More photos » ... Ted S. Warren - AP ... 5 months ago: ... Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Derrick Ward scores a touchdown in the third quarter, jumping over teammate Jeremy Trueblood and Seattle Seahawks' Lawyer Milloy in the end zone during an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) ... Browse more photos » ... We are in officially in the dead period for the NFL, with teams wrapping up their camps/OTAs and taking some time off before mandatory minicamps kick into
Per Marc Topkin and the Tampa Tribune: ... Navarro gets a 2-game suspension, starting tonight, for bumping umpire. C Lobaton recalled from Durham. P Ekstrom optioned to Durham. ... Considering Navarro's suspension is for only two games, this is a relatively minor move. The Rays want a back-up catcher on hand besides Sean Rodriguez, and Ekstrom was the easiest person to demote. Between yesterday's off-day and the recent success of the Rays' starters, the bullpen is exceptionally
Now official ... ST. PETERSBURG, FL-The Tampa Bay Rays have signed 16-year-old left-handed pitcher Stepan Havlicek (STEF-en HAVE-li-check), a member of the Czech Junior National Team, ... to a free agent minor league contract. He was signed last week in Blansko, Czech Republic, by John Gilmore, the club's European and Australian scout. Gilmore worked closely with Jiri Vit, an associate scout for the Rays in Czech Republic. ... Havlicek is the first player signed by the Rays out of the
Photo courtesy of The New Tampa Woman's Club Heather Keen, left, club president, and Amy Warenyk, department chair, at the club's new member orientation. The New Tampa Junior Woman's Club hosted its annual new member orientation at Winestyles in Wesley ...
Florida associate head coach/defensive coordinator Charlie Strong will be the guest speaker at the Tampa Gator Club's alumni and friends kickoff party at the Quorum Hotel on Wed., July 29, from 6 - 8 p.m. Admission is $25 when purchased ...
Rays owner Stuart Sternberg was incredibly proud over the recent rankings put out by ESPN that listed his club's fan experience as the "most affordable" in all of major sports. And Sternberg said the plan is now to be even ...
Rookie quarterback Josh Freeman joined veteran Bucs players for the first time Tuesday during the club's voluntary workouts. "I got a couple reps (with the starters), just to make me feel good,'' Freeman said. Luke McCown and Byron Leftwich took ...
Due to the popularity of its new restaurants and spa during the recent Super Bowl and Transitions Championship weeks, Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club's Packard’s Steakhouse, Market Salamander Grille & Bar and Indaba Spa will open to the public via ...
The New Tampa Rotary Club's 13th annual invitational charity golf tournament is 11 a.m. today (April 3) at Hunter's Green Country Club, 18101 Longwater Run Drive. Proceeds benefit local schools, New Tampa athletics, Rotary's Camp Florida and more. Call (813) ...
When looking at some historical attendance data, I couldn't help but be surprised by the similarities between how the Rays and the Marlins have drawn over the years. Take a look at this: ... That's right, for the years that the Rays and Marlins have both been in existence, the Rays have outdrawn the Marlins for 8 out of 11 years. And despite the Marlins' peak in 2004 and 2005, the Rays still have a higher average attendance over that time period: 17,913 per game to 17,054. Given that the