whose contract with his previous team expired. However, seven of those clubs either had traded for a likely starter or signed a potential front-liner recently cut by another team.
  • NFL free agent market check Charlotte Observer Following are the free-agent signings, trades, etc., teams have made this offseason. In instances when teams have placed a particularly strong emphasis on re-signing key players from their own team, that also is noted:(Abbreviations: UFA - Unrestricted Free Agent; RFA - Restricted Free Agent; SFA - Street Free Agent).
  • Delhomme in with Browns; Quinn out? Charlotte Observer (By Charles Chandler, cchandler@charlotteobserver.com) Former Carolina quarterback Jake Delhomme signed on with Cleveland on Saturday, but that doesn't mean the player he's unseating is headed to the Panthers.Despite reports listing Carolina as a potential destination for Browns' quarterback Brady Quinn, a league source told the Observer Saturday night that the Panthers had not shown interest in trying to acquire the former Notre Dame star.
  • Source: Panthers not pursuing Quinn Inside the Panthers | Charlotte Observer Though there has been speculation that Carolina might be interested in acquiring Cleveland Browns quarterback Brady Quinn, the Panthers so far have shown no interest, according to a league source. The Browns are expected to try to trade Quinn now...
  • Cancelled flight? QB Jake Delhomme reportedly signs with Browns Times-Picayune It appears quarterback Jake Delhomme will not need to discuss entering the backup stage of his career with the Saints after all. Hours after reports of a cancelled flight had his scheduled visit with the Saints pushed back to Sunday,...
  • Grooming new talent is always a necessity for Rays Tampa Tribune The reality that surrounds a small-revenue team like the Rays is that eventually its star players get too big for the market.
  • Position breakdown: 5th starter Tampa Tribune The name Wade Davis has been penciled into the Rays' plans this season, but only penciled in, because the team wants the young right-hander to earn the final spot in the rotation.
  • Longo and company raise almost $16,000 for friend Rays Report | Tampa Tribune Rays third baseman Evan Longoria, pitchers Matt Garza and David Price (above) and center fielder B.J. Upton hung around Charlotte Sports Park after Saturday’s loss to the Marlins and signed autographs for nearly an hour to raise money for a friend fighting cancer. The players charged $25 a…
  • Upton's blasts not enough to beat Marlins Tampa Tribune B.J. Upton homered twice to right field for his first two home runs of the spring, but the Rays winning streak is over.
  • USF signee Gunsby seeks state hoops title The Bulletin | St. Petersburg Times Jamius Gunsby, the athletic Georgia quarterback headed to USF this fall on a football scholarship, goes for a state high school championship tonight as he leads LaGrange High against Columbia. Gunsby, a 6-foot-5 forward/center in basketball, had 19 points --...
  • Another strong outing for Garza Rays Report | Tampa Tribune Manager Joe Maddon said Matt Garza could easily be the Rays Opening Day starter if not for James Shields. Kind of hard to argue against that. Garza had another impressive outing today, throwing five innings against the visiting Marlins. He allowed three hits, two runs, walked a pair and struck…