Archive for the ‘Sports’ Category

LIGHTNING SIGN FREE AGENT DEFENSEMAN MATT GILROY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE courtesy of the Tampa Bay Lightning July 2, 2011 TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed free agent defenseman Matt Gilroy to a one-year contract today, vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced. Gilroy, 6-foot-1, 201 pounds, played in 58 games with the New York Rangers last season, recording […]

LIGHTNING SIGN 2010 FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICK BRETT CONNOLLY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE courtsey of the Tampa Bay Lightning July 1, 2011 TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed right wing Brett Connolly to a standard three-year, entry-level contract today, vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced. Connolly, 6-foot-2, 181 pounds, spent last season with the Prince George Cougars of the Western […]

An Evening at Great American Ballpark-Cincinnati OH

An Evening at Great American Ballpark-Cincinnati OH

Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati, Oh. (RSEN) OHIO SPORTS FANS Those of you who follow me regularly know the special place I carry for Ohio sports fans.  The sports fans in the great state of Ohio have been beleaguered for years with issue after issue.  For only so long can the pride of the Big Red Machine […]

LIGHTNING SIGN FREE AGENT GOALTENDER MATHIEU GARON

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE courtesy of the Tampa Bay Lightning July 1, 2011 TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed free agent goaltender Mathieu Garon (gah-ROHN, MA-tyew) to a two-year contract today, vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced. Garon, 6-foot-1, 206 pounds, played in 36 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets last […]

ADAM LIND NAMED HONDA PLAYER OF THE MONTH

courtesy of the Toronto Blue Jays TORONTO BLUE JAYS 1B ADAM LIND was voted as the HONDA PLAYER OF THE MONTH for June by the TORONTO CHAPTER of the BBWAA, capturing all but one first place vote.  Honda, the official vehicle of the Blue Jays, will make a donation to the charity of Adam Lind’s […]

Tigers Guillen Rehabs

Tigers Guillen Rehabs

DUNEDIN, Fl.–Detroit Tigers second baseman Carlos Guillen (left knee) swings and misses at a wild pitch third strike Wednesday night then beats out the throw to first playing in his third rehab game for Class-A Lakeland.  Before the game Guillen said he would play one more game with Lakeland on Thursday then join Triple-A Toledo, expecting to rejoin […]

Blue Jays Casey Jassen

Blue Jays Casey Jassen

DUNEDIN, Fl.–Blue Jays right-hander Casey Janssen (right forearm) threw his second bullpen session on Wednesday as  RHP Dustin McGowan (left) and third baseman Brett Lawrie (right) looked on. Janssen is expected to throw another session on Friday.  McGowan (right arm) threw just prior to Janssen in the bullpen and was wearing a sleave covering his elbow. (Photo by EDDIE […]

LIGHTNING RE-SIGN GOALTENDER DWAYNE ROLOSON

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE of the Tampa Bay Lightning June 30, 2011 TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed goaltender Dwayne Roloson two a one-year contract today, vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced. “We are happy to bring Dwayne back into the fold today,” Yzerman said. “He proved his worth both in […]

LIGHTNING RE-SIGN C ADAM HALL

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE of  The Tampa Bay Lightning June 29, 2011 TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed center Adam Hall to a one-year, one-way contract today, vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced. “We are pleased to have Adam return to the Lightning for another season,” Yzerman said. “His outstanding work […]

Hanigan Hammers Rays

Hanigan Hammers Rays

St. Petersburg, Fl. (RSEN) –Just a little over fourteen hours after Evan Longoria’s walk off homer in the bottom of the ninth Tuesday night off Cincinnati reliever Logan Ondrusek, James Shields took the hill for the Tampa Bay Rays.   Shields (8-4, 2.29) against righty Edinson Volquez (4-3, 5.77) in the matinee rubber match in the […]