A Clearwater-based consortium has proposed building a sports complex worth more than $40 million on Oakley Boulevard near The Grove shopping mall. ...more

June 22, 2008

Steven Stamkos 'has yet to lace a skate in the National Hockey League, but that hasn't stopped the Lightning from making him the center of the next season's marketing campaign. ...more

June 21, 2008

Lightning general manager Jay Feaster has been working the phones in hopes of collecting a second-round pick for the start of today's second-day festivities at the NHL entry draft. ...more

June 21, 2008

Steven Stamkos watched from his seat in Scotiabank Place stands as the Lightning contingent of front-office staff and ownership stepped up from the team's draft table and made their way to the NHL entry draft stage. ...more

June 21, 2008

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

June 19, 2008

If everything goes as expected today, the National Hockey League will approve Oren Koules as the new owner of the Lightning. Once the deal officially closes later this month, life as we know it on Channelside Drive will have ended. ...more

June 18, 2008

After weeks of rumors, the Tampa Bay Lightning officially parted ways with the coach, John Tortorella, who led the team to its lone Stanley Cup championship in 2004. ...more

June 5, 2008

Once he is officially fired as coach of the Lightning, John Tortorella figures to be out of work five minutes, maybe less. He'll land one of the big-boy jobs out there in the National Hockey League. Before long he'll be introduced as the new coach at Ottawa, Toronto or maybe San Jose. ...more

May 31, 2008

Youthful names now rule the game. The National Hockey League has been overrun with young talent in the post-lockout era. The poster boy for the new wave will be on the national stage starting tonight as the Stanley Cup finals open in Detroit with the Red Wings hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins. ...more

May 24, 2008

Though summer is on the horizon and the temperature has been steadily climbing, students at Apollo Beach Elementary School were not quite ready to put hockey season behind them. ...more

May 3, 2008