ST. PETERSBURG — Maybe not in terms of days on the calendar, but not long after the Tampa Bay Rowdies had their new general manager, they had their new head coach.
![Thomas Rongen, right, then coach of the Tampa Bay Mutiny, watches Carlos Valderrama dribble a ball on his head during a news conference. [Times files (1996)]](https://web.archive.org/web/20141209034733im_/http://www.tampabay.com/resources/images/dti/2014/12/93078_14316085.jpg)
Ricky Hill will not return as coach of the Tampa Bay Rowdies in 2015, the team said Tuesday.
ST. PETERSBURG — Amani Walker's late header, one minute after Indy had taken the lead, allowed the Rowdies to tie their season finale 2-2 at Al Lang Stadium.
ST. PETERSBURG — Fireworks are guaranteed for the Rowdies season finale. And the team wouldn't mind providing some if its own, too.
ST. PETERSBURG — A couple of controversial noncalls aided Minnesota's 3-2 victory over the Rowdies at Al Lang Stadium on Wednesday, just about ending Tampa Bay's playoff hopes.
ST. PETERSBURG — The make-or-break portion of the Rowdies' schedule has devolved into way too many breaks for the opposition. And now all that's left to make of it, the team hopes, is some sort of reward for its faithful supporters.
ST. PETERSBURG — A Fort Lauderdale injury turned out to be a stroke of fortune for the visiting Strikers, who dealt the Tampa Bay Rowdies a crippling 3-2 loss Wednesday at Al Lang Stadium.
ST. PETERSBURG — The Rowdies ended their long home scoreless streak but on a night when they needed a victory, the had to settle for a 1-1 draw to Edmonton on Saturday.
ST. PETERSBURG — By the time the Rowdies step on the field tonight, it will be their first game in nearly two weeks. But that'll be all for lengthy lapses.
ST. PETERSBURG —- Saturday's game between the Rowdies and Fort Lauderdale was postponed due to inclement weather.
