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TAMPA, Fla. – The best year of Sterling Shepard’s college football career was in 2015 with Baker Mayfield at Oklahoma. Shepard went off for 1,288 yards receiving and 11 touchdowns. Now that he’s reunited with Mayfield on the Bucs, Shepard hopes for more of that magic. Oh…
Read More Bucs WR Sterling Shepard On Baker Mayfield Always Playing With A Chip On His Shoulder
SUNRISE, Fla. – The Florida Panthers are now two wins away from their first Stanley Cup championship after securing a 4-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals. The series now shifts to Edmonton, where the Panthers will look…
Read More Florida Panthers Just Two Wins Away From Their First Stanley Cup
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Ryan Pepiot said after Monday night’s 5-2 loss to Baltimore that it was nice to see how the Rays “stack up” against their American League East rival. The Rays did not “stack up” well at all in a wraparound weekend series…
Read More Tampa Bay Rays Have To “Get Over” Being Swept By Orioles
In a game that will be remembered for its unusual ending, the San Antonio Missions defeated the Midland RockHounds 4-3 on Saturday night after RockHounds player Denzel Clarke missed third base on what initially appeared to be a walk-off home run. The RockHounds entered the…
Read More San Antonio Missions Secure Win After Bizarre Ending Due To Missed Third Base
Seismic changes to high-school sports in Florida kicked off this week, as the board that governs athletics signed off on a plan that will allow student-athletes to earn money from business agreements such as endorsement deals. Members of the Florida High School Athletic Association’s Board…
Read More Seismic Changes To High-School Sports In Florida Kicked Off Last Week
TAMPA, Fla. – Given the standard that is University of Tampa baseball, five years might seem like an eternity. Alas, the Spartans’ time arrived once again Saturday afternoon in Cary, N.C. An 8-3 win over Angelo (Texas) State lifted UT to its ninth national title…
Read More Tampa Spartans Tie Mark With Ninth National Title
TAMPA, Fla. – It’s the 10th year Tampa Bay Buccaneers, past and present, have supported “Cut and Color Funds The Cure” in fighting against childhood cancer. One of the biggest names ever to wear a Bucs uniform, Rob Gronkowski, wanted to make sure he was…
Read More Gronk Passionate About Helping Tampa Bay Buccaneers Fight Pediatric Cancer
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Though it took until the first week of June, the Rays’ bats have come to life. True, they had 10 extra-base hits and game-winning dramatics in taking the final two games of a three-game series against visiting Oakland last week. The…
Read More Tampa Bay Rays Begin Seven-Game Homestand Against Orioles Friday
TAMPA, Fla. – The sad reality is that our nation loses 22 military veterans to suicide every day. There are plenty of veterans who are attempting to reduce that number and, in part, with hockey as a vehicle. One such individual is Chris Scangarello. As…
Read More Veterans Take The Ice This Weekend To Assist Battle Against Staggering Suicide Rate
Warning of a legal “collision course,” the Atlantic Coast Conference on Wednesday asked a Tallahassee-based appeals court to put on hold a lawsuit filed by Florida State University against the conference while a similar case plays out in North Carolina. Attorneys for the conference filed…
Read More ACC Files Appeal In Florida State University Fight