The Manatee County Commission unanimously voted to proclaim a county-owned section of 27th Street East shall be named “Roberto Clemente Memorial Way,” after the …
It’s spring training time. Just ask Dewayne Staats. He’ll tell you. How could any Rays fan not be smiling this week? A couple of facts. The Super Bowl has been played. Over in Port …
Although Jim Horner has been assigned to manage the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Low-A affiliate in the Florida State League this coming season, working from LECOM Park isn’t going to be new to …
Do you love the DeSoto Speedway? Then don't miss the 2024 DeSoto Speedway Grand Reunion on May 11, 2024, at the Moose Lodge in Bradenton. The gathering is for all racers, fans, …
On Sunday, Bradenton native Pat Nanney won the U.S. Street Nationals 6.50 Index class at Bradenton Motorsports Park. Driving his self-built Mopar Dodge Dakota truck, Nanney …
Nelly Korda was cruising to the championship at her hometown LPGA $1,750,000 Drive On Championship, leading through the first three days and nine holes. But then adversity struck, …
One phone call with Steve Blass can brighten your day. Last week, I called Blass, the former Pittsburgh Pirates pitching ace who led the club to a World Series championship in 1971, to learn more …
Golf superstar and Bradenton native Nelly Korda is currently competing in the LPGA Drive On Championship at Bradenton Country Club. Norda finished the first round an impressive six under par, …
Baseball magic was experienced at the Pittsburgh Pirates Fantasy Camp last week in Bradenton. The campers had a ball, literally and figuratively. Most of the 90 Pirates fans ages 30 and up who made …
The association between Tampa Bay Rays’ hitting coach Chad Mottola and his boss, team manager Kevin Cash, can be traced two decades back to Syracuse, New York. The Mottola and Cash association …
Kent Tekulve is the perfect ambassador for the ultimate Pittsburgh Pirates fan experience taking place this week in Bradenton. It’s baseball time, once again, at the “Southern Home …
Bradenton ninth grader Jackson Frey recently received an Academic All-American Award from USA Gymnastics. This prestigious award recognizes academic achievement in junior gymnasts …
Let me enlighten you on my experiences with the nicest person I have encountered in professional sports over the past half-century. During the holiday season, in many cases, people reconnect with …
Wonderful things do happen during the Christmas season. Earlier this week, after a 51-year gap, I had the opportunity to speak with the football hero of my youth – Tom Blanchard. What an …
Jim Leyland, 78, is headed to Cooperstown this coming summer, and so is his pal, Rich Donnelly. For as long as Donnelly could remember, he and the newest National Baseball Hall of Fame member …
John Gibbons is looking forward to spring training in February. Since his last MLB managing gig at the start of the 2018 season, “Gibby”, as Gibbons is known throughout the game, …
You could hear the happiness in Chris Adams-Wall's voice when talking about work. And why not? Work, since last June 22, has been being an integral member of the Tampa Bay Rays radio team. …
Joe West is playing the waiting game. On December 3, at MLB’s winter meetings in Nashville, West will learn if he’s heading for baseball immortality. The National Baseball Hall of Fame …
Every winter, for one week, a Field of Dreams-like experience comes true for Pittsburgh Pirates fans in Bradenton. All the magic that takes place at Pirate City and LECOM Park, where fans ages …
Back in the day, Nancy Finley was working behind the scenes to ready the Oakland A’s for their World Series appearances. Less than one week ago, the Texas Rangers won the World Series. So …
