TAMPA Everything came together like the perfect storm. That's how Dr. Bob Nucci described the path that led him to Thursday. It was a fitting choice of words, considering the local orthopedic surgeon's scenario - he was describing his path to purchasing the Tampa Bay Storm, the area's Arena Football League franchise. ...more

December 14, 2007

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

A potential roadblock to the sale of the Tampa Bay Lightning has been cleared and the path toward a new ownership group has opened back up. ...more

December 12, 2007

A potential road block to the selling of the Tampa Bay Lightning has been cleared and the path toward a new ownership group has opened back up. ...more

December 11, 2007

Some headway apparently is being made to resolve a lawsuit involving potential buyers of the Lightning. ...more

December 11, 2007

The NHL would apparently like the lawsuit between prospective buyers of the Lightning to be resolved before it gets too deep into the legal system. ...more

December 9, 2007

Longtime Tampa Bay Storm owner Woody Kern has agreed to sell the team to local orthopedic surgeon Robert Nucci for $18.9 million, and a Thursday news conference has been scheduled to announce the deal. ...more

December 8, 2007

TAMPA – The Tampa Bay Storm have been sold to local orthopedic surgeon Robert Nucci for $18.9 million, sources told The Tampa Tribune, and the deal will be announced during a Thursday news conference. ...more

December 7, 2007

The Lightning weren't necessarily for sale last year, but CEO and governor Tom Wilson always has maintained that any franchise is subject to a certain amount of "tire kicking" every now and then. ...more

December 7, 2007

It was a sweet deal that will be hard to duplicate, experts say, although hope remains that the warring parties might resolve their differences. ...more

November 28, 2007