Actor Ron Silver, who won a Tony Award as a take-no-prisoners Hollywood producer in David Mamet's "Speed-the-Plow" and did a political about-face from loyal Democrat to Republican activist after the Sept. 11 attacks, died Sunday at the age of 62. ...more

March 16, 2009

Dirk Budd was known as much for his unwavering loyalty as his towering intellect. ...more

December 6, 2008

Oren Koules Koules made his fortune as a Hollywood producer whose biggest hits include the grisly "Saw" movie franchise and the Emmy-nominated television series "Two and a Half Men." He co-founded, with Mark Burg, the Evolution Entertainment management/production company in 1998 and Twisted Pictures production company in 2004. A Chicago native, Koules played minor-league hockey for four years and spent eight years as a commodities trader in Chicago before getting into the movie business. ...more

June 24, 2008

Looking hip and sounding confident, new Lightning owners Oren Koules and Len Barrie made several bold statements in their first official news conference Monday at the St. Pete Times Forum. ...more

June 23, 2008

The imperfect sale process of the Lightning was approved by a perfect vote Wednesday. ...more

June 19, 2008

After months of doubt surrounding the proposed sale of the Lightning to Hollywood producer Oren Koules, the process is in the final stages of being completed. ...more

May 3, 2008

While there has been plenty of silence and secrecy surrounding the potential sale of the Lightning, whispers are beginning to surface that a deal could be on the horizon. ...more

February 1, 2008

At the league's Board of Governor's meeting on Saturday, the subject of the Lightning sale to Hollywood producer Oren Koules was scarcely mentioned to the league's governors and president's. ...more

January 27, 2008

How Tampa Bay Ended Up Last In The East At The Break 1. The plight of Dan Boyle this season just about sums up how things have gone for Tampa Bay in the first half. From the moment an errant skate fell off its hook above Boyle's locker in September and severed three tendons in his wrist, the team must have felt like it has had a black cloud following it around. Boyle's absence was absorbed for the first quarter of the season, but as the season wore on, Tampa Bay's young core of defensemen wore down. ...more

January 26, 2008

I thought the Lightning were sold. What was Tuesday's settlement all about? Members of Absolute Hockey Enterprises were suing Oren Koules, accusing him of trying to cut his own deal with the Lightning. Tuesday's settlement is a buyout by Koules of Absolute Hockey and their partners for an undisclosed amount. The lawsuit will be dismissed. ...more

December 12, 2007