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Sun Shining On Ryan Pruitt During His First Season At USF
Ryan Pruitt (USF Athletics)
TAMPA, Fla. – One of Ryan Pruitt’s favorite players is Arizona Diamondbacks’ outfielder Corbin Carroll. The native Tex [...]
Tampa Bay Rays Withdraw From $1.3 Billion Ballpark Project In St. Petersburg
Rays Stadium
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Tampa Bay Rays have announced their withdrawal from a planned $1.3 billion ballpark project, citing signif [...]
Rays’ Brandon Lowe Teams Up With Crisis Center Of Tampa Bay For Mayfield Foundation’s Giving Bowl
Brandon Lowe Credit: Tampa Bay Rays
TAMPA, Fla. – Tampa Bay Rays player Brandon Lowe has chosen the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay as his charity part [...]
Tampa Native, Gaither Product Sebastian Greico Living His Dream At USF
Sebastian Greico (USF Athletics)
TAMPA, Fla. – Sebastian Greico got in the car and made the drive from his family’s Tampa home to USF. He arrived [...]
Chris Godwin Always Wanted To Stay A Buccaneer
Chris Godwin and Jason Licht (Rock Riley)
TAMPA, Fla. - Bucs Chris Godwin wasn't going anywhere. The sought-after free-agent wide receiver knew in [...]
Polk State’s Ty Owens Named To All-FCSAA Basketball Team
Ty Owens
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Polk State College sophomore guard Ty Owens has been recognized as one of the top junior college basketball players i [...]
Lightning Look To Sweep Hurricanes In Crucial North Carolina Matchup
Victor Hedman (Credit: Tampa Bay Lightning)
The Tampa Bay Lightning will aim to complete a season sweep of the Carolina Hurricanes when they face [...]
USF Men’s Hoops Heads Into Conference Tournament Leaning On Preparation, Each Other
Jayden Reid (USF Athletics)
TAMPA, Fla. - As difficult as it has been and will continue to be in dealing with the death of their beloved coach, on [...]
Polk State Basketball Stars Earn All-Citrus Conference Honors
Polk State Basketball Stars Earn All-Citrus Conference Honors
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – Polk State College's basketball team is celebrating the success [...]
Florida House To Tackle College Athlete Compensation Issues
Football On Field (File)
The Florida House of Representatives is taking on the complex issue of college athlete compensation, with a focus on name [...]