Delta Air Lines celebrated members of Team USA on Wednesday at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport before the athletes flew to Paris for the Summer Olympic Games.
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St. Petersburg City Council approves Rays’ new stadium project
The St. Petersburg City Council voted 5-3 on Thursday to approve the Tampa Bay Rays’ new stadium project.
Magic co-founder Pat Williams, who helped bring team to Orlando, dies at 84
Pat Williams, a co-founder of the Orlando Magic and someone who spent more than a half-century working within the NBA, died Wednesday from complications related to viral pneumonia, the team announced.
St. Pete native Kaylan Marckese signs with Tampa Bay Sun
Soccer has taken Kaylan Marckese across the globe, but for the St. Pete native, there’s no place like home.
Return of the ‘Creamsicle’: Here’s when the Buccaneers will don their throwback jerseys
Tampa Bay will travel back to the 1970s once again as the team plans to sport their iconic “Creamsicle” throwback jerseys for the second year in a row following a more than a decade hiatus.
Paris mayor dips into Seine River to showcase improved cleanliness before Olympic events
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo took a dip Wednesday in the Seine River, fulfilling a promise to show that the long-polluted waterway was clean enough to host swimming competitions during the 2024 Olympics as well as part of the opening ceremony, now only nine days away.
Tampa native Parker Valby ‘super grateful’ to reach Paris Olympics
Tampa native and East Lake High School alum, Parker Valby, punched her ticket to Paris after coming in second place in the 10,000-meter race, finishing with a time of 31:41.56.
Singer Ingrid Andress says she was drunk during panned MLB anthem performance, will get treatment
After a widely panned performance of the U.S. national anthem at the MLB Home Run Derby, country singer Ingrid Andress apologized Tuesday and said she was drunk. “I’m checking myself into a facility today to get the help I need,” she wrote in an Instagram post. “That was not me last night. I apologize to MLB, all […]
Colombia’s soccer federation president, son among 27 arrested in chaos at Copa America final in Florida
Colombia’s soccer federation president and his son were among 27 people arrested during the crowd control issues that broke out at the Copa America final between Argentina and Colombia, police said Monday.
Joe ‘Jellybean’ Bryant, father of Kobe Bryant, dies at 69: report
Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, the father of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, has died. He was 69 years old.