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RSS FeedHead coach Skip Holtz loved the way his special teams and defense played on Saturday night. But despite some miscues and a couple turnovers the University of South Florida Bulls defeated the talented University of Tennessee Chattanooga Moccasins 34-13. The first game of the season is the closest a lot of teams in the Big
Whenever I talk sports with friends from back home in Boston they bring up Tampa’s reputation as a poor sports town. I quietly laugh with them and nod. But it is not because they are right. It is because their mocking reminds me why I love to live here. You see, in Boston, the sports
Consistency. It was the word of the night for head coach Skip Holtz and something that the USF Bulls seem to struggle to maintain at times, both on the field and in their conference. The Big East will soon become the conference of Big Changes, with six new teams poised to join the Bulls’ little
On April 6, the Tampa Bay (Devil) Rays squared off against the New York Yankees on Opening Day. (The first Major League game I remember that I attended was when the D-Rays played against the Seattle Mariners, back when Tampa Bay still wore purple. Plus I played on the D-Rays in Babe Ruth—they will always
Sailing coach Allison Jolly looked out from her boat at the flag blowing on the U.S. Coast Guard ship on Wednesday, March 28, frowning about the gentle northeast wind that was making it a calm day for sailing. Hoping for a sea breeze, Jolly shouted across the water to John Mollicone, coach of the Brown
The loud engines revving and enormous crowds reminded locals that the races were back in town. Each year, the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg attracts visitors worldwide. Drivers race through a 1.8-mile track that weaves through Albert Whitted Airport and the downtown area. The IndyCar series kicks off in St. Petersburg and then moves
When it comes to USF sports, most discussions focus on football: how we compare to the other Florida schools, how our relatively young program fights for big wins, how each year starts so promising then ends in heartbreak, etc. Now the conversations are shifting to that other sport, you know, the one to which we
It is common knowledge that Evan Longoria is the Tampa Bay Rays’ best player, but he is about to get even better. That might be difficult to believe considering Longoria is coming off a 31-homerun, 98-RBI 2011 season, which he memorably capped with a walk-off homerun on the final day of the regular season to
The Tampa Bay Rays held their annual Fan Fest at Tropicana Field, raising money for a number of causes while allowing fans to interact with their favorite Rays players. The event raised between $15,000 and $20,000 for the ALS Association, a non-profit organization dedicated to fighting Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Rays coaches conducted baseball clinics for
The USF Sailing Team’s spring season is set to kick off the second week in February. The team qualified for the national competitions this past fall, winning fourth place in Chicago and second place in San Francisco. This season the national sailing competitions will be held in Texas. But to get there, the team has
