Lightning's Kucherov suspended for Game 3 for boarding

NHL leading scorer Nikita Kucherov has been suspended for Game 3 of the Tampa Bay Lightning's first-round series against the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Rays beat Jays 11-7 for 5th straight win

Austin Meadows and Brandon Lowe each hit two home runs, becoming the first teammates to hit upper deck homers at Toronto in the same game, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Blue Jays 11-7 on Friday night.

Blue Jackets take 2-0 series lead over Lightning

Matt Duchene had a goal and three assists, Sergei Bobrovsky made 23 saves, and the Columbus Blue Jackets stunned the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 on Friday night to take a 2-0 first-round series lead.

NHL's only full-time Zamboni driver takes pride in ice
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Fans are probably not even going to notice the work she does, even though they?ll be looking right at it. And that?s exactly the way Ali Murdock wants it.

Lightning look to bounce back from Game 1 collapse

The Tampa Bay Lightning faced little adversity in the regular season on the way to a record-tying 62 wins and the most points in a season in 23 years.

Lightning let down after Blue Jackets rally to win 4-3

Seth Jones scored the go-ahead goal on the power play to cap Columbus' three-goal third period, and the Blue Jackets rallied to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 in Game 1 of the teams' first-round Eastern Conference playoff series Wednesday night.

Team, fans disappointed after game 1 loss
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Seth Jones scored the go-ahead goal on the power play to cap Columbus' three-goal third period, and the Blue Jackets rallied to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 in Game 1 of the teams' first-round Eastern Conference playoff series Wednesday night.

Rays win 9-1 to sweep White Sox

Tommy Pham homered twice and extended his on-base streak to a club record 45 games, leading the Tampa Bay Rays over the White Sox 9-1 on Wednesday for their first series sweep in Chicago.

Tampa Bay Bucs release preseason schedule, opponents

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have released their preseason schedule, although the exact game dates and times are not out yet.

Meadows makes 4 hits, Garcia homers, Rays beat White Sox 10-5

The Tampa Bay Rays made it clear they were going to give Austin Meadows every opportunity to develop into the major contributor they envision him becoming.

Major league miracle: Danny Farquhar recovers after traumatic brain injury

Danny Farquhar is a major league miracle. A year ago, he suffered a brain injury following his performance against the Houston Astros pitching for the Chicago White Sox.

Referee, umpire shortage putting strain on school sports

From professional basketball's biggest stars to Little League fields, it's hard out there to be a referee or umpire. There just aren’t enough people signing up to call the shots, and it's now threatening high school sports.

Represent the Tampa Bay Lightning with free playoff swag

The Bay Area has been lit up in Lightning blue as fans get ready to cheer on their hockey team for the Stanley Cup playoffs. The team is also making some “swag” available for its fans.

Referee, umpire shortage putting strain on sports
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From professional basketball's biggest stars to Little League fields, it's hard out there to be a referee or umpire.

Lightning eye the Stanley Cup ahead of playoffs

It's a welcome sight and one that gives the top team in the league a huge boost to open up the playoffs. The Lightning's best defenseman, Victor Hedman is back.

In Tampa, Baylor hangs on for thrilling NCAA win

The Fighting Irish fans hoped to defend their title, but Baylor University didn’t want to see another Notre Dame win.

Did Babe Ruth's legendary 1919 Tampa home run really go 587 feet?

On the 100th anniversary of Babe Ruth’s historic home run in Tampa, several scholars are asking if it ever went the 587 feet quoted on a billboard in the spot it supposedly landed, near the University of Tampa.