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Rays announce racial equity grant recipients
April 16, 2024 - The Tampa Bay Rays Baseball Foundation and Rowdies Soccer Fund announced the 2024 Racial Equity Grant recipients Monday in honor of the 77th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking baseball’s color barrier. The Helen Gordon Davis Centre for Women, James B. Sanderlin Neighborhood Family Center, Sing Out and Read and Where Love Grows, Inc. each received $25,000. Students from the Poynter Institute’s Write Field Program also interviewed several local community leaders before Monday night’s game against the Los Angeles Angels.
Pickleball enthusiasts will take over the Coliseum
Studies have shown that St. Petersburg is a national hotbed for America’s fastest-growing sport, and a recently launched organization plans to continue fostering the local excitement surrounding pickleball. Dawny Smith founded Suncoast Pickleball in September 2023. The organization promotes positivity, connections and community through a sport lauded for its...
Rays’ Ryan Pepiot will be ready for matinee start vs. Angels
ST. PETERSBURG — Ryan Pepiot says he is a morning guy, rarely sleeping past 8 a.m. So starting Thursday’s 1:10 p.m. matinee against the Angels shouldn’t be a big deal. “The only difference is when you wake up in the morning, rather than having a bunch of hours extra in the day to go to the beach or whatever, you just kill some time ...
Softball Game Recap: Largo Packers vs. Shorecrest Prep Chargers
Largo was the 11-4 winner over Shorecrest Prep when they last played one another back in March, but their luck changed this time around. The Largo Packers fell 10-6 to the Shorecrest Prep Chargers on Tuesday. Largo just can't catch a break and has now endured five losses in a row.
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