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SportsST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The first World Series game at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg this fall turned into a long night for Tampa Bay. Milwaukee broke Game 3 open with eight runs in the fifth inning and beat the Rays 10-1 on Monday, leaving…
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…
From the HERE City National DeskPHILADELPHIA — The Dallas Cowboys finally found the running game they had been missing all season, and it carried them to a 38-21 win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night. Javonte Williams did the heavy lifting. He carried 25 times for 155 yards and…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN FRANCISCO — Defense has defined these WNBA Finals, and it pushed the Golden State Valkyries to the brink of their first championship Monday night. Golden State held the Atlanta Dream to 55 points at Chase Center and won Game 5, 64-55, for a 3-2…
From the HERE City National DeskMEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis got good news and bad news Monday about Nemanja Popovic, the veteran Serbian big man expected to anchor its frontcourt this winter. The university said the NCAA has cleared the 24-year-old for two seasons of college eligibility, one more than many…
From the HERE City National DeskMIAMI — Cooper Flagg made the play that saved the night for Dallas, then finished it off himself. The second-year star blocked a late Miami 3-point try and scored the clinching layup as the Mavericks won 113-109 on Monday at Kaseya Center. With 31 seconds…
From the HERE City National DeskLONDON — Harry Kane ended a quarter-century wait for English soccer on Monday night, taking home the Ballon d'Or at the London Palladium after a season in which goals seemed to follow him everywhere. The 33-year-old England captain and Bayern Munich striker found the net…
From the HERE City National DeskINGLEWOOD, Calif. — After seven years of helping shape the Super Bowl halftime show from behind the scenes, Jay-Z is taking the stage himself. League officials, together with Apple Music and Roc Nation, revealed Monday night that the rapper and entrepreneur will headline the Super…
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…
From the HERE City National Desk
WASHINGTON — No more trees can come down at East Potomac Golf Links while a court fight over the public course plays out, a federal judge in the capital ruled Monday in a setback for President Donald Trump's plan to rebuild it as a championship venue. U.S. District Judge Ana…
From the HERE City National Desk
JERUSALEM — Israelis streamed to polling places Tuesday in the country's first national election since the Hamas-led attacks of Oct. 7, 2023, with early turnout running at its strongest level in more than four decades. The vote is widely viewed as a verdict on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, 77, who…
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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