If we want to host World Cup games in the Tampa Bay area, we need to show our support.
It’s fantasy football time, and Yahoo Sports has offered mayors around the country an opportunity to try their hand at fantasy football. The winner of the Mayoral Face-Off Fantasy Football League will win $15,000, donated to a local sports program. Tampa mayor Pam Iorio’s team is called the Tampa Con Leches, and the logo includes a [...]
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 [...]
We think you are probably aware that Super Bowl XLIII will be played in Tampa tomorrow, but here’s a quick rundown of the previous Super Bowls played in Tampa. Super Bowl XVIII On January 22, 1984 at Tampa Stadium (aka The Big Sombrero), the Los Angeles Raiders defeated the Washington Redskins, 38–9. Pregame festivities featured the University of [...]
We’d like to welcome the fans of the AFC Conference Champion Pittsburgh Steelers. We would also like to welcome the fans of the NFC Conference Champion Arizona Cardinals. Welcome to Tampa Bay! We have a map of sports bars where fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers hang out, but we don’t know of any local Arizona Cardinal spots. Leave [...]
From Tampa Bay & Company: Tampa Bay & Company is proud to announce that the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee has selected Tampa Bay, and the University of South Florida, to host the 2015 NCAA Division I Women’s Final Four Championship. I hope local media lays off the lesbian angle this time. If local media is [...]
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 [...]
Philly Fans are the worst. Everyone outside of Philadelphia knows that. But those who live in the city don’t believe it, or won’t admit it. Why? Because the newspapers up there don’t ever talk about it. Check the Notes on the Rays, where they quote Maddon about Philly fans behavior: Maddon said he has enjoyed the [...]
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, [...]