Tuesday, July 15 This marks Tampa’s official birthday, and the celebration will start at 11 a.m. with a special guided tour of the newly restored Sanchez y Haya Building by the J.C. Newman Company.

Yesterday, the Tampa Bay Lightning placed ten-year veteran Conor Sheary on unconditional waivers. Today, he cleared, meaning that the two sides were mutually agreeing to terminate his contract.

Johnson, 34, joined the Lightning as an undrafted free agent in March of 2011, and he would soon emerge as a star in Tampa Bay. The Spokane, Washington, native scored 161 goals and 361 points over ...