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Hillsborough, Tampa eyeing Rays stadium vote in early May
5+ hour, 38+ min ago (533+ words) Hillsborough County Commissioner Ken Hagan, pictured here in February, said on Monday that his hope is Hillsborough will vote on a Rays' stadium deal on May 6, followed by a City of Tampa vote on May 7. Before the Tampa Bay Rays…...
Phillies seeking up to $85 M in tourist taxes for spring training park
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (613+ words) The Philadelphia Phillies presented an updated term sheet to the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners for renovations at its Clearwater spring training facility. The Phillies are seeking $80 million in county tourist dollars to fund the $205 million project. The Philadelphia…...
Pinellas spring sports: midseason check-in
1+ week, 2+ day ago (770+ words) East Lake's Hayden Higgins leads the state in the long jump and is in the top five in the 100 and 400 hurdles. The defending 3 A state champion Osceola boys tennis team is off to a 12-0 start this" Largo's Laiana Mc Clinton…...
Column: Rays, we have a problem
2+ week, 5+ hour ago (207+ words) Rays games are now streaming on a special platform that columnist Chris Core is not a fan of. Add this to the difficult process of buying tickets. Basically, if you don't have a smartphone, you can't get tickets. OK, maybe…...
Tampa Bay Rowdies request 1-year extension in St. Petersburg
3+ week, 6+ day ago (529+ words) The Rowdies, which are owned by the Tampa Bay Rays, have asked St. Petersburg for a one-year extension. If approved by City Council, the team would stay at Al Lang Stadium through 2027. The Tampa Bay Rowdies would like one more…...
Hit or error? Ask Rays official scorer Bill Mathews
1+ mon, 14+ hour ago (729+ words) Former Eckerd College manager Bill Mathews with former Rays manager Lou Pinella at a Rays Fantasy Camp. This month, Bill Mathews will serve as the official scorer at World Baseball Classic games in Miami. This is his third WBC assignment....
This popular St. Petersburg softball league is for Kids & Kubs & Ethel
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (580+ words) Ethel Lehmann stretches while she clutches her bat as she prepares to leave the on-deck circle to make her way to the plate for her first at-bat of a Kids & Kubs game at North Shore Park on Feb. 10 in St....
FEMA to reimburse $16. 5 million toward Tropicana Field repairs
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (397+ words) The Federal Emergency Management Agency has earmarked $16. 5 million for repairs to the hurricane-damaged Tropicana Field. St. Petersburg Assistant City Administrator Tom Greene let City Council members know in an email Feb. 10 about the expected reimbursement, calling it "an extremely promising…...
Rays stadium at Tampa's Hillsborough College could cost $2. 3 billion
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (676+ words) Tampa Sports Authority board members, meeting as its finance committee, unanimously voted Jan. 27 to recommend asking Tampa and Hillsborough County to conduct their own economic study before considering any public subsidies on a proposal to build a new Rays stadium…...
Rays to hold Fan Fest near Trop, add all-inclusive Sky Deck area at games
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (732+ words) The Rays will stage their annual Fan Fest just outside Tropicana Field, where they will return to play home games this season after spending last season at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa. A rendering of the redesigned Sky Deck area above…...