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Red Wings Trade Defenseman

AP | Posted 04.28.2012

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DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Red Wings have traded defenseman Mike Commodore to Tampa Bay for a seventh-round pick in 2013. The move wa...

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Cubs Pitcher's 2008 Championship Ring Stolen

AP | Posted 02.02.2012

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FRESNO, Calif. -- Sheriff's detectives say that an American League Championship ring belonging to Chicago Cubs pitcher Matt Garza has been stolen from...

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Rick Scott Appears Confused On Florida Geography

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 01.03.2012

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Florida Gov. Rick Scott appeared confused about the Tampa Bay region, the state's second largest metropolitan area, in an informal meeting with report...

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Baseball Manager Gives Interview Wearing Football Helmet

Posted 10.22.2011

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers Head Coach Raheem Morris dawned a Rays uniform in the Spring to guest manage the team, now Joe Maddon is returning the favor, alt...

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(WATCH) Fugitive Siblings Flee Police

AP | GREG BLUESTEIN | Posted 10.09.2011

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ATLANTA -- The three siblings accused of opening fire at a Florida officer and then robbing a bank in Georgia escaped police pursuit after shooting ou...

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(WATCH) Fugitive Siblings Extremely Dangerous: Sheriff

AP | Posted 10.09.2011

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NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. — A Tampa Bay area sheriff says he hopes three fugitive siblings accused of shooting at a police officer in Florida and ro...

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Boston Bruins Headed To Stanley Cup Finals

AP | HOWARD ULMAN | Posted 07.27.2011

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BOSTON — The Boston Bruins are in the Stanley Cup finals for the first time in 21 years. Now they have a shot at their first NHL championship in...

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Ex-NFL Player Arrested

Posted 05.25.2011

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Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Shelton Quarles was arrested Friday morning for DUI, according to Stephen Holder of the St. Petersburg Times. ...

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Tough Love: Mom Makes Son Stand On Corner, Wear Sign With GPA

Posted 05.25.2011

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If taking away your kid's cellphone or other privileges doesn't work as punishment, a Tampa Bay, Fla. mom recommends public embarrassment. Ronda Ho...

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Rays Makes Big Free Agent Splash

AP | RONALD BLUM | Posted 05.25.2011

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Manny Ramirez and Johnny Damon are about to become teammates again, this time in Tampa Bay. Both free-agent outfielders agreed to one-year contract...

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Tampa Bay Arts Scene: Dali Museum The Latest Museum Opening In Tampa

AP | TAMARA LUSH | Posted 05.25.2011

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Dali, Chihuly and Degas? It's possible to see all three in one weekend in the Tampa Bay area – and still have time...

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PHOTOS: 50 Cent's Dog, Fugitive Monkey And 5 Other Popular Plants And Animals On Social Media

The Huffington Post | Alden Wicker | Posted 05.25.2011

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While you're tweeting out to your 25 followers your well-crafted 140 characters, there's a squirrel with 20,000 followers who tweets monosyllabic thou...

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Jennifer Mee, 'Hiccup Girl,' Charged With Murder In Florida

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- A Tampa Bay woman whose uncontrollable hiccups brought her worldwide attention is charged in the killing of a 22-year-old man ...

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Replay: My Standoff With Florida Police

Jon Foreman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jon Foreman

"To err is human, to forgive is divine" -- and to watch the instant replay on the big screen is pretty great too. I was thinking about how helpful this sort of instant replay would be for real life situations outside of the ballpark.

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Will Teabaggers Be Offended by the Minaret in the 2012 RNC Logo?

Tom McGuire | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tom McGuire

Will the same people that are protesting mosques approve of their party's biggest event having what they probably consider an Islamic image in its logo?

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George Steinbrenner DEAD: Yankees Owner Dies At 80

AP | RONALD BLUM | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — He was baseball's bombastic Boss. He rebuilt the New York Yankees dynasty, ushering in the era of multimillion-dollar salaries and ac...

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Dallas Braden PERFECT GAME: Oakland A's Pitcher Perfect Against Tampa Bay Rays

AP | JANIE McCAULEY | Posted 05.25.2011

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OAKLAND, Calif. — Dallas Braden definitely owns the mound now. Braden pitched the 19th perfect game in major league history on Sunday, shutting...

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On Pool Float, Jerry Whipple Drifts One Mile Into Gulf Of Mexico Before Coast Guard Rescue

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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BELLEAIR BEACH, Fla. — A man who apparently passed out on a pool float at a Tampa area beach ended up drifting about a mile from Florida's shore...

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Banks Are Reluctant To Recognize Their Bad Deals

Jerry Chautin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jerry Chautin

Once again, lenders are making believe that defaulted-loan problems will go away if they wait long enough. Industry jokesters call it "extend-and-pretend."

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Can Dolphins Commit Suicide?

Vicky Collins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Vicky Collins

Richard O'Barry gets misty eyed when he talks about Cathy. His beautiful girl died in his arms. Suicide he says. Cathy was a bottlenose dolphin, one of five he trained for the 60′s television hit Flipper.

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Bill Lucey

Tampa 2012: The Politics Of Choosing A Convention Site

HuffingtonPost.com | Bill Lucey | Posted 05.25.2011

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Just when you thought things couldn't get any worse for Arizona, news came Wednesday that the Republican National Committee chose Tampa, Fla. as the s...

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Tampa to Host 2012 Republican National Convention

Tom McGuire | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tom McGuire

Tampa will be the host of the 2012 Republican National Convention. It will be Florida's first convention since both parties held their conventions in Miami Beach in 1972.

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Republican National Convention 2012: Tampa Expected To Be Named Host City

Posted 05.25.2011

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The RNC is expected to announce Wednesday that they have chosen Tampa, Florida as the site of their 2012 convention, Politico reports. The decision,...

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Jeff Vinik, Red Sox Minority Owner, To Buy NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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TAMPA, Fla. — Boston Red Sox minority owner Jeff Vinik agreed to buy the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday, taking on the challenge of turning aroun...

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