TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Tampa-based mentorship program is working to make baseball more inclusive and accessible for young minority athletes. Providing Resources and Opportunities, or Pro Youth Foundation was created 17 years ago, and founded by Chip Lawrence. After finishing his career as a professional baseball player and coming back home to the Tampa […]
A former USF football star and Super Bowl champion is now a restaurant owner and a published author.
The University of South Florida’s men’s basketball head coach has done nothing but back up his early moniker — “This ain’t the same ole South Florida” — after a historic regular season.
The Tampa Bay Rays are filled with all-star players, but Florida Florida manny Navarro is an all-star off the field, who is vital to the team as their translator.
The Tampa Bay Rays are filled with all-star players, but Florida Florida manny Navarro is an all-star off the field, who is vital to the team as their translator.
A Wharton High School student-athlete is graduating after overcoming a learning disability and behavioral issues he has faced since elementary school.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — The Tampa Bay Rays are honoring the life and legacy of WFLA’s late Chief Photojournalist Paul Lamison with a tribute pitch Wednesday night. In February 2022, the Rays surprised Paul on-air by letting him know he would be throwing out the first pitch that June. “We knew we wanted to […]
It has taken decades to build the Tampa Bay Buccaneers empire – and Hall of Fame Coach Tony Dungy played a major role.
Hidilyn Diaz made history Monday after winning the 55 kilogram category of women’s weightlifting. It’s a win that has everyone in her home country excited.
His football career began to take off while serving as the starting defensive lineman at Largo High School in 2014 under head coach Marcus Paschal.