Sports http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/sports/ en Feedback@tbo.com Copyright 2012 2012-02-12T02:08:32+00:00 Whitney: Tampa will always love you http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/sports/comments/whitney-tampa-will-always-love-you1/ As the news filtered down Saturday night about the death of six-time Grammy winning singer and film star Whitney Houston, sports fans in the Tampa Bay area—and nationwide—will never forget her performance at Super Bowl XXV.

Houston sang a stirring rendition of “The Star Spangled…]]> The Sports Bookie - Bob D'Angelo 2012-02-12T02:08:32+00:00 Mackerel starting to show near beaches http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/sports/comments/mackerel-starting-to-show-near-beaches/

BY BILL MILLER

Spanish mackerel have arrived along our beaches. This appears to be the early scouts, with the major migration not far behind.

Captain Billy Miller and I both limited out our parties with Spanish fishing just off Blind Pass on the early…]]> Go Fishing: On The Waterfront 2012-02-11T21:43:11+00:00 Linsanity leads to Lin-credibly inflated prices http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/sports/comments/linsanity-leads-to-lin-credibly-inflated-prices/ Total Linsanity has hit the NBA, and now it is trickling down to the card collecting world.

I mean, this is bigger than Tebowmania, as blasphemous as that may sound.

New York Knicks sensation Jeremy Lin proved Friday night he was more than a flash…]]> The Sports Bookie - Bob D'Angelo 2012-02-11T18:13:19+00:00 Bucs blocked again in search for staff assistant http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/sports/comments/bucs-blocked-again-in-search-for-staff-assistant/
BY ROY CUMMINGS
The Tampa Tribune

TAMPA – Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Greg Schiano has run into yet another roadblock in his quest to build a staff of assistants.

The San Francisco 49ers have denied the Bucs an opportunity to speak to…]]> Bucs Report -Tribune staff 2012-02-11T17:41:57+00:00 Super Bowl: The Greatest Show in the World http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/sports/comments/super-bowl-the-greatest-show-in-the-world/ We just experienced the 2012 Super Bowl and Madonna: the game, the Patriots and the Giants, was great, the ads spectacular and all had a good time except at the end when the New England fans got disappointed. It brought to mind our first Super Bowl here in Tampa and…]]> Breakfast Bonus - Tom McEwen 2012-02-11T04:58:07+00:00 Hillsborough’s Sherit lands offers from Oklahoma, Ole Miss http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/sports/comments/hillsboroughs-sherit-lands-oklahoma-offer/ Two more scholarship offers have landed in the big hands of Hillsborough defensive end Jordan Sherit, including his first from the Big 12.

Seven-time national champions Oklahoma has made an official pitch for the 6-foot-4, 235-pound Sherit, Terriers coach Earl Garcia said Friday. Later that day, Garcia said Sherit picked…]]> Prep Report - Football, Prep Report - Hillsborough, Prep Report - Recruiting Updates 2012-02-11T02:29:20+00:00 Mays is first Topps Prime 9 redemption card for 2012 http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/sports/comments/mays-is-first-topps-prime-9-redemption-card-for-2012/ Topps announced its first card in the 2012 Home Run Legends Prime 9 program today, and it belongs to one of the classic power hitters of all time: Willie Mays.

Mays will be redemption card No. 1. Every Friday, Topps will name its “Prime 9…]]> The Sports Bookie - Bob D'Angelo 2012-02-10T23:37:29+00:00 Rays accepting applications for the Community Fund Grant Program http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/sports/comments/rays-accepting-applications-for-the-community-fund-grant-program/ The Rays Baseball Foundation, the charitable arm of the Tampa Bay Rays, is accepting applications for its Community Fund Grant Program.

Applications for the Community Fund Grant Program are currently available on raysbaseball.com, on the Community page.

The Rays Baseball Foundation Community…]]> Rays Report - Roger Mooney 2012-02-10T22:53:03+00:00 Gaither’s Stanger ranked tops in his class by Golfweek Magazine http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/sports/comments/gaithers-stanger-ranked-tops-in-his-class-by-golfweek-magazine/ Gaither junior Jimmy Stanger has been ranked as the No. 1 golfer graduating in 2013 in the state of Florida and No. 11 nationally by Golfweek Magazine for the month of February. In the adjusted poll of all junior golfers (with c/0 2012 and younger included) Stanger is ranked No.…]]> Prep Report - Hillsborough 2012-02-10T17:36:06+00:00 Former Shorecrest football coach Hayford among 34 applying for Brandon job http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/sports/comments/former-shorecrest-football-coach-hayford-among-34-applying-for-brandon-job/ Brandon High athletic director Tibor Kovacs has released the list of names who have applied for the head football coaching position at the school. A total of 34 applications sit on his desk and Kovacs said he and a selection panel will begin narrowing the list Monday.

Some notable names…]]> Prep Report - Football, Prep Report - Hillsborough 2012-02-10T17:04:44+00:00