Before Steve Downie ever suited up for a regular-season NHL game, the 22-year-old winger from Newmarket, Ontario, carried with him a nasty reputation. ...more

December 2, 2008

The Lightning are a bust so far, but the size of the job facing Rick Tocchet can't be measured by just the standings. One look at the large number of empty seats for Tuesday's game at the Forum against the Panthers told you that. ...more

November 19, 2008

Evgeny Artyukhin spoke to his brother Sergei, who lives in Moscow, early Saturday morning to wish his sibling a happy 32nd birthday. As a present, Sergei asked his brother to score a goal for him. ...more

November 2, 2008

The only jet lag the Lightning felt Monday following their return home came from the team's on-ice performance against the New York Rangers in Prague, Czech Republic. ...more

October 7, 2008

Three days ago, Dana Tyrell was wrapping up a rookie tournament in Traverse City, Mich., with some of Tampa Bay's top prospects. ...more

September 20, 2008

The average size of tarpon along Florida's west coast has steadily increased since the $50 kill-tag regulation was put in place in 1989. And the results of this conservation measure are nowhere more evident than at Boca Grande Pass, where fish in excess of 200 pounds - once nearly unheard of - are now landed every summer season. ...more

July 18, 2008

Jaromir Jagr signed with a Russian team a day after his split with the New York Rangers, leaving the NHL after nearly two decades and returning to the club he joined during the 2004-05 lockout. ...more

July 5, 2008

Lightning ownership promised last week they would be "shockingly aggressive" when it came to the free agent market. ...more

June 30, 2008

The Lightning's new ownership isn't waiting for Tuesday to make a splash in the free-agent market. ...more

June 29, 2008

It would have been a fine night for something unusual. ...more

January 11, 2008