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St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch restarts bidding process for Tropicana Field

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Mayor Ken Welch announced Wednesday that he is scrapping the bid process initiated by his predecessor that resulted in two groups competing for the rights to redevelop the 86-acre stadium site. He will seek new bids in the next four to five weeks with the aim…

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Rowdy Tellez’s 2 homers sink Rays as Brewers complete sweep

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — After a 12-minute umpire delay in the eighth inning, Rays reliever Calvin Faucher struck out the first Brewers batter he faced. Then he backed the second batter, Rowdy Tellez, into a two-strike count.

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Rays partners sue principal owner Stuart Sternberg again, alleging ‘fraudulent’ control of team

TAMPA, Fla. — For the third time in just over a year, a group of minority partners in the Tampa Bay Rays have sued principal owner Stuart Sternberg, alleging he “wrongfully and surreptitiously” transferred control of the team to his own company without those partners’ knowledge.

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Jury for Marjory Stoneman Douglas mass shooting trial sworn in

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The trial of the man who confessed to murdering 17 students and staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018 will begin on July 18, the judge in the case said Wednesday.

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Tropical Storm Bonnie could form ‘at any time’ Wednesday; 2 other systems still churning in Atlantic

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Three storm systems are brewing in the Atlantic, one of which is likely to become Tropical Storm Bonnie “at any time” in the southeastern Caribbean and another could become a short-lived tropical depression near Texas, forecasters said Wednesday.

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Tropical Storm Bonnie could form soon; forecasters still watching two other systems

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Three storm systems are brewing in the Atlantic, one of which is likely to become Topical Storm Bonne in the southeastern Caribbean and another could become a short-lived tropical depression near Texas, forecasters said Wednesday.

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Boy stabbed by catfish expected to fully recover

The young angler who took a catfish barb to the chest at a fishing hole in New Port Richey, Fla., last week will soon be released from the hospital and is recovering well from his injuries, Pasco County Fire Rescue said.

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John Romano: Does this Lightning posse have one last ride left in them?

TAMPA, Fla. — When your team is still playing hockey in late June, no one questions your methods.

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Rays’ Matt Wisler provides no relief in loss to Brewers

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Rookie Shane Baz did his part Tuesday, working impressively into the sixth inning as his pitch count climbed into the mid-90s, keeping the Brewers off the board in protecting a one-run lead.

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St. Petersburg mayor: ‘Major announcement’ on Tropicana Field coming Wednesday

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Mayor Ken Welch gave himself a June 30 deadline to select a developer to redevelop Tropicana Field, one of the largest land deals in the country.

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Lightning’s Brayden Point tried to return from torn quad muscle

TAMPA, Fla. — As his Lightning teammates tried to chase history, Brayden Point was forced to watch from the televisions in the team’s locker room during the last four games of the Stanley Cup Final.

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Tropical Storm Bonnie expected to form; forecasters watching two other systems

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Three storm systems are present in the Atlantic, one of which is likely to become a tropical storm as it moves toward the eastern edge of the Caribbean Sea, forecasters said.

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The stingray shuffle is in season. Do it to avoid a nasty injury.

TAMPA, Fla. — For Kim Bassos-Hull, getting barbed by a stingray hurt more than giving birth to her two children.

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Hurricane center eyes 3 systems including likely Tropical Storm Bonnie forming soon

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center has issued a tropical storm warning for what it’s calling Potential Tropical Cyclone Two approaching the southern Windward Islands, one of three systems with a chance to form into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

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Just how close were Lightning to Avalanche? Numbers say the margin was thin.

TAMPA, Fla. — It was nearly two hours past midnight early Monday morning when the Colorado Avalanche paraded the Stanley Cup out of Amalie Arena. Captain Gabriel Landeskog held it high over his head with several teammates in tow, yelling through the hallway leading from the visiting locker room to…

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Ryan O’Halloran: For Nathan MacKinnon, Jared Bednar, Joe Sakic, winning Stanley Cup caps long journey

TAMPA, Fla. — One by one, as if it was choreographed weeks ago, all 28 players and each member of the coaching, training and equipment staffs and front office took their turn with the Stanley Cup here late Sunday night.

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Miya’s Law, named for slain Orlando college student, signed by DeSantis

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Miya’s Law, a bill named in honor of slain Orlando college student Miya Marcano that seeks to make apartments safer by requiring background checks on employees, at a private ceremony Monday, according to a news release.

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Hurricane center has eyes on 3 Atlantic systems; 1 expected to develop soon

ORLANDO, Fla. — On the fifth week of hurricane season, meteorologists are keeping their eyes on three disturbances with odds of becoming the second tropical storm of the season.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Tampa Bay to clinch Stanley Cup

TAMPA, Fla. — The NHL’s worst team only five years ago, the Avalanche completed its journey to the top of the hockey world Sunday night, defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 to win the Stanley Cup for the first time in 21 years.

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Lightning fall short in quest for third straight Stanley Cup

TAMPA, Fla. — A dynasty isn’t a prophecy. It’s not willed into existence by mere words. So much goes into realizing a dominance rarely seen in professional sports and not in hockey in nearly four decades.

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Coast Guard rescues 7 after boat struck by lightning off Florida coast

TAMPA, Fla. — A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter lifted seven boaters to safety after their 39-foot vessel was struck by lightning 100 miles off the Clearwater coast Saturday.

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2 storm systems brewing in Atlantic; 1 expected to become tropical depression

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A tropical depression is likely to form this week from a tropical wave making its way across the Atlantic Ocean toward the southeastern Caribbean Sea, forecasters said Sunday.

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Rays sweep Pirates in Wander Franco’s return for Tampa Bay

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — After an unimpressive start with runners in scoring position and on the base paths, the Rays finally broke through in the seventh inning Sunday against the Pirates.

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Lightning’s Brayden Point unlikely to play tonight in Stanley Cup final Game 6

TAMPA, Fla. — The Lightning will try to prolong their season once again without Brayden Point.

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Researchers' oceanside nursery provides home to thousands of at-risk corals

DANIA BEACH, Fla. — In a 600-gallon tank overlooking Port Everglades, small pieces of brain coral and massive star coral grow serenely below the surface of the water. Although some of these pieces are the size of a quarter, all 2,376 fragments at this nursery could make a difference.

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