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Track and field regionals: Mainland boys win title, Colby Cronk hits state's top shot put
Mainland's boys captured their third major track and field team trophy of the season Wednesday by winning the Region 2-3A championship at Plant City. The Buccaneers produced 80.5 points, three more than runner-up Lake Minneola. Senior jumper Marquis McCants and senior hurdler Emmanuel Yisrael were among the Buccaneers to book...
Tampa Bay Downs: 2023-24 Season Recap
Before the 2023-2024 meet, Tampa Bay Downs received a $5.5-million allocation from the state of Florida for purses and operations. Officials earmarked 90 percent for overnight purses, enabling the track to lure its strongest roster of trainers, jockeys and horses in recent memory. The public responded in kind to the...
Future of MLB's Tampa Bay Rays to come into focus with key meetings on $1.3B stadium project
The future of the Tampa Bay Rays is about to come into clearer focus as the St. Petersburg City Council begins discussions about the team's planned $1.3 billion ballpark. The stadium would be the anchor of a much larger project to transform downtown with affordable housing, a Black history museum, a hotel and office and retail space. The council begins a look Thursday at the plans for what the city calls the Historic Gas Plant Project. The name is a nod to the area's history as a once-thriving Black community that was demolished for a highway and the existing Tropicana Field.
Can’t have a state flag football tournament without Tampa Bay teams
TAMPA — Tampa Bay flag football teams are back in the state championships, this time in their own backyard. On Friday at One Buc Place, in the indoor AdventHealth Training Center, two teams from Hillsborough County — Robinson (22-0) in Class 1A and Lennard (18-3) in Class 2A — will play in state semifinals.
USF Bulls now boast a football Hall of Famer
TAMPA — Roughly five months before beginning work on its on-campus football stadium, USF has experienced another groundbreaking moment:. The program’s first professional football Hall of Famer. Former Bulls receiver S.J. Green, an all-state performer at Brandon High, has been selected for induction in the Canadian Football Hall...
Run for Fun: Running all 6 World Major Marathons
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — In this week’s episode of Run for Fun, we discuss the six World Major Marathons. These marathons are Tokyo, Berlin, Boston, Chicago, London and New York City. Professional and recreational runners from around the world train to tackle the 26.2 miles in each of these cities. The marathons are difficult to […]
Tampa teen earns weightlifting national title
TAMPA - Weston McGrath never imagined his world would revolve around racking plates and lifting weights. "I kind of went down a rabbit hole," the 14-year-old admits. It is a rabbit hole known as weight lifting and Weston's obsession with the Olympic sport started when his parents signed him up for a class five years ago.
Tahjana South, Chelsi Williams lead Polk County track & field efforts in FHSAA regionals
PLANT CITY — Lakeland junior Tajhana South knew when she hit the board that her final attempt in the triple jump could be special and, when she landed, she knew it was. Shortly after, everyone knew as South leaped up and down and over to her coach in celebration. South jumped a personal-record...
Sarasota rower manifests childhood dream of becoming Olympian into reality
Twelve years ago, Clark Dean was at rowing camp when he had an epiphany. If he set his mind to it, one day he could become an Olympian. The moment stood out for him, so much so that he choose the word epiphany for a vocabulary project.
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