His now-famous sports bar won't open for another four hours, but Mark Ferguson is operating at full speed. ...more

October 18, 2008

Ferg's Sports Bar and Grill, at 1320 Central Ave., is party central for the Tampa Bay Rays baseball games, played across the street at Tropicana Field. ...more

October 17, 2008

Disappointed Rays fans have to wait a bit to celebrate a divison title after the team lost 7-5 to the Detroit Tigers. ...more

September 25, 2008

The Tampa Bay Rays' recent success may have earned them wins on the baseball diamond, but the impact is being felt in the stands, at the bar and in the parking lot. ...more

July 18, 2008

The Rays are winning on the field and on the ledger — ticket, merchandise, and media sales are way up. But will it last? ...more

July 17, 2008

Mark Ferguson took a pioneering leap of faith in 1993 when he converted an old Sunoco gas station into a sports bar, hoping the city would land a baseball team. It arrived five years later. ...more

November 11, 2007