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SportsCHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tampa Bay barely needed its quarterback on Sunday. The Buccaneers piled up 258 rushing yards on 49 carries, took the ball away four times and buried the Carolina Panthers 43-13 in Charlotte in Baker Mayfield's first game back. Mayfield had sat out…
SportsSALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Nikita Kucherov climbed to the top of the Tampa Bay Lightning record book Saturday night, though the milestone came in a 5-4 overtime loss to the Utah Mammoth in Salt Lake City. The record point arrived in the first period…
Education
TAMPA, Fla. — The University of Tampa has turned to a veteran college leader from South Carolina to steer the school through a leadership change in Tampa. The private university announced that Harris Pastides, president emeritus of the University of South Carolina, will serve as its interim president. He is…
Business
TAMPA, Fla. — The World Series is moving to Tampa Bay this week, and Tampa International Airport is bracing for one of its busiest stretches of the fall as fans fly in for Games 3, 4 and 5 at Tropicana Field. Airport projections call for roughly 78,000 passengers on Sunday…
Politics
TAMPA, Fla. — Homeowners in Tampa could see their city and county tax bills shrink sharply if Florida voters approve Amendment 3 on Nov. 3, but city leaders warn the savings would come with a hole in the budget that pays for police, parks and drainage. The measure, placed on…
Health
TAMPA, Fla. — Roughly 30,000 walkers, many dressed in pink, turned out at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa on Saturday for the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk, and the Tampa Bay event pushed past $1 million for cancer research. The morning event ran from 7 to 11:30 a.m. at…
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