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The Dugout: Somebody Signed Kyle Farnsworth Already

The Rays continue to piece together a mostly new bullpen, reportedly agreeing to terms on a deal with free agent Kyle Farnsworth. The good news is that Big Country gets to stay in the Major Leagues for at least another season, and I get another year of barely baseball-related tangential storytelling. The bad news is that...

Roy Removes Dunce Cap, Back with Bolts

After Andre Roy went bat-poop crazy during a game against the Flyers earlier this month, Tampa Bay general manager Jay Feaster announced the 33-year-old enforcer would be sent home for a week as the team's "internal discussions and overall review continues" regarding that incident and others involving Roy this season....

NY Times Declares War on Sun Belt Hockey

For some, "balanced reporting" and "The New York Times" are mutually exclusive terms. Last weekend's notebook item titled "Enthusiasm Cools for Hockey's Foray Into the South" did little to dispel that notion; here was a doom and gloom report on the NHL in non-traditional markets -- an indictment of Tampa Bay, Phoenix,...

The Ice Sheet: Lightning in a Bottleneck

Every day from Monday to Saturday, The Ice Sheet will take a look at the biggest stories in the league that happened on the ice and elsewhere the night before.St. Pete Times reporter Damian Cristodero dropped a bomb the other day, quoting Tampa Bay GM Jay Feaster that huge changes could hit the Lightning if the team hasn't...

Lightning Reveal New Uniforms and Logo

For the past few seasons, the Tampa Bay Lightning have had very sleek and clean uniforms. The Bolts uniforms did a good job of utilizing blue, silver, and black in good harmony, paired with a clean font and a classic logo. While Tampa Bay uniforms were never usually at the top of anyone's list, they would never be near the...

Background on Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay is a large, natural harbor and estuary along the Gulf of Mexico on the west central coast of Florida, comprising Hillsborough Bay, Old Tampa Bay, Middle Tampa Bay, and Lower Tampa Bay.

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