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It'll be a couple of weeks before the USF men's golf team tees off again. Fresh off their fourth straight American Athletic Conference championship, the Bulls took some time to kick back, but now they're back swinging. 

BOSTON (AP) - Between the birth of his first child in Tampa Bay and Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals in Boston, Yanni Gourde squeezed in what could be his last nap for a while. The Lightning forward spent the night with his wife and newborn daughter in the hospital on the off-day and flew to Boston on Wednesday. He missed the morning skate, but was waiting for his teammates at lunch....

For two straight weeks, first-year head coach Billy Mohl has the USF baseball team ranked in the top 25 of multiple polls. The Bulls aren't done yet. 

DETROIT (AP) - JaCoby Jones led off the 12th inning with a triple and scored on John Hicks' bunt single, lifting the Detroit Tigers to a 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday. Hicks bunted toward first and the Rays didn't have a chance to make a play at the plate. First baseman Brad Miller fielded the ball and collided with right-hander Matt Andriese (0-1).

Matthew Boyd's first win of the season came with some help from both the bat and arm of Leonys Martin.

The Tampa Bay Lightning boarded an airplane for Boston at noon Tuesday. They're feeling better about leaving town with the Round 2 series against the Boston Bruins tied 1-1.

DETROIT (AP) - With the Detroit Tigers rallying in the ninth inning Monday night, Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash was focused on Miguel Cabrera's whereabouts. The Tigers star wasn't in the lineup due to biceps tightness, but Cash was unsure if Cabrera could make an appearance with the game on the line.

   Brayden Point had an empty-net goal and three assists and Tampa Bay Lightning found a way to slow Boston's high-scoring line of Patrice Bergeron, David Pastrnak and Brad Marchand to beat the Bruins 4-2 in Game 2 of their second-round playoff series Monday night.      The victory evened the best-of-seven matchup between the top two teams in the Eastern Conference. Game 3 is Wednesday night in...

Bolts fans are feeling grim about the Tampa Bay Lightning's loss to the Boston Bruins Saturday afternoon, but many say they're hopeful it's just a hiccup.

Sandy Leon hit an opposite-field, go-ahead RBI single inside the third-base bag with two outs in the eighth inning against Tampa Bay closer Alex Colome, lifting the Boston Red Sox to a 4-3 victory Sunday that snapped the Rays' eight-game winning streak.

The University of South Florida 2018 draft class is full of Bulls talent, and the NFL teams that picked up those players seem to agree.

Fountains around downtown Tampa are looking extra blue this weekend as the city shows its support for the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Over 20,000 fans showed up to Raymond James Stadium to be a part of the Bucs' first-round selection. Part of the crowd included current and former draft picks. All of them were very much in the dark on what the Bucs' draft plan would be. 

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers may not be finished wheeling and dealing in the NFL draft.

Tampa Bay has plugged a major hole in its defensive line with nose tackle Vita Vea.

BALTIMORE (AP) - C.J. Cron and Wilson Ramos homered and the Tampa Bay Rays extended their winning streak to six games with a 9-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night. It's the Rays' longest winning streak since a nine-game run from July 12-26, 2014.