The helmet is brighter and the flag is bigger. The red pops more, the skull is meaner and pretty soon it will be plastered on hats, T-shirts and jerseys that
Category: Sports
U.S. Figure Skating, the governing body of the sport in the United States, has more than 140,000 members. The chances of being among the four skaters that compete in the
Willie Taggart was hired in early Dec. 2012. That gave him only a couple months to assemble his recruiting class. A year later, Taggart has had an entire season to
The 22nd Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia are underway. The Tampa Bay region will be well represented at the games. Several players from the Tampa Bay Lightning will represent their
What would Brian Boitano do if he were here right now? ‘Tis a question many of us have pondered since, when in 1999, Matt Stone and Trey Parker tunefully posed
Allison Jolly described her entry into sailing as an “accident.” The USF women’s varsity sailing coach and 1988 Olympic Gold Medalist in sailing grew up in St. Petersburg before most
Valerie Nyitray, a senior in interdisciplinary social sciences at USF St. Petersburg, bounces a tennis ball off cement walls at Jack Puryear Park in St. Petersburg. She runs agility and
The Tampa Bay Rowdies couldn’t win a second consecutive North American Soccer League title in 2013, but back on Dec. 12 the team made a deal to ensure it’s long-term
Entering the Christmas break on a five-game win streak, the Tampa Bay Lightning had every reason to feel confident as the team entered its last home stand of the calendar
As a student journalist that aspires to one day work in sports, I’ve spent most of my time these past few years watching various sporting events from the press box.