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 Tampa Bay Lightning struck a flurry of deals just before the NHL trade deadline, most notably reaching an agreement to send veteran forward Mark Recchi to the Boston Bruins in a multi-player trade. ...more

March 4, 2009

Lightning general manager Brian Lawton planned to head home at some point Tuesday night, but he didn't plan to get much sleep. ...more

March 4, 2009

The pistol-shot start to the NFL's free-agency signing period is just around the corner. Before it gets here Feb. 27, the entire league will take a detour to Indianapolis, site of the annual scouting combine. ...more

February 15, 2009

The Residence Inn Sebring was awarded two prestigious awards at the 2009 Residence Inn General Managers Conference. ...more

February 15, 2009

The NFL combine begins Thursday and with so many players involved it can be a little overwhelming. With that in mind, the Bucs Beat looks at five players the Tampa Bay Buccaneers should be targeting with their first-round selection. ...more

February 13, 2009

The University of Florida's national championship celebration was drawing to a conclusion Sunday afternoon inside Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Coach Urban Meyer already had addressed the announced crowd of 42,000, calling the Gators "one of the greatest teams in college football history." ...more

January 12, 2009

The Rays remain in the market for an established slugger, but they made a preliminary move to shore up their offense Wednesday night. ...more

December 11, 2008

The nation's stores finally got some relief this Thanksgiving weekend, according to data released late Monday, but the sales gains were modest and analysts worry the pace can't be sustained through the season and beyond as shoppers worry about the recession. ...more

December 2, 2008

SEBRING — In a closed-door meeting last week, the owners and/or general managers of the top five hotels in this city met privately with new Highlands County administrator Michael Wright to make one request: don't get rid of Rocky Ellingsworth, the Highlands County Sports Complex manager. The hotel owners and managers all told Wright that Ellingsworth is almost single handedly responsible for filling most of their hotel rooms on many off-season weekends because he brings in first-class softball and baseball tournaments. They also said that league and tournament directors who had tournaments at the sports complex have told them they will cancel their tournament dates and hotel accommodations for the fall if Ellingsworth loses his job here. Many of the hotel owners and managers also said they've been told that some tournaments will leave and never come back if Ellingsworth isn't working here, and the teams will travel to whatever new location Ellingsworth works in to hold their weekend tournaments there. ...more

June 30, 2008