Posts Tagged ‘Tampa Bay Buccaneers’
New Local Business Spotlight: We Don’t Know
Here at Tampa News Force, we love to poke fun at various local institutions, but ultimately we love the Tampa Bay Area and want nothing but unqualified success for everyone who lives in and does business in the various communities that make up this vibrant and diverse region. Except Brooksville, of course. Brooksville sucks and…
Read MoreRays nervously monitoring championship ring escalation
“Cripes, they just keep raising the damn bar with these things”, exclaimed Sternberg. “It’s not enough that they have to be totally encrusted in jewels, they have to be fidget spinners and dioramas too? How’s (Lightning owner Jeff) Vinik gonna top this Bucs ring? I don’t know but you know he will.”
Read MoreJoe Redner offers to assist Tampa re-branding campaign
The City of Tampa is launching a new re-branding campaign which will capitalize on the recent success of the Buccaneers and Lightning, and local entrepreneur/nightclub owner Joe Redner wants to help. “We’re going to post signs along major roads at the city limits that say ‘Welcome to Tampa: The REAL Titletown’”, said Mayor Jane Castor.…
Read MoreTampa Bay Lightning win third Stanley Cup; officially not cute anymore
The Tampa Bay Lightning have won the 2021 Stanley Cup, with a 1-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens in Game 5 of the Final, to win the best-of-seven series four games to one. It’s the third time in the franchise’s history being crowned champions of the National Hockey League and the sports world has decided…
Read MoreTicket scalper says he is misunderstood
Kenny Glennis of Tampa, a self-described ticket broker (more commonly known as a ‘scalper’ or ‘lowlife, bottom-feeding scumbag’), says he is tired of being perceived as a parasite with a cardboard sign standing outside of an arena who buys tickets in bulk to create scarcity and then profits by exploiting that scarcity by raising the…
Read MoreTampa man chagrined after mocking statue of beloved local icon
Ted Chiddleston of Seminole Heights is feeling highly embarrassed and ashamed of himself after making snide remarks about a statue in downtown Tampa. He was traveling west on Brorein Street, heading toward Bayshore Boulevard when he stopped at a traffic light at the intersection of Florida Avenue. As he was waiting for the light to…
Read MoreVirtual sports fan is exhausted
A cardboard cutout intended to fill seats at Tampa Bay sporting events representing a fan who can’t attend due to restrictions resulting from COVID needs a vacation from sports. “It’s been a wild ride, for sure”, said the 2′ 6″ high x 1′ 6″ wide corrugated cardboard silhouette. “In less than five months, I’ve attended…
Read MoreAdam Johnson returns Lombardi trophy to NFL Hall of Fame
Accused US Capitol insurrectionist Adam Johnson of Parrish has confiscated the Lombardi Trophy, won by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV earlier this month, and has returned it to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. “I’ve recently learned the importance of handling property with care. especially if that property doesn’t…
Read MoreA Season That Happened: A look back at TNF’s 2020 Buccaneers coverage
Well, it’s all over, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers whooped the Kansas City Chiefs 31-9 in Super Bowl LV, a game that wasn’t even that close. I mean, let’s be honest. We, all of us here in Tampa Bay, are World Champions in another sport. Tampa News Force has been there for every bit of it,…
Read MoreBucs less than hospitable as Super Bowl LV hosts
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Kansas City Chiefs 31-9 in Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Sunday night to claim the title of World Champions on behalf of the Tampa Bay Area once again. In the first Super Bowl to see a team play in their home stadium, the Bucs were…
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