Sunday, April 10, 2016

First-round preview: Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Detroit Red Wings and other top stories.

  • First-round preview: Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Detroit Red Wings

    The Lightning and Red Wings went seven games in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals last year and it wasn't a stretch to picture Detroit winning the series. The Red Wings opened up a 1-0 series lead. Then a 2-1 series lead. Then a 3-2 series lead. But when it came time to actually eliminate the Lightning, Detroit fell just short, losing 2-0 in Game 7. The tight victory helped propel the Lightning to the Stanley Cup finals. As for Detroit, it was a disappointingly early exit. It was a great seri..
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  • Tampa Bay's largest ecosystem restoration reaches completion

    Tampa Bay's largest ecosystem restoration reaches completion
    PALMETTO — Lisa Long was having a little trouble with her dibble. The Apollo Beach woman had volunteered to dig holes and help plant some 10,000 plugs of seashore paspalum in the sand of Rock Ponds, a restoration project along the verdant Tampa Bay coast south of Ruskin. She jabbed the pointed piece of steel into the ground, but struck a bit of limestone, piercing only an inch or so into the soil before thunking against the rock. Again, she plunged it into the ground; again, the soil refused to..
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  • Tampa Bay Rays at Baltimore Orioles game preview

    Tampa Bay Rays at Baltimore Orioles game preview
    TV: FOX Sports Sun Time: Pregame coverage begins at 1 p.m. During an unexpected day off, the Baltimore Orioles became the only undefeated team in the majors. They'll look to stay that way by matching the best start in franchise history as they host the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday. Baltimore is 4-0 for the second time in 20 seasons following Friday's 6-1 series-opening victory. As Saturday's game was postponed due to bad weather, the only other teams which had been unbeaten - Detroit and Pi..
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  • Officials work to bring 3rd Frozen Four to Tampa

    Officials work to bring 3rd Frozen Four to Tampa
    Officials work to bring 3rd Frozen Four to Tampa Kellie Cowan reports Officials work to bring 3rd Frozen Four to Tampa TAMPA (FOX 13) - Tampa Bay Sports Commission executive director Bob Higgins first began lobbying to bring the Frozen Four, the college hockey national championship, back in 2005. As Tampa wraps up its second successful tournament, Higgins says he's still hard at work trying to woo the tournament to come back to the Bay Area for a third time."With any luck we'll put..
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  • Tampa plans to pursue another Frozen Four

    Tampa plans to pursue another Frozen Four
    TAMPA — With the successful conclusion of its second Frozen Four on Saturday night, Tampa will work to attract the event back to Amalie Arena in 2020, 2021 or 2022, according to Tampa Bay Sports Commission executive director Rob Higgins. After NCAA officials pronounced themselves pleased with the city’s performance, efforts to return the event to Tampa might be academic. North Dakota athletic director Brian Faison, chairman of the NCAA Division I men’s hockey committee, praised the event’s orga..
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  • Hispanics seeking citizenship in Tampa to vote against Trump

    Hispanics seeking citizenship in Tampa to vote against Trump
    TAMPA — In a nondescript strip mall in heavily Hispanic Town ‘N Country, dozens of people sit at tables filling out forms with the assistance of volunteers. The quiet conversations at the tables are primarily in Spanish as the participants begin the process of becoming U.S. citizens. They’re in a hurry to become naturalized so they can vote in the Nov. 8 presidential election. Many say their motivation is the candidacy of Republican front-runner Donald Trump. “I don’t like Trump,” Lisbet River..
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  • Tampa and Cuba connected through time

    Tampa and Cuba connected through time
    The Tampa Bay Rays’ recent trip to Cuba brings to mind the many connections between the island nation and this area. By virtue of geography, economics and sociology, Florida often has had as much of a connection to the Caribbean as to the United States. Tampa and Havana represent that connection well, and people and trade goods have traveled between the two port cities for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. In the 16th century, during Spain’s age of exploration, several voyages were complete..
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  • Tyler Johnson could be ready by Game 1

    Tyler Johnson could be ready by Game 1
    Lightning center Tyler Johnson (upper body) could be ready for Game 1 of the first-round against the Red Wings Wednesday at Amalie Arena, general manager Steve Yzerman said. It's good news for Tampa Bay, considering how bad it looked when Johnson's head hit the boards awkwardly after a post-whistle shove by Montreal's Greg Pateryn. Johnson left the game and didn't return, with coach Jon Cooper saying there was  "a lot" of concern. But Yzerman said Johnson is considered day-to-day. The Lightning ..
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  • Brussels attackers' original target was France, prosecutor says

    Brussels attackers' original target was France, prosecutor says
    BRUSSELS — The announcement by the Belgian authorities Sunday that the group of attackers who set off bombs in Brussels on March 22 had initially planned to strike in France was a reminder that intelligence and police services are still learning about the full extent of the Islamic State's plots and networks in Europe, and are struggling to keep up. By Sunday, the excitement over the capture on Friday of four suspects in the Brussels bombings had begun to give way to more sober assessments, and ..
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  • "Bro Bowl" makes iconic return at new Tampa park

    "Bro Bowl" makes iconic return at new Tampa park TAMPA (FOX 13) - The Bro Bowl is back and getting rave reviews from skateboarders of all ages.The new downtown Tampa skate park features a replica of the vintage “Bro Bowl” suitable for just about any level of skater.The new skate park, located on the north end of the Perry Harvey, Sr. Park, also features green spaces, picnic tables and grills.The original Bro Bowl was torn down last summer in order to make way for the new park.City offic..
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