ST. PETERSBURG — Major League Baseball returned to action last week following a four-month layoff because of the coronavirus crisis, but there was a decidedly different look and feel to the sport known as America’s pastime.
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ST. PETERSBURG — Major League Baseball returned to action last week following a four-month layoff because of the coronavirus crisis, but there was a decidedly different look and feel to the sport known as America’s pastime.
Fans may not be able to enter Tropicana Field during this year's truncated Major League Baseball season, but they can be there another way.
The abrupt halt to the 2020 spring training season in mid-March because of the coronavirus pandemic dealt a huge economic blow to Pinellas County, where the Toronto Blue Jays play in newly refurbished TD Ballpark in Dunedin and the Philadelphia Phillies have trained in Clearwater for more th…
ST. PETERSBURG — Get ready sports fans because Major League Baseball has taken another step toward returning to the field.
This past week, Major League Baseball owners and players agreed to a deal to play a 60-game season in empty ballparks.
EAST LAKE — On a recent mid-June morning, small groups of prospective East Lake High School football players gathered at the Eagles’ field, but there were no group huddles to be seen, no cracking of pads or clanging of weights to be heard and not a football in sight.
CLEARWATER — The Philadelphia Phillies confirmed today that five players and three staff members working at the club’s Clearwater facility have tested positive for COVID-19.
BELLEAIR — Two months ago, Belleair sports fans thought LPGA stars would be rolling into town about now for the Pelican Women’s Championship, which was slated to commence with a series of events May 11-17.
TAMPA — If you’re thinking the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ new uniforms released Tuesday look familiar, you aren’t wrong.
The coronavirus pandemic means Belleair will have to wait a little longer for its moment in the sun. In an announcement that came to no one’s surprise, the LPGA said April 3 that the Pelican Women's Championship that was scheduled to take place in May has been rescheduled to Nov. 9-15.
When Major League Baseball, along with other professional sports leagues, ceased operations as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in mid-March, the move resulted in a premature end to spring training and left thousands of fans who traveled to the Sunshine State for the 2020 Grap…
BELLEAIR — A state of emergency was declared in Belleair to fight the spread of the coronavirus, which has also put the fate of the LPGA tournament in May in the air. The declaration was made at the town’s regular commission meeting March 18.
The coronavirus pandemic brought a halt to the sports world March 12-13, as organizations one by one began postponing and canceling events and entire seasons across the country, including the NBA season and NCAA basketball tournament.
Little Leaguers got a chance to hang out with the pros recently during a visit to Philadelphia Phillies spring training.
The 2020 Major League Baseball season came to a sudden halt March 12, as officials announced the cancellation of all remaining spring training games and the delay of Opening Day in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Spectators will not be admitted to the 2020 Valspar Championship at Innisbrook Golf Resort as a precaution against the coronavirus pandemic, the Professional Golfers’ Association announced March 12.
ST. PETERSBURG — The future of this year's annual Grand Prix in St. Petersburg is in the air as cities, states and the nation struggle to contain the spread of COVID-19.
CLEARWATER — Bright blue skies, 75-degree temperatures and a slight breeze greeted the more than 7,000 fans that came through the turnstiles at Spectrum Field in Clearwater on Feb. 23 as the Philadelphia Phillies kicked off their 2020 spring training campaign with a 4-3 win over the Pittsbur…
There’s little doubt the Toronto Blue Jays will field an exciting team this year, thanks to plenty of young superstars. But as the team entered the 2020 Grapefruit League home opener against the Braves on Feb. 24, all eyes were on the field itself — or rather, the new ballpark surrounding it.
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Plenty of Pinellas County soccer programs, both boys and girls, knew they had a good chance to keep playing beyond district tournaments last week.
SEMINOLE — For 17 consecutive years, baseball coach Adam Moravick has developed players into better athletes, students and disciples of the game.
Seminole High School’s varsity boys soccer team won the Class 5A District 10 championship with a 1-0 win over Northeast High School Feb. 5.
Turf is being watered, landscaping is being installed, and wiring is snaking into place as the $102 million overhaul of what is now TD Ballpark and the team’s nearby Player Development Center inches toward completion.
It’s always a thrill for area soccer fans when the Seminole High School and Osceola Fundamental High School boys’ varsity teams compete, and their latest match did not disappoint.
BELLEAIR — Excitement is building in the town of Belleair as time winds down towards the Pelican Women’s Championship in May.
Clarence Faucett grew up playing baseball and softball, a passion that continued into adulthood. He played competitively even into his 70s and 80s as part of St. Petersburg’s Kids & Kubs senior program.
PALM HARBOR — Irish eyes will be smiling at an upcoming tournament at the Innisbrook Golf Club.
LARGO — The economy has not been kind to the game of golf the past 20 years. Fewer golfers are hitting the links and several courses in Pinellas County have closed.
BELLEAIR — The planners for the local LPGA tournament knew it would be a handful; now, how much of a handful is beginning to become clear.
Jack Nicklaus visited Clearwater recently to help rededicate the Nicklaus Family Center at pal Chi Chi Rodriguez’s Golf Academy, a school born of a unique public-private partnership that utilizes golf to teach life lessons.
And then there were three.
SEMINOLE — As the Seminole High School Warhawks soccer program gears up for its 2019-2020 season, the program will host a fundraiser at Mickey Quinn’s Pub, 13071 Park Blvd. N., Friday, Nov. 22.
It was a pretty brutal start to the postseason for Pinellas County football programs. The peninsula began with 13. The number of survivors now stands at six, with Largo, Clearwater and CCC among the survivors.
TREASURE ISLAND — This year’s Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl and Beach Invasion events will be packed into one big day of island revelry, as the city joins ESPN Sports for beach games, cheerleader competition and marching bands.
After years of planning, the Wounded Warriors Abilities Ranch in Pinellas Park is poised to enter its final phase of construction next year. The WWAR is designed to help rehabilitate veterans wounded during military service.
The numbers are crunched and the brackets are set. In Pinellas County, 13 programs will keep their seasons going Friday night, including Largo, Countryside, Clearwater, Boca Ciega and East Lake.
This past summer, the Seminole High School football program was dealt a tragic blow when one of its young players died before the start of the season.
Local fans of the Toronto Blue Jays and visitors from Canada have a lot to look forward to this spring. The team will be playing in a stadium and training facility that have been renovated to the tune of $102 million, a project that has the team’s director of Florida operations “extremely excited” about the team’s future here.
DUNEDIN — It’s been two years since hitting rock bottom — Sept. 28, 2017.
Area high school football teams have shown who they are and what they’re capable of heading into Week 5, but that doesn’t mean all questions have answers.
Q: Is Week 4 too early for must-win matchups?
The 2019 high school football season got off to an uneven start last week.
Mother Nature may not be ready to cooperate, but football is back whether she likes it or not. Annual Fall Classic preseason high school games had a tough time getting completed last Friday night. Some were able to push through the dreary, wet weather while others were suspended or outright canceled. But that was then and this is now. Week 1 is here and these games count.
CLEARWATER — Of the 43,316 attendees to Phillies spring training games this spring, 16,946 stayed at a hotel or condo. That’s not counting the players and team staff, 183 of whom stayed overnight in hotels, usually for lengthy stays.
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Seminole High School junior Austin Bybee has won a world and a state title in kickboxing. Now, he’s an Olympic hopeful hoping to join Team USA at the next global competition.
BELLEAIR — A world-class sporting event is about to come to Belleair. The LPGA has announced that in 2020 a new tournament will be added to the tour and will be held at the newly refurbished Pelican Golf Club.
EAST LAKE — Former LPGA star Jan Stephenson, who now owns a golf course in Palm Harbor, was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame during a ceremony in California that took place during the week of the 119th U.S. Open, at the famed Pebble Beach Golf Links.
Before he could even walk, Logan Hofstetter was in the water.
The Largo native grew up just a short drive from Indian Rocks Beach, where his family, avid beachgoers, spent much of their time.
His father and uncle, professional triathletes, were both surfers as well. So Logan’s natural affinity for the water is in his blood, he said.
It’s been a phenomenal few weeks for the Calvary Christian baseball program. The Warriors captured their second state championship in three years May 25, and this past week two of the team's senior stars — shortstop Christian Cairo, son of 17-year MLB veteran Miguel, and pitcher Braden Halladay, son of the late MLB star Roy Halladay — were selected in the Major League Baseball Draft.
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For the second consecutive day, Florida Department of Health reported more than 100 new COVID-19 cases in Pinellas County, adding 105 on Sept. 18 to bring the count to 21,359. Five more residents have died due to the novel coronavirus, upping the death toll to 720.
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