. >> one of the bolts stars sucker punched in the head. deadline as come and gone, steven stamkos has not signed with the bolts so stammergeddon is still going on in toronto. he touts the leaves as an attractive landing spot. he will become a free agent in the bolts. since lightning gm announced he would not be trading stamkos, the captain has been on fire, scoring nine times in 14 games. >> i think it is more a coincidence than anything. you know. obviously, it eases with the questions from the media. but at the end of the day, i knew i wasn't going anywhere. >> if the lightning win tonight, it will be their fourth time beating the leafs this season. will play toninight after being punched. the player who punched him will be suspended. >>> drew smiley threw two scoreless innings but the rays lost 5-2. >>> and the usf women's basketball team is headed out west to get ready for the ncaa tourment. and there is good news. they are the sixth seed in the bridge point region. that is the same region as overall top seed and three time defending champ uconn. last year, the bulls didn't make i

steven stamkos makes the shot... with the puck bouncing off jonathan ericcson's skate into his own goal.... lightning up 3 nothing. in the end... the lightning takes the win 6 to 3. they're now tied for first place in the atlantic divsion. hey there, heard the good news? spray 'n wash is back... and even better. it's powerful formula removes everyday stains the first time. which is bad news for stains, and good news for you. spray 'n wash. everyone loves how they feel in dark clothes. and to keep those darks from fading... there's woolite darks. it's free of harsh ingredients, keeping dark clothes looking like new for 30 washes so your love for dark clothes will never fade. woolite darks. 3 3 ((dave)) 3 ((vanessa)) 3 president obama speaks directly to the cuban normalize relations between the two countries... 3 and.. later he joins in the **"wave" while taking in an historic baseball game with cuban president raul castro. 3 it may come as a surprise... but that game... and u-s government foreign policy go hand-in-han

the puck will be loose on the boards and guess what, he finds it and feeds to steven stamkos. top shelf. lightning up 1-0. they win 4-0 against the blue jackets in columbus. >>> we've been seeing the sunset about this time for weeks but it's not going to come until 7:30. and then it's going to get warm again tomorrow. >> thank you for sharing those gorgeous pictures. you always have great pictures. >>> welcome to world news tonight. critics calling donald trump the fire starter. protests, punches, and now finger pointing. >> send them back to bernie.

. >> steven stamkos blossoming beat reporter getting the soundbite after last night's big win over the arizona coyotes. they say the pen is mightier than the sword, but if ben bishop had a sword, nobody would come near the net. he stuck with a stick and pen which he's using to rewrite the record book. last month he became the first goaltender to win 100 games in a bolts sweater. last night he recorded his 15th shutout. andre palat provided all the offense the bolts needed. big ben handled business from frustrating the coyotes in a 2- 0 victory. tampa bay leapfrogs boston and takes over second place in the atlantic division. >> we really needed this one, not just the win, but the effort level and the consistency in our game. >> obviously we're not happy dallas. so to play, it was probably one of our best periods, if not the first. for three periods. we can play that way, we'll be really successful. >> they thought the difference this game was our penalty kill and bish obviously is a big part of that. to get through that five-on- three is kind of the tipping point in the game right there

with two more goals from nikita kucherov and steven stamkos. ben bishop got 3 33 saves... and the bolts won, four to one. they've now won eight in row... tying their franchise record. they can *break the mark tomorrow night at *home... against the carolina hurricanes. 3 thursday... in their second spring training matchup. taking on the baltimore orioles. rays pitcher "erasmo ramirez" had two scoreless 3 innings, and gave up just one hit. the rays *bats... warmed up early. in the second inning, - an rbi double for desmond jennings. he is now 3 for four so far later in the second, corey dickerson just obliterated this one. the ball bounced onto the roof of the rays offices and landed an estimated 569 feet away from home plate the rays won... ten to three. they head to fort myers today to face the red sox. 3 a big treat for soccer fans last night at raymond james stadium. more than taking on england. in 72nd minute... the home crowd has reason to cheer: usa's crystal dunn with the missle shot to the upper corner.... no chance for the england goaltender , it's one-nothing u-s.

when your team is slumping, call upon your superstars, steven stamkos definitely one of those dudes, some serious torque on the 1 timer. his 30th goal makes it 1 -0. later in the 2nd, big ben bishop doing the splits to turn away the jackets. bishop stopped all 37 shots he faced. it was still 1-0 in the 3rd period. columbus defenseman asking for a redo. he has to pay for the turnover to double the deficit. later cbj on the power play, but don't tell the lightning. andre palat breaks free and feeds stammer for his second goal of the day and they weren't done. later another shorthanded break. this time stamkos returns the favor to palat. the lightning snap their losing streak with a 4-0 shutout of the blue jackets. >> forget the power play, with stand the penalty kill. >>> the nfl kicked off new year this week with the start of free ago and the bucs have been busy. added former seahawk guard j.r. sweezy to block for him. >> bring in quarterback brent grimes from miami and signing the best pass rusher available, robert ayers who made 9 1/2 sacks for the giants last year. sometimes the be

good time to call on your captain, steven stamkos, his 30th goal of the year, still 1- 0 in the 3rd. columbus defenseman would like a redo. he pays for the turnover and doubles the deficit. later cbj on the power play. don't tell the lightning. andre palat feeds stammer for his second of the day and they weren't done. a little later another shorthanded break. stamkos returns the favor to palat. these guys got nothing but love. the lightning snap their losing streak way 4-0 shutout of the blue jackets. >>> the buccaneers resigned safety chris conte to a one the 27-year-old played 14 games last season making 79 tackles and two interceptions. he is the third unrestricted bucs. >>> meanwhile in palm harbor the rays played a pair of split squad games today. tampa bay lost to toronto 6-1 in dunedin. charlotte. the rays wrecked the red sox. meanwhile in palm harbor the final round of the valspar champion ship bill haas entered atom the leaderboard but plenty were nipping at his heels. mccoy sticks the birdie on 12 and finished 4-under. spieth at the clubhouse at even par. charles schwartzel

steven stamkos was name to team canada. we are expecting there to be ryan callahan will likely make it on the u.s. team. >>> thank you, paul. >>> and don't go anywhere. nightly news is coming your way. >>> steve and jim back at 7:00. we will see you at 11. good >>> developing news tonight. party panic as donald trump wins big on super tuesday. republican leaders revolt. mitt romney set to lead the charge against trump, but is it too late. >>> also tonight, hillary clinton surges ahead, but bernie sanders says he's not going anywhere. >>> mystery debris found. nbc newsreaks the story. a piece of a boeing 777 that could be from that missing malaysian airlines flight discovered by an american. could he help solve one of the world's most baffling puzzles? >>> a major abortion fight at the supreme court. the biggest new battle in years that could have sweeping implications for women

steven stamkos in the 2nd period down. boychuck way up front and made they fell behind again. nicoli behind the break to make it 4-4. after that, lightning strikes three more times and the isle just never answer. they lose it 7-4. still a point behind. >>> and a test for the devils tonight playing the capitals. scott wedgewood. third career nhl start for the devils. a shot last time. outstanding again this time. 159 minutes and 34 seconds without allowing a goal. but john carson gets him in overtime. 1-nothing! the devils lose to the caps. you know where carlson grew up? insurgence. >>> college basketball's sweet sixteen will soon be at the heat eight and then final four and top two! notre dame beat wisconsin in a thriller. and the late games waiting to see how it wins. gonzaga against syracuse. their own sweet sixteen. up against top seeded south carolina. tina roy. syracuse down 10 at the half and came back. alexis peterson hit it is 3. brianna hit it is 3. syracuse knock -- hits the 3. syracuse knocks off south carolina. >>> and we have more spring training basketball. the

steven stamkos his 2nd of the game... 33rd on the season, 3-2 tampa bay in the 3rd... stamkos, not the only one with a 2 goal night... jamie benn is pretty good too... stars take the lead and hold on... another lightning loss, 4-3 3 the rays took on the phillies in clearwater yesterday... where evan longoria left the game after shin. 3 the rays offense didn't seem to struggle too much without longo... first batter of the game, logan forsythe, no ill effects from getting hit on tuesday on the elbow... extends nicely here... one nothing rays... in the eight... richie shaeffer adds to the lead... rays hit 4 homeruns in this contest... really overshadowing a fine day on the hill out of matt moore.. 2 batters after shaeffer, mikie mahtook goes yard... his first of the spring... a two run shot, the rays slug their way to a 6-1 win in clearwater... 3 smith spent the last 3 years in baltimore... but played the previous 9 in jacksonville-- where he played under bucs d-coordinator mike smith. daryl smith was a cap casualty with the ravens, but even as an aging middle linebacker.

it's sort of taken a turn much like the steven stamkos thing way back when the whole stamkos and lightning camp decided we're not going to talk about this anymore. piped down. to me that's an indication movement. i don't think there's enough to keep him out of free agency. my guess is doug martin will get to free agency on wednesday, take some visits, see what's out there and let the market determine his value. he will go back to the bucs and say this is the best i can get, will you match if and if they do, i think he'll still be a buccaneer. >> how many times do we hard him say in the locker room on wednesday i love it here. i want to be here? >> yes. if you think he'll give you the opportunity to match what he do. he's be a house here. team. i think he's got other players in his ear saying hey, we can make something happen here, but you got to be part of it. >> let's get to the draft. i guess free agency will dictate which way they go. if they sign charles johnson, maybe they aren't looking defensive line for first pick. >> if you look at the mock drafts consider usually 80% wrong. >> mo

kind of like the steven stamkos thing. martin never had a chance to dip into -- dock, rather, into the free agent pool. jason light told us his market value is $7 million a year. when both sides have the same ends, the negotiation process is pretty painless. >> one thing that helped was just his desire to be here and then our desire to want him. know, bickering back and forth with any negotiation. at the end of the day, 99.9% of this was easy. he has earned his money. we wanted to reward him. he has earned every penny. >> i always wanted to be a buc. i always wanted to come back, you know, and be successful being a buccaneer. i can't wait to come back and play for the team. it's going to be a great team. >> reporter: jason light said the reason he liked him so much is not because he racked up so many yards. it's the way he racked them up being aggressive. a tough-nosed downhill runner. he will be doing that another five years if everything goes well, dan. >> you said it right there. if everything goes well. hope he stays h

goal.. 1-0 tbend of the 2nd period...steven stamkos his 2nd of the game... 33rd on the season, 3-2 tbin the 3rd... stamkos, not the only one with a 2 goal night... jamie benn is pretty good too...stars take the lead and hold on...another lightning loss, 4-3rays in clearwater today taking on the phillies... where evan longoria left the game after fouling a ball off his left the rays offense didn't seem to struggle too much without longo...first batter of the game, logan forsythe, no ill effects from getting hit on tuesday on the elbow... extends nicely here... one nothing rays...in the eight... richie shaeffer adds to the lead...rays hit 4 homeruns in this contest... really overshadowing a fine day on mikie mahtook goes yard... his first of the spring... a two run shot, the rays slug their way to a 6-1 win in clearwater...smith spent the last 3 years in baltimore... but played the previous nine in jacksonville, where he played under bucs d- coordinator mike smith... daryl smith was a cap casualty with the ravens, but even as an aging middle linebacker, he tallied 120 tackles in each of t

thankfully steven stamkos came up big scoring two goals and goalie ben bishop got his 14th shot out of the season. the team plays toronto tomorrow night. >>> a big congratulations to the usf women's basketball team headed to the ncaa tournament for the fourth time in the last 15 years. the good news, they are the sixth seed in the bridge port region, but bad news? that is the same region as the overall top seed and three time defending champ uconn. usf opens against colorado state saturday night in los angeles. >> we wish them the best all the way, great team this year. we'll be right back with your what if one piece of kale could protect you from diabetes? what if one sit-up could prevent heart disease? one. wishful thinking, right? but there is one step you can take to help prevent another serious disease. pneumococcal pneumonia. if you are 50 or older, one dose of the prevnar 13 vaccine can help protect you from pneumococcal pneumonia, an illness that can cause coughing, chest pain, difficulty breathing, and may even put you in the hospital. even if you have already been vaccinated

steven stamkos had an empty netter. 4-1 the final. the boats can make team history saturday night at home -- bolts night at home against carolina. >>> rays fans loved what they saw today in port charlotte. dickerson hit a home run over the rays bullpen over the boardwalk onto the roof of the clubhouse. look at the top of your screen there. see that little white fuzzy thing? that's the ball landing on the roof. an estimated dance, 569 -- distance, 569 feet. >> i kind of wanted to see the pitchers second at bat. luckily i got a good pitch to hit. i try to be short to the ball and it worked out. i kind of put my head down. i saw and knew it was going and just tried to make my way around the bases. >> see, they found it. >>> after breezing through olympic qualifying u.s. women's soccer coach wanted her team to face a big challenge. so a dream tournament called the she believes cup was created. four of the top five world teams kicked off tonight in tampa. the no. 1 u.s. played fifth ranked england at raymond james the u.s. couldn't get any

steven stamkos will dominate the maple leaf for canada. sweden relies on the dynamic d- line duo of hedman and stralman. russia will face a trio of bolts. finally, senior night for the south florida men's basketball team. taking on east carolina. i'm only showing you highlights out of respect to the seniors because the bulls were absolutely awful. usf finished 15 for 54 from the floor. didn't hit a three until the final 90 seconds and got whooped. by a team that was 3-13 in conference play. cousins finished with a game he is one of the four seniors that won't be back next season. a lot of work to do for the bulls but maybe they will win the conference tournament. >> there is always a chance. >> you never know. >> they they were distracted. >> you could also win the lottery. >> you are just being mean now. >> we will be back with the >> your winning lottery numbers. >> mr. steve jerve going for the perfect game this week. everyday has been a winner. >> no pressure. >> batting a thousand i guess. or you know, 800. 55 degrees for the morning.

the hockey gods were good to him said steven stamkos because later in the period guess who scores a second goal? johnson gets that one to trickle past garrett sparks. take that, stitches! lightning had all the fight they needed for bark to back games. j.t. brown -- back to back games. j.t. brown taking down connor carrick here, 2-1 in ottawa. >>> this afternoon the nhl trade deadline passed with no deal for lightning forward jonathan drouin. he remains a lightning player. general manager steve yzerman is fine with that and the state of his roster as well. >> i mean john is suspended. if he wants to come back and play, the door is open. that's up to him. we looked at seeing if we can do something to make us better, we try. or looked at didn't make sense. >> today was deadline day in the nhl. >>> tomorrow is the nfl's deadline day for franchise tags and while the bucs could guarantee another year of running back doug martin by tagging him, is he worth the investment? martin will be due more than $11.7 million more than he'll get in free agency. do we take the risk of losing him? hey, the nfl

nikita kucherov setup steven stamkos. he fires the snapshot for his 30th of the year... lightning up 1-0... the 3rd period is where the lightning had some fun.... dalton prout turns it vladislav namestnikov for his minutes later... on the power play... ondrej palat steals stamkos who scores his 2nd of the day.. the lightning pick up an empty 3 netter for a 4-nothing shutout streak. they remain tied with the panthers for 2nd place in surprise on this selection sunday with top 4 seeds... oregon gets the top stop in the west over michigan state. the rest is what was expected except for the the midwest. norht carolina to the east and kansas is in the south. miami and florida gulf coast are the only teams from florida that made it. that's a look at sports... you have yourself a great day. 3 (walter)) 3 it's a huge day for the u-s-f womens basketball team. they should find out today what seed they'll be in the n-c-double-a tournament. they're ranked 20th or 21st, depending on what poll you read, going into this. and they finished second in their conference... it's been sort of

steven stamkos off a red wing skate... stammers 34th of the season fifth goal in his last five games... the captain is heating up and so are the bolts, the lightning now tied for first palce in the atlantic divsion... they win 6 to 2. that's a look at sports... have a great 3 3 you heard jeff mention our fox-13 crew that traveled in cuba, bringing you the latest on the rays game and president obama's visit... day photo journalist, joe vazquez made the journey... and in addition to their reports, they've been posting awesome behind-the-scenes photos, from this momentous and historic trip... 3 you can check them out for yourself, by following scott smith on facebook. we're anxious to get them back safely, and ask them more 3 (jen/ and speaking of behind the scenes... we're seeing some special pictures from the president's trip to cuba as well. he brought his wife michelle and their two daughters along... and malia, helped her dad with a very important task... she acted as his spanish interpreter sunday night, during their fi

>> the lightning in the midst of what is their biggest road trip jon cooper explains why on3 steven stamkos returns to his native toronto tonight as the >>> and steven sam cos returns to canada tonight. the bolts have beaten them three times. the fourth could get them back into the first in the division. and no ben bishop but vasy started. he has to feel comfortable winning all three but crunch time for the bunch. and they is cannot be too comfortable tonight. the second of four straight on the road. >> the guys have been focused here and down the stretch knowing that it is so tight and you -- you know you don't take advantage of getting points in a you end up second to eight. once we're through this we want to put ourselves in a position to you know to get ourselves into the big dance. this is a big trip for us. >> and nikita will play decide a sucker punch from the blue liner of columbus dalton prout. the league weighed in on the hope cheap shot. he was suspended for one game for punching an unsuspecting opponent. >>> the rays made their first round roster cuts. nine were reassigned to th

steven stamkos and ben bishop were the final two picks.... stamkos is a no-brainer with team canada, while bishop joins johnathan quick and cory schnider as goalies for team usa.... tyler johnson was not among the first sixteen picked.... jon cooper says this shows the quality players the lightning big picture under control. know you can see how much you have to spend and whether you should transfer funds. know you can easily keep track of what you're putting away. and know you're budgeted for the great escape. some people don't like to share their wifi, but at bright house networks, we do. login to one of our hotspots and get your code for free wifi at over 50,000 bright house wifi hotspots. its free for 30 days. try a flaky filet-o-fish made with sustainably sourced fish, a big mac made with 100% beef, chicken mcnuggets made with white meat, or a quarter pounder with cheese seared on the grill. pick any 2 for $5 bucks. bada ba ba ba 3 (walter) alright, who says *activists have to be *adults... (jen) a little girl with a big message... stepp

steven stamkos three goals. the lightning held the lead and the dallas quickly answers every time. they are smack tab in the middle. they are away from a two seed and missing the post season entirely. >> and you have to have you know the guys in the room. they have to hold themselves accountable. we're doing everything right for two periods. we get scored on for the goals. and, we have to be better, they will look to other relievers to fill the void and brad boxberger will miss the next two months. the close her surgery yesterday that's a blow to the rays. it has been an otherwise healthy spring. he led in saves. kevin cash said he may do a closer by committee type of thing until brad boxberger returns. >> it makes it difficult for us, you know, to lose someone like brad for a chunk of the season is tough. we brought a lot in. guys on the roster who will compete for a spot and help us keep this together until we can get him back. >> a firestorm in chicago. adam laroche rear tired after he was told that his son was not welcome to practice every day something he has done for years wi

@captain steven stamkos says the @they need to close out games @stronger. @there are 11 games left in the @regular season. @>>> to nascar now where racers @will begin zipping around the @track in fontana, california. @last night austin dillon earned @the top starting. @so @ spot for sunday's race. @he posted a top speed of 188 @miles per hour. @the poll was dillon's first @since the daytona 500 back in @2014. @kevin harvick, denny hamlin @round out the top three. @>>> of course, if you want to @watch the race. @sunday's auto club race. @begin our coverage at 3:00. @the green flag should be waved @at 3:30. @>>> the rays will have two @games against the baltimore @orioles. @one in port charlotte, and @today they are back in sarasota @what they are considering an @away game. @they take a day to travel on @monday as they head out to cuba @to play the national team on @tuesday. @of course fox 13 will be from @cuba to play the game and @president obama's visit. @director scott smith and our @wonderful team will take you @beyond the ball park to give @you a front

@steven stamkos said the @lightning may be too eager for @the post season and they need @to close out games stronger. @>>> the rays will have two @games against the baltimore or @yells this weekend. @one in port charlotte today and @then tomorrow, they are back in @sarasota for what considered an @away game the team takes a day @to play the national team. @we have been saying this all @week. @fox 13 will be from cuba to @cover both the game and @president barack obama's visit. @craig patrick and our sports @director scott smith and our @wonderful team will take you @beyond the ball park to give @you a front row seat to history @you a front row seat to @history. @coverage begins on monday. @pretty exciting. @>> anjuli: very exciting. @>> alcides: very exciting. @>>> spring break is in full @swing, the party is over for @two stu students from virginia. @all the details next. @ground. @kelly cowan will have more on @the festivities. @hey, kelly. @ @[inaudible] @-- @>>> if you are headed to @airfest, weather looks fine. @clouding up but rain quickly @moving from the gulf. @not just rain,

@steven{ stamp coast had two @couldn't hold the lead. @stamkos later said the team has @to be able to close those games @out and not be, in his words, @"fragile." @>> i don't... i'm not... i @wouldn't call us fragile. @we've been in this position @before. @it was just, like i said, the @word is "disappointing." @to play as hard as we did for @two periods, we were on our @heels for some reason, and @that's a tough way to come out @to win a game on the road. @>> jeff: so they're still in @third place in the division, and @there's ten games to play, so @they're in good shape, but they @really need the start playing @that hockey, playoff hockey @mentality that we've seen. @stretch. @>> jeff: they did. @>> aaron: they just have to @get back to that. @>> jeff: they do. @>> aaron: thanks, jeff. @new information on the deadly @plane crash in russia that @killed everyone on board. @thin yeah, that's right. deal diva coming through. you see all my bogos, my weekly ad. just wait till you see my savings. and brace yourself. the digital coupons are coming nex