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 […]
Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant may have had an untimely passing, but his memory continues to live on in thousands of youngsters who will bear his name and keep his legacy alive.
The alligator, believed to be about 9-years-old, will now be turned over to a licensed wildlife sanctuary, officials said.
Mike Tyson says he did not approve Hulu’s release of a series about his Hall of Fame boxing career.