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As Michael Kelly spoke to the media last week about the state of affairs with the University of South Florida athletics and the collegiate athletic landscape in general, he did so among several trophies on either side of him. The collection of hardware highlighted the fact no less than 10 American Athletic Conference team and

Sports fans who have been missing the roar of the crowds are buying tickets again, and those of us with travel lust are checking airline schedules and happy to travel to see our beloved teams play. Post-pandemic, weary bodies, and minds are craving an adventure. Before you could say “GO BOLTS,” I secured tickets to

When the Tampa Bay Lightning celebrated their Stanley Cup win last summer, they did so 2,800 miles away from home in Edmonton’s empty Rogers Place. The way the Lightning have been going about their business so far, in this year’s playoffs, they may get a chance to celebrate a Cup win in a packed Amalie

University of South Florida President Steven Currall made it clear on December 11, 2019, the day Jeff Scott was introduced as the Bulls’ new football coach, that he wanted athletics to be an area of emphasis. Currall, who took office only five months earlier, worked closely with athletics director Michael Kelly in bringing Scott on

The Tampa Bay Pro Combine Presented by Florida’s Sports Coast, a professional basketball pre-draft event, will take place June 3-5 at AdventHealth’s Sports Arena at Wiregrass Ranch Sports Campus of Pasco County. A group of professional basketball players, from the Tampa Bay area, have spearheaded the event with the intention of putting their hometown region

Outback Bowl officials confirmed that their 2022 game, which hosts teams from the Big Ten Conference and Southeastern Conference, will be played on Saturday, January 1 at Raymond James Stadium. The game will kick off at 12:00 p.m., on ESPN2.  It will continue its tradition as a January bowl for the 35th consecutive year. “We

A group of Atlanta Braves fans, sporting the team’s jerseys and caps, were walking along Dunedin’s Douglas Avenue about two hours before their team played the Toronto Blue Jays. One of the fans was overheard saying that he arrived from North Port, home of the Braves’ spring training complex, and was looking forward to spending

After a year of canceled events, golf tournaments are back in full swing with The PGA TOUR’s Valspar Championship kicking off this week and St. Pete Fools Charity Club holding its first annual golf tournament on Sunday, May 2. Both tournaments will raise money for philanthropic causes. In 2019, the Valspar Championship, held at the

After a one-year delay, the Arians Family Foundation Golf Classic will tee off at Innisbrook on April 18-19. The event, the seventh since the foundation was launched and the 14th the family has hosted, will be the first in Florida after last year’s tournament was canceled due to the pandemic. “Innisbrook really stepped up and

It is safe to say, baseball fans are keeping their fingers tightly crossed in the hope that something close to a normal season takes place.  As early as February, it was uncertain as to when the season would begin. Whenever the Rays take the field, the defending American League champions will do so without a

In March 2020, Tom Brady made national headlines when he announced he would be moving south and joining the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Some people were shocked, and some savvy observers say they called it. Me, I was flabbergasted. “Huh? Can 2020 get any more bizarre?” Full disclosure: For those that do not already know, I’m

With limited capacity at this year’s Super Bowl, chances are if you were hoping to score tickets, you were not able to for a myriad of reasons. Not to fear, there are places holding Super Bowl watch parties. Please remember, if you do decide to venture out, gather safely. If you are hosting a gathering