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Rays commit to Tropicana Field repairs, but time is ticking for 2026 opener

After some uncertainty, the Tampa Bay Rays now support a $55.7 million city plan to repair hurricane-shredded Tropicana Field in time for the 2026 season opener while the team prepares to play this year at the New York Yankees’ spring training home in nearby Tampa

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Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #5 Scott McLaughlin

Had it not been for Team Penske’s push-to-pass scandal that rocked the IndyCar Series and negated a third-place finish in the St Petersburg season-opener, Scott McLaughlin could very well have been crowned champion. The 31-year-old New Zealand native was a force in 2024, with a season that elevated him to…

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Pinellas County Commission To Vote On Rays Ballpark Financing

Pinellas County Commission to vote on funding for new Tampa Bay Rays ballpark as part of a .5B revitalization project.

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Tampa Bay Rays Cancel New Stadium Plans After Local Government Stalls Funding

If funding were approved, St. Petersburg residents would have been on the hook for a new stadium for one of baseball’s least attended teams.

Reason

City Council Changes Course on $23 Million Decision to Fix Rays' Tropicana Field

The St. Petersburg City Council reversed its decision Thursday night.

Sports Illustrated

Vladimir Shklyarov, Russian ballet star, dies aged 39 after falling from building

St Petersburg’s Mariinsky Theatre says dancer was taking painkillers for an injury and fell from fifth floor

The Guardian - AU

Secrets of the Spy Whale review – the bizarre tale of how Russia used a cetacean as a secret agent

The alleged operative surfaced in 2019 wearing a camera harness labelled ‘equipment of St Petersburg’ – but sadly this documentary is thin on other details

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Mysterious Russian ‘spy whale’ may have fled military training, marine expert says

Beluga whale nicknamed Hvaldimir was allegedly moved from a facility owned by a dolphinarium in St Petersburg to an Arctic military programme

The Independent UK

MLB wants the Tampa Bay Rays to play in the area if hurricane-damaged Tropicana Field is unfit

Major League Baseball hopes to find the Tampa Bay Rays a temporary home near their fanbase for the start of the 2025 season if their home field can't be repaired in time

The Independent UK

Pediatrician And Children Ride Out Hurricane At Hospital

Dr. Meghan Martin shares her experience enduring Hurricane Milton with her children in St. Petersburg, highlighting resilience in the face of the storm.

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Rescues Underway After Deadly Hurricane Milton Leaves Millions Without Power In Florida

The storm slammed into the Gulf Coast on Wednesday, spawning dozens of tornadoes and carrying dangerous winds and soaking rain

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The Independent UK

The Latest: Hurricane Milton weakens to Category 1, but danger remains in Florida

Hurricane Milton is bringing powerful winds, a storm surge and flooding to much of Florida after making landfall along the Gulf Coast as a Category 3 storm

The Independent UK

More than 2 million without power as Hurricane Milton slams Florida, causes deaths and flooding

Hurricane Milton plowed into Florida as a Category 3 storm Wednesday, bringing misery to a coast still ravaged by Helene, pounding cities with winds of over 100 mph after producing a barrage of tornadoes, but sparing Tampa a direct hit

The Guardian - US

Hurricane Milton: nearly 3.3 million without power in Florida as category 3 storm makes landfall

Powerful storm slams into coast, bringing deadly storm surge to Sarasota, Tampa, St Petersburg and Fort Myers

The Guardian - US

Hurricane Milton: tropical storm-force winds reach Florida before ‘storm of the century’

Storm weakens to category 3 ahead of expected landfall late on Wednesday or early on Thursday

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Tampa Zoo Rushes Chompers The Porcupine And Others To Safety As Milton Nears

With carrots and strawberries, zookeepers lure Chompers the porcupine into an animal carrier, hoping to keep the creature -- and all the rest of the inhabitants of Zoo Tampa -- safe from the fury of Hurricane Milton.

France 24

Storm-weary Florida prepares for 'extremely serious' Hurricane Milton

Less than two weeks after being hit by Hurricane Helene, Florida is preparing for a direct hit by Hurricane Milton. According to forecasters, this could be the worst storm to hit the Tampa area in over a century.

The Guardian - US

Ron DeSantis banned lessons on racism in Florida public schools. ‘Freedom schools’ fill the gaps

Extracurricular classes teach ‘the majesty and value of Black history’ from the origins of Africa to Jim Crow policies

The Independent UK

Longest-held Russian dissident freed in swap says ‘colors get brighter by the day’ in his new life

Of all the Russian dissidents freed in the historic East-West prison swap on Aug. 1, Andrei Pivovarov spent the most time behind bars – three years

Autosport

Friday favourite: The team game maestro who showed Wickens a new side to racing

A life-changing IndyCar crash at Pocono in 2018 brought an abrupt halt to Robert Wickens’ top-flight career, just as he had begun to make good on the promise shown working his way up the junior ranks. Prior to his high-speed crash into catch fencing that damaged his spinal cord, leaving…

Al Jazeera

Russia charges Russian-German lawyer with treason

German Moyzhes was arrested in St Petersburg in late May and is being held in pretrial detention in a Moscow prison.

Sports Illustrated

Rays' Proposed $1.3 Billion Ballpark Approved by St. Petersburg City Council

The Tampa Bay Rays are one step closer to remaining in St. Petersburg, Fla., for good.

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