John Romano

Public subsidies for stadiums are exploding; can Tampa Bay keep up? The latest plan for a new Tampa Bay Rays stadium — although not officially acknowledged by the team's new owners — appears to be the Dale Mabry campus of Hillsborough College across the s... See more

TAMPA — You cannot say for certain that USF football is in better shape than it was a week ago. But feel free to think that way. You definitely cannot say that USF came out of this crazy two-week coaching carousel with the most intriguing candidate in the... See more

John Romano: Instead of dancing into December, Bucs still have some work to do These fans have it right. December was supposed to be a time for Baker, drinkers and partiers in Tampa Bay. But Carolina’s resurgence has made the final month of the season a l... See more

Rays likely ought to benefit from any MLB realignment Because of hurricane damage to Tropicana Field, the Rays played this past season at Tampa's Steinbrenner Field — just another example of how the team has had to try to succeed in the shadow of the high... See more

TAMPA — Intimidate? No, no, no. Dominate? Not by a longshot. When it comes to descriptors for the Bucs defense, the fancy verbs have yet to make an appearance. They do not oppress, they cannot annihilate and they have yet to roar. On the other hand, they ... See more