In case you missed it, here were the top stories on FOX Sports Florida from Wednesday, April 24.
* Perhaps it was fitting that some equilibrium was restored in the past six days at Tropicana Field, capped by the Tampa Bay Rays’ 3-0 victory over the New York Yankees on Wednesday. After all, the Rays’ first road trip was a bump-a-minute ride that shook a young squad enough that manager Joe Maddon noticed his dugout needed to be energized less than a month into the season. Read More
* Alex Cobb scattered three hits over 8 1-3 innings, Ben Zobrist drove in two runs and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 3-0 on Wednesday night. Read More
* Fans can flap their arms and make bird calls all they want at AmericanAirlines Arena. But don’t try to make a buck off an illegal Birdman T-shirt. Read More
* Martin St. Louis scored three goals, and the Tampa Bay Lightning snapped a six-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night. Read More
* A Tampa Bay Rays homestand that has included the offbeat and different, from a DJ to a magician to a cockatoo, had a visit from two penguins Wednesday. Before the Rays played the New York Yankees, which closed a six-game stop at home, two penguins from The Florida Aquarium in Tampa appeared in the home clubhouse. Read More
* LeBron James one day might join Michael Jordan and Hakeem Olajuwon as the only players to win the NBA MVP and Defensive Player of the Year awards in the same season. But it won’t be this season. Read More
* “The one thing that always kind of ate at me a little bit in my time at Boise was, really, no matter what we did, it would be really hard for us to get an opportunity to play for a national championship,’’ said new Gators special teams coordinator and linebackers coach Jeff Choate. “And that’s not the case here. If we take care of our business, we’re going to have a chance to play for a national championship.” Read More
* Signing Darrelle Revis to a six-year, $96 million deal (no guaranteed money), despite concerns about how he will play after tearing the ACL in his left knee last September, presents possibility but also a need for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to adjust for the draft. Read More
* Sunrise Sports & Entertainment today announced that the Florida Panthers will honor the ACC Champion Miami Hurricanes men’s basketball team on Thursday with Head Coach Jim Larranaga dropping the ceremonial puck at the Panthers-Maple Leafs game at 7:30 p.m. at the BB&T Center. Read More
