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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…

Tribune News Service · Jun 29, 2022

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.

Tribune News Service · Jun 29, 2022

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.

Tribune News Service · Jun 29, 2022

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.

Tribune News Service · Jun 29, 2022

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.

Tribune News Service · Jun 29, 2022

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.

Tribune News Service · Jun 29, 2022

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.

Tribune News Service · Jun 29, 2022

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.

Tribune News Service · Jun 28, 2022

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.

Tribune News Service · Jun 28, 2022

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.

Orlando Sentinel · Jun 28, 2022