We already knew things were bad over at OK Hockey, but this seems pretty sad. In March, they began charging their employees for parking. In April, they laid off 25 employees. In early May, we found out the Lightning were seeking additional investors to help pay off debt. And during the “Town Hall Meeting” for fans [...]
Sarah’s client is planning a move to Tampa, and they will be bringing in a big bunch of employees from various parts of the world to help run things. Sarah has been charged with letting those employees know what to expect once they get here. The problem is that Sarah has never been to Tampa. She [...]
As long as Vincent Lecavalier is from Quebec and as long as the team currently known as the Tampa Bay Lightning plays in Florida, we are going to have to deal with rumors that Vinny is on the verge of being traded to the Montreal Canadiens. This has been a simmering pot since the day [...]
There seems to be some sort of cosmic law that requires that at all times, one of Tampa Bay’s three major league teams must be the most laughably inept in it’s sport. It would appear that it is the Lightning’s turn…again…to keep the universe in balance as management has fired head coach Barry Melrose [...]
In 1976, Tampa Bay got it’s first of the four major pro sports teams, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. It wasn’t long before meeting Philadelphia teams in the playoffs became a sort of tradition. In fact, in their first-ever playoff appearance, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 24-17. That was December 29, [...]
We’ve got a lot to cover sports-wise in Tampa Bay and I have been delinquent so we’re covering everything in one post. RAYS Let’s get this out of the way – the loss yesterday was a punch to the gut. It was depressingly ugly but it happened and there’s nothing that can be done to change it. I [...]
Labor Day weekend is passing us by and that means the traditional end of summer has been marked. Oh, sure, we have a few more weeks until the fall equinox, but to many – summer is over. And with the end of summer here, it’s go time in Tampa Bay sports. The Buccaneers kicks [...]
Kids in Hillsborough County head back to school on Monday, and lots of those students are going to have to walk further to get to the bus stop: The goal, he said, is to have two to 20 students per bus stop. Some elementary students will have to walk up to a mile and middle and [...]
The Tampa bay area has been fortunate to have been represented by a number of socially responsible individuals in professional sports who are active civically. Tony Dungy, George Steinbrenner, Derrick Brooks, Warrick Dunn and Brad Richards being standouts among them. This week, those ranks swelled again with the announcement of Vincent Lecavalier’s $3-million dollar commitment [...]
