If you like a hefty side order of controversial inferences with your statistical entrée, the recent Tiger Bay Club of Tampa luncheon was the place to be. A generous helping of “crimes related to nude entertainment” fare was served up by family-values advocate/ reformed pornography addict David Caton. To wit: In 2001, the forcible rape [...]
Imagine an establishment where, on average, the cops are called every three days. On occasion somebody dies. And it’s right downtown, across from the convention center. And there’s nothing that can be done about it. About Club XS. Wet-zone permits can be pulled for a bunch of reasons — such as underage drinking or fire-code [...]
Say what you want about the Rays and the folly of their (Wilson Alvarez-Juan Guzman-Vinny Castilla-Greg Vaughn-Ben Grieve) fiscal ways, but they are among the league leaders in one financial category. However their infrequency, Rays’ wins come relatively cheap. According to the commissioner’s office, the Rays’ payroll for its 40-man roster — including benefits — [...]
And speaking of the Rays, infielder Julio Lugo recently was acquitted of misdemeanor assault on his wife. That was good news for Lugo, the Rays and possibly Mrs. Lugo. What was more bizarre than Lugo’s wife changing her story at the trial — she previously “exaggerated,” she said — was the immediate aftermath. A grateful [...]
And speaking of the Rays, infielder Julio Lugo recently was acquitted of misdemeanor assault on his wife. That was good news for Lugo, the Rays and possibly Mrs. Lugo. What was more bizarre than Lugo’s wife changing her story at the trial — she previously “exaggerated,” she said — was the immediate aftermath. A grateful [...]
You can’t blame the University of South Florida — oops, USF — for wanting to get out from under that geographic misnomer of a name. So, not unlike UCLA, it will go strictly by its initials, USF. And, frankly, whatever confusion ensues with the University of San Francisco, a two-time national champion in basketball, is [...]
The times they are still a changin’ in college football. Conference expansions and implosions are more the rule than exception. Congressional inquiries into cartel-claims about the Bowl Championship Series are looming. Scholarship limits and early-outs to the NFL are helping to level the playing field. Now this: CollegeFootballNews.com has come out with a ranking of [...]
Just when you think you’ve seen it all — thanks to WTSP Channel 10 — you really haven’t. The local CBS affiliate recently ran an item as a lead-in to John Nugent and sports on its 11 p.m. newscast that had to have viewers wondering if Reggie Roundtree were channeling Howard Stern. The piece, actually [...]
Well done, Busch Gardens, for hosting the biennial National Geographic World Championship, the international competition for students 16 and younger. Sure, it was a great marketing coup resulting in national and international media coverage for the theme park and the Bay Area. But the timing could not have been more pertinent for underscoring interest in [...]
Well done, Busch Gardens, for hosting the biennial National Geographic World Championship, the international competition for students 16 and younger. Sure, it was a great marketing coup resulting in national and international media coverage for the theme park and the Bay Area. But the timing could not have been more pertinent for underscoring interest in [...]
