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SportsST. PAUL, Minn. — The Tampa Bay Lightning spent most of Saturday night chasing the Minnesota Wild, then won it in overtime when Nikita Kucherov ripped a power-play wrist shot from the slot 3:23 into the extra period for a 4-3 victory at Grand Casino…
SportsTAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Lightning head north Saturday to face the Minnesota Wild, starting a four-game road swing with the best home record in their season so far still spotless at 8-0-0. Puck drop is set for 8 p.m. at Grand Casino Arena…
Events
TAMPA, Fla. — A free animation showcase is spending its final day Sunday on the University of Tampa campus, after roughly 200 fans filled the Charlene A. Gordon Theater when the event opened Thursday night. Gregg Perkins leads the school’s film, animation and new media program and created the Tampa…
From Merger Monday
The New Orleans City Council approved a 45-year tax arrangement on Thursday for the planned Omni New Orleans, one of the last local steps for a $625 million convention headquarters hotel across from the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Rather than paying a conventional property-tax bill, the Dallas-based developers would make…
From Merger Monday
Fox Corp. borrowed $10.4 billion on Friday as it completed its roughly $22 billion purchase of Roku Inc., drawing $2 billion under an amended term loan and $8.4 billion under a new bridge facility to cover part of the cash it owed Roku holders. An 8-K filed with the Securities and…
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