Tampa Bay Sports

FORMER LIGHTNING FORWARD BRAD RICHARDS RETIRES AFTER 15 SEASONS
Thursday, July 21, 2016

Brad Richards is announcing his retirement today from the National Hockey League (NHL), following a decorated career that spanned 15 seasons. Richards played a total of 1,126 career NHL games with five different teams: Tampa Bay Lightning, Dallas Stars, New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings. The talented and highly skilled forward notched 298 goals and 634 assists…

LIGHTNING RE-SIGN FORWARD ALEX KILLORN TO SEVEN-YEAR CONTRACT
Wednesday, July 20, 2016

TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed forward Alex Killorn to a seven-year contract worth an average of $4.45 million per season, vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced today. Killorn, 26, played in 81 games for the Lightning last season, collecting 14 goals and 40 points to go along with 44 penalty minutes. Killorn ranked tied…

Rays look to strong bullpen
Monday, April 11, 2016

It was quite clear at the end of last season that the Tampa Bay Rays’ bullpen was showing signs of fatigue and one of the main tasks for the franchise in the offseason was to try and get this starting rotation capable of pitching deeper into games. The new season is still in its infancy but we have been able to see…

Battles Looming for Bucs on Special Teams
Sunday, March 27, 2016

With the recent signing of Bryan Anger, the Bucs now have two punters and two kickers with NFL experience ready to compete for those jobs…The return jobs also appear to be up for grabs. When the Tampa Bay Buccaneers begin their 2016 offseason training program in April, they’ll have a clear idea of the starters at some positions and a…

Odorizzi leads way as Rays top Pirates
Sunday, March 27, 2016

BRADENTON, Fla. — Rays right-hander Jake Odorizzi pitched into the seventh inning against most of the Pirates’ starting lineup as Tampa Bay beat Pittsburgh, 3-1, on Saturday night at McKechnie Field. Odorizzi allowed one run on five hits and struck out six over 6 1/3 innings against the Pirates’ projected Opening Day lineup, aside from right fielder Gregory Polanco, a…