Tag: Tampa
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Baltimore Ravens how to watch, start time and more
Two of the NFL’s top teams square off Monday night in Tampa Bay as the Buccaneers host the Baltimore Ravens with plenty of intrigue. Will Tampa Bay stop Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry, who lead one of the best rushing attacks in recent memory? How will Baker Mayfield fare against Baltimore’s vaunted defense? Stay with…
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Can Tampa Bay Rays replace shredded stadium roof in time for next season?
Owners and tenants of Tropicana Field, ravaged in the face of Hurricane Milton, are facing a short five-month-long window to somehow make the severely damaged home of the Tampa Bay Rays suitable for MLB play. Hurricane Milton’s powerful winds overnight Wednesday nearly ripped the entire roof off St. Petersburg-owned Tropicana Field, which had been set to be used…
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Hurricane Milton dropped 1-in-1,000-year levels of rain around Tampa Bay
Hurricane Milton dumped so much rain over parts of Florida’s Tampa Bay area that it qualified as a 1-in-1,000-year rainfall event. St. Petersburg had 18.31 inches of rain — or more than 1.5 feet — in the 24-hour period during which the storm made landfall, according to precipitation data from the National Weather Service. That…
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‘Lieutenant Dan’ survives Hurricane Milton in sailboat in Tampa
TAMPA, Fla. — 54-year-old Joseph Malinowski, who has been dubbed “Lieutenant Dan” on social media, has survived record-breaking Hurricane Milton on his 20-foot sailboat. Malinowski, who drew nationwide interest and concern over his highly publicized decision to ride out Hurricanes Helene and Milton on his vessel, chose to remain in the boat here despite several…
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Milton shreds roof of Tropicana Field, home of baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays
Hurricane Milton’s powerful winds overnight Wednesday severely damaged the roof of the Tampa Bay Rays’ home ballpark, Tropicana Field, which had been set for use by workers responding to the storm. Overhead television and still images of the domed stadium in St. Petersburg showed massive swaths of its paneled roof were torn off by 100-plus…
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Major flood protection project in Tampa is incomplete as city braces for Hurricane Milton
Major infrastructure upgrades meant to protect Florida’s Tampa Bay area from flooding are months away from completion, as the vulnerable region braces for what could be the worst hurricane in more than a century, officials said. Hurricane Milton is expected to strike the Tampa area overnight Wednesday and into Thursday morning with life-threatening storm surge…
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Atlanta Falcons vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers how to watch, start time and more
Week 5 of the NFL season officially kicks off Thursday night when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers travel to Atlanta to face the Falcons. Baker Mayfield and Co. have gotten out to a hot start, winning three of their first four games to sit atop the NFC South. Kirk Cousins has Atlanta 2-2 and coming off…