How's life treating you? In that case, cheer up. Any circumstance that does not include at least two of the seven deadly sins, popcorn stuck between your back teeth or a nasty rash puts you a leg up on the average Southeastern Conference basketball coach. ...more

March 11, 2009

Normally a hotbed for hockey and concerts, the St. Pete Times Forum is undergoing a transformation that will be all about basketball. The 12 men's Southeastern Conference college basketball teams and their fans have started arriving for the SEC tournament, which will begin on Thursday at the facility. Today's practices are closed to the public. Ticket books for all sessions are $300 and available at www.secsports.com. Single-session tickets are $50 each (plus any applicable fees) and can be purchased at the box office or any Ticketmaster outlet by calling 1-800-745-3000 or by logging on to www.secsports.com. Four games will be played Thursday, beginning with Kentucky-Mississippi at 1 p.m. and concluding with Florida-Arkansas at 9:45 p.m. ...more

March 11, 2009

At last year's SEC men's basketball tournament, there was never a dull moment. It blew into Atlanta, and Atlanta blew right back. A tornado took off part of the Georgia Dome roof at one point, and the whole thing was moved to Georgia Tech's arena, where Georgia, of all teams, sprang upset after upset to win the tourney and crash the NCAA get-together that followed. Now the Southeastern Conference Tournament comes to Tampa's St. Pete Times Forum. Dull moments might outnumber fans at the Forum this week. It'll be like a four-day Lightning game. ...more

March 10, 2009

There is more to be decided during this week's SEC men's basketball tournament than which team claims the conference title and an automatic NCAA Tournament bid. ...more

March 10, 2009

When last we heard from the Lingerie Football League, it was enmeshed in controversy during Super Bowl week, and its premier event – the Lingerie Bowl – was canceled. Now the organization and its scantily clad female athletes are back. The Tampa Bay Breeze, one of 10 teams in the league, will play a four-game schedule this fall that includes two home games at the St. Pete Times Forum, according to a news release. ...more

March 9, 2009

Perhaps someone involved with Britney Spears' tour should be put in charge of circling important dates on the calendar - like the day the clocks spring forward. ...more

March 9, 2009

Perhaps someone involved with Britney Spears' tour should be put in charge of circling important dates on the calendar – like the day the clocks spring forward. ...more

March 8, 2009

TAMPA - Brad Boyes scored just 27 seconds into overtime and added two assists to lift the St. Louis Blues to a 4-3 victory over the Lightning at St. Pete Times Forum. ...more

March 6, 2009

The Britney Spears circus is still coming to town Sunday, but the show will start an hour later than initially reported. ...more

March 6, 2009

The Florida Gators and Kentucky Wildcats – both fighting for their NCAA Tournament lives – will play on the first day of next week's Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament at the St. Pete Times Forum. ...more

March 6, 2009