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Some new ideas on the Rays stadium deal and the Historic Gas Plant District | Letters
Will subsidizing the Rays’ new stadium deal pay off for taxpayers? | Column, April 14. For a minute, let me play “what if?” What if the Rays’ stadium plan with St. Petersburg included moving the Tampa Bay Rowdies that play in the nation’s second-tier soccer league to the Tropicana Field site, away from where they play now near St. Petersburg’s waterfront? What if a smaller, much less expensive plan substituted the Rowdies for the Rays? What if this plan led to a Major League Soccer franchise in St. Petersburg? Then, the old Al Lang stadium where the Rowdies play now could be torn down and redeveloped into something better. It could be more open park space, or it could be an expansion of the Saturday morning market into something more like they have in Seattle and Philadelphia. The city would be off the hook for a whole lot of money to pay for the new baseball stadium. My point is simply that there are more options that I’m not hearing discussed. We should give this our consideration.
Lightning superfan cheers team on with pet snake
TAMPA, Fla. — Sunday's Tampa Bay Lightning versus the Florida Panthers had both high and lows, but the Panthers came out on top 3-2 to the dismay of Brianna Pante. A self-described super fan, Brianna spent Sunday at a local watch party, but she wasn't cheering alone. Wrapped around...
FSU lands lengthy defensive back Jaelen Waters out of Armwood High School
Florida State has added another talented player to their 2026 recruiting class. Jaelen Waters, a defensive back out of Seffner (Fla.) Armwood High School, announced his commitment to the Seminoles on Tuesday. He chose FSU over other options like Florida, Notre Dame, Texas, and USC. "Locked in and shut down,"...
Tampa natives make U.S Junior Flag Football National Team rosters
Gabriella Werr and Shea Plantz were selected for the U.S. Junior Flag Football Girls’ national teams, and Alonso head coach Matt Hernandez was named the head coach for USA Football’s 17U girls’ team.
Karter Knox bypasses USF again, pledges to Arkansas
Any lingering hope USF basketball fans had of landing five-star prospect Karter Knox formally were vanquished Monday when the former Tampa Catholic star pledged to Arkansas. Initially a Kentucky commitment who had listed the Bulls among his four college finalists, Knox reopened his recruiting earlier this month when John Calipari stepped down as Wildcats coach. He’ll now follow Calipari to Arkansas, which hired the Hall of Fame coach April 10.
The strange but true tale of dueling polls in the Rays stadium saga
ST. PETERSBURG — Soon, the great stadium debate will be in the hands of elected officials. The details of the plan to reimagine the Tropicana Field parcel has taken more than a year to negotiate with the Rays, developers, Pinellas County and St. Petersburg all playing a role in what eventually will be a multibillion-dollar project that could define downtown’s future.
Miles ahead: 15-year-old Russell keeps making history, this time on KFT
Growing up in the shadows of TPC Sawgrass had its perks for young-er Miles Russell. Russell, now 15 years old, is still considered a kid, but when he was still in diapers, his grandfather, whom Russell calls “Bumpa,” began taking Russell and his siblings to The Players Championship. Every year, Russell would post up between hole Nos. 16 and 17, not only to snag autographs and high-fives, but to also witness the pros hit arguably the most daunting wedge shot in golf.
St. Paul's sprinter Khashou inks with the University of Tampa
St. Paul’s sprinter Jacob Khashou couldn’t hide his smile as he put pen to paper, signing with the University of Tampa on April 18. It’s been a long journey for the senior, who broke his hip as a sophomore, but overcame that injury to sign with the Division II Spartans.
Tampa Gains Commitment From Futures Qualifier Jared Allison (2024)
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