MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (FNN) – Governor Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order 21-82 declaring a state of emergency in Hillsborough, Manatee, and Pinellas counties due to their proximity to the Eastport Terminal Facility – Piney Point Phosphate Processing Plant reservoir. The reservoir holds 480 million gallons of a mix of seawater, remnant process water from the…
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TAMPA BAY, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – Source: Tampa Bay Lightning // The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed NCAA free agent Odeen Tufto to an entry-level contract for the 2021-22 season, vice president and general manager Julien BriseBois announced today. Tufto will report to Syracuse on an amateur try-out contract. Tufto, 24, skated in 139…
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TAMPA (AP) – The Toronto Raptors’ issues with the coronavirus have worsened, prompting the NBA to call off their game scheduled for Sunday night against the Chicago Bulls. The league said the Raptors are dealing with positive test results, without disclosing how many, and that combined with ongoing contact-tracing issues meant they would not have…
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TAMPA, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – US Congressman and former Florida Governor Charlie Crist joined fans as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers celebrated their Super Bowl LV victory Wednesday afternoon with a boat parade. The parade was held on the Hillsborough River near downtown Tampa. Fans arrived on paddleboards, jet skis and floating tiki huts. US Congressman…
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TAMPA, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – In celebration of its historic home game victory, Tampa’s mayor Jane Castor and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers kicked off the Super Bowl LV boat parade on the Hillsborough River Wednesday afternoon. All boats sailed off from Armature Works on Tampa’s Riverwalk at 1pm. No Jinxes–and A Promise Kept When…
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TAMPA, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell made clear during Monday’s virtual closing presser that he thoroughly enjoyed Tampa Bay’s Super Bowl experience. Goodell joined the Tampa Bay Super Bowl LV Host Committee: Tampa Mayor Jane Castor Hillsborough County Commissioner Ken Hagan NFL Legend Derrick Brooks Will Weatherford Tampa Bay Super Bowl LV…
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs held their final virtual media conferences, Thursday, before Sunday’s Super Bowl LV. Age was a primary topic of discussion. As the oldest Head Coach to make his Super Bowl debut, the Bucs’ Bruce Arians was asked about the challenges of coaching at age 68, and what…
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TAMPA BAY, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – In recognition of the 35th annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day, the NFL, in collaboration with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Nike, celebrated female flag football student athletes and coaches from Hillsborough County at this year’s Play Football High School Day at the Super Bowl Experience presented…
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