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BOSTON (AP) - David Pastrnak's wide postgame grin had much less to do with the two goals he scored than the two points he helped Boston pick up with a 4-0 win over Tampa Bay. The victory Tuesday night was all the Bruins needed to clinch their first playoff berth since 2014.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - For all the talk about a Yankees youth movement, there were a couple of old, familiar faces who keyed New York's first victory. CC Sabathia was sharp in his season debut and Chase Headley kept up his hot start in Tuesday night's 5-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.

The Tampa Bay Storm open their 30th season – and 26th in Tampa – Saturday night in Cleveland against the Gladiators. It will be a whole new look, with 20 new players, a new head coach and a revamped league.

ESPN is reporting Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo is leaving football and going into TV broadcasting. The move could reportedly come Tuesday.

The NHL announced Monday that it will not participate in the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, refusing for the first time in 20 years to halt its season for three weeks so its stars can chase gold for their home countries.

It's the day baseball fans look forward to all year long: opening day.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - If the Tampa Bay Lightning are tenacious enough to sneak into the playoffs, it'll be because of their youngsters. Rookie Adam Erne scored twice and veteran Ondrej Palat added a power-play goal and two assists as the Lightning defeated the Dallas Stars 6-3 on Sunday night. Rookie Brayden Point scored the go-ahead goal in the third period to break a 2-2 tie.

Pitch by pitch, Chris Archer set the tone for what he and the Tampa Bay Rays hope will be a bounce-back year.

For 50 years, Thomas Richard Robinson High School assistant Fred Williams has been coaching baseball in Hillsborough County.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The Tampa Bay Lightning had a big offensive night without high-scoring Nikita Kucherov. Alex Killorn and Jonathan Drouin scored power-play goals 1:51 apart late in the second period and the Lightning beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-3 on Thursday. J.T. Brown, Andrej Sustr and Yanni Gourde also scored for the Lightning, who are three points behind Boston for the second Eastern...

It was picture day with the Lightning, and it was good timing for it with so many new faces on the team, stemming from trades and rookies who have come up from Syracuse.

At 13 years old, Norah Catlin is living her dream. In her age group, she's a master among her competition on golf course.

Evan Longoria likes Tampa Bay's chances of escaping the AL East cellar and contending for a playoff berth.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - The Tampa Bay Rays have bolstered their outfield depth, acquiring speedy Peter Bourjos from the Chicago White Sox for cash or a player to be named, The deal Tuesday potentially provides the Rays with a right-handed hitting backup for Gold Glove center fielder Kevin Kiermaier.

The men behind story of the weekend that made national news for being so good paid a visit to Good Day Philadelphia to explain exactly what happened.

A University of South Florida football player, still in the hospital after a weekend road rage altercation, has now been charged in connection with the incident.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Yanni Gourde's second career goal capped a tremendous comeback by the Tampa Bay Lightning against one of the NHL's elite teams. Gourde had a breakaway goal 4:25 into overtime and the Lightning rallied from a three-goal deficit to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-4 on Monday night. Playing in his 13th game this season and 15th overall, Gourde beat Scott Darling after...

NFL owners on Monday approved a move allowing the Oakland Raiders to move to Las Vegas during league meetings.