The anonymous comment on the Web site RateMDs.com was unsparing: "Very unhelpful, arrogant," it said of a doctor. "Did not listen and cut me off, seemed much too happy to have power (and abuse it!) over suffering people." ...more

March 5, 2009

Lightning general manager Brian Lawton planned to head home at some point Tuesday night, but he didn't plan to get much sleep. ...more

March 4, 2009

For a quick, perhaps subconscious, glimpse of the world Mitch Talbot inhabits this spring, listen to how he describes the place he would like to begin this season, the major leagues. ...more

March 4, 2009

Jeff Niemann has only five major-league appearances to his credit, but in many regards 2009 qualifies as a make-or-break year for the former first-round pick. ...more

February 20, 2009

Jeff Niemann has only five major-league appearances, but in many regards 2009 qualifies as a make-or-break year. ...more

February 17, 2009

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays finalized their long-anticipated deal with veteran reliever Brian Shouse today, signing the left-hander to a one-year contract with a club option for 2010. ...more

February 12, 2009

Two days after all 29 teams passed on LW Jussi Jokinen, the Lightning dealt the 25-year-old forward to Carolina on Saturday. ...more

February 8, 2009

The Tampa Bay Lightning today traded forward Jussi Jokinen to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for defenseman Josef Melichar, forward Wade Brookbank and a fourth-round draft pick in 2009. ...more

February 7, 2009

President Barack Obama ran into the perfect ethical storm — probably due to a failure in his vetting process. ...more

February 7, 2009

Lightning forward Jussi Jokinen cleared waivers on Thursday and appears to be set for an assignment to the minors. ...more

February 5, 2009