The market changed. It's as simple as that. Well, that and getting owner Stuart Sternberg to pony up $7.25 million for a closer. ...more

December 12, 2009

ST. PETERSBURG A week before the engines will roar to life in the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, the participation of one the event's biggest draws is in serious doubt. ...more

March 26, 2009

Maybe it will take another season or two, but the Pittsburgh Pirates are convinced they will soon rediscover the lost art of winning, ...more

March 24, 2009

the Lightning. Davidson usually allowed his lieutenants to run things, but the subject that early December day in 2001 was serious enough to get him on a plane. ...more

March 14, 2009

Dan Rooney is in town this week, along with what might be the most successful professional football franchise in recent years. ...more

January 30, 2009

The Pittsburgh Steelers got to Tampa first. The Arizona Cardinals followed shortly after. ...more

January 26, 2009

Jim Schwartz insisted he loves challenges. Well, he's got one. The Detroit Lions, the NFL's first 0-16 team, agreed Thursday on a four-year deal with Schwartz to make him their next coach. The former Tennessee Titans defensive coordinator will be introduced at a Friday news conference at Ford Field, where Detroit lost its home games last year by an average of 21.4 points to break another dubious league record. The 42-year-old Schwartz just finished his eighth season as the Titans' defensive coordinator and his 10th on their staff. He interviewed for a second time with the Lions on Monday. ...more

January 16, 2009

The owners of the Tampa Bay Rowdies professional soccer team withdrew its request to build a 5,000-seat stadium in Town 'N Country this morning after it appeared county commissioners were preparing to vote against a zoning change. ...more

January 13, 2009

Detroit reportedly released Rod Marinelli, whose Lions became the first team to finish 0-16; Cleveland parted ways with Romeo Crennel; and the New York Jets axed Eric Mangini, whose team lost four of its final games to miss the playoffs. ...more

December 29, 2008

The Rays on Monday raised their ticket prices for 2009 slightly while offering increased discounts on season tickets and creating a new "marquee" category for 11 Saturday night games. ...more

November 18, 2008