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When the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade last Friday, dismantling its nearly 50-year precedent protecting the right to an abortion, Marin Fehl was furious.

The Detroit Red Wings have hired two-time Stanley Cup-winning assistant Derek Lalonde as coach after a lengthy search process.

Florida officials confirmed the recurrence of an invasive snail species that destroys wildlife and poses serious threats to human health.

Florida officials confirmed the recurrence of an invasive snail species that destroys wildlife and poses serious threats to human health.

The city will celebrate the Colorado Avalanche’s Stanley Cup title with a parade through the streets of downtown Denver.

It sure didn’t take long for the Colorado Avalanche to put a dent in the trophy after it won the title in Tampa Bay on Sunday.

The Tampa Bay Lightning didn’t relinquish their stronghold on the Stanley Cup without a fight.

The Colorado Avalanche were stymied in their quest to close out the two-time defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final.

The NHL, NHL Players' Association and NHL Alumni Association are teaming up to get hockey into the NFT marketplace.

TAMPA — So is this how it ends? With a frame-by-frame breakdown of the fatal goal, as if Abraham Zapruder was filming from the grassy knoll? After all the good times, all the memories, all the glory, are we supposed to raise our voices in collective anger? Is it possible the Lightning finally were done in by a conspiracy of silence? Let’s hope not. Let’s hope the ever-so-vague grievance coach ...

While responding to a burglary call in 1965, Officer William Krikava, of the Tampa Police Department, was killed in the line of duty. He was 35 years old.

Toronto’s Auston Matthews won the Hart Trophy as the NHL’s most valuable player, beating out Edmonton’s Connor McDavid and Igor Shesterkin of the New York Rangers to win the award for the first time.

Colorado not only failed to take a stranglehold in the Stanley Cup Final after a 6-2 loss to Tampa Bay in Game 3 but also wound up with goaltending questions.

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says the Tampa Bay Rays and Oakland Athletics need to reach new ballpark deals soon and left open the strong possibility of considering relocation if agreements are not struck.

The two-time defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning face the best in the West Colorado Avalanche in the Stanley Cup Final beginning Wednesday in Denver.

When a leaked draft decision signaled the likely withdrawal of the legal right to an abortion in the U.S., donors clicked on donations buttons and mailed checks in a spasm of fury.

Nikita Kucherov scored on a breakaway and Andrei Vasilevskiy had 33 saves , helping the Tampa Bay Lightning shut down the New York Rangers 4-1 and even the NHL’s Eastern Conference final at two games apiece.

Ondrej Palat scored with 42 seconds left and the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Sunday to cut their deficit in the Eastern Conference finals to 2-1.

Troopers say two teens were killed when their SUV veered off a road and crashed into a retention pond north of Tampa.

Home prices continued to increase their gains, despite slower sales and higher mortgage rates.

Detectives arrested an 18-year-old Florida man after receiving a tip that he threatened a mass shooting at a school in a social media post.

Detectives have arrested an 18-year-old Florida man after receiving a tip that he threatened a mass shooting at a school in a social media post. Corey Anderson's post showed him with a handgun, a rifle and a tactical-style vest along with a caption that said, “Hey Siri, directions to the nearest school," Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said in a news release. The sheriff said his agency will “do everything within our power" to track down anyone who makes school threats.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are headed to the Eastern Conference finals for the sixth time in eight years after sweeping the Florida Panthers in four games.

Andrei Vasilevskiy had 49 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning completed a four-game sweep of the Florida Panthers with a 2-0 victory that sends the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions back to the Eastern Conference final for the sixth time in eight years.

The Florida Panthers are on the brink of getting swept out of the second round of the playoffs by the back-to-back defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning.

Steven Stamkos scored two goals and Nikita Kucherov had a goal and three assists and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 5-1 to move to the brink of another trip to the Eastern Conference final.

Ross Colton scored with just under four seconds remaining, giving the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning a 2-1 victory in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

SeatGeek says NFL tickets on the secondary market are selling for more than they did before the Covid pandemic.

Brayden Point scored on a rebound with 1:56 remaining in overtime to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs and force a Game 7 in the first round playoff series between the Atlantic Division rivals.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady has agreed to join Fox Sports as its lead color commentator whenever he decides to retire.

Ross Colton scored twice, Andrei Vasilevskiy had 22 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning got off to a fast start and beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 7-3 in Game 4 to even their first-round playoff series.

Jack Campbell had 32 saves — including three to protect the lead on a late power play — and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series.

SpaceX returned the astronauts of NASA's Crew-3 mission to Earth early on Friday morning.

The first regular-season NFL game in Germany will be between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Seattle Seahawks at the home of soccer club Bayern Munich.

Rent and home prices in the Sunshine State have hit stratospheric heights, making it the epicenter of America's housing crisis.

Florida gas prices jumped 8 cents last week, averaging $4.18 a gallon on Sunday, AAA reported.

If the Tampa Bay Buccaneers drafted as well as they think they did, Tom Brady’s supporting cast will be better next season. While the defending NFC South champions once again figure to be a veteran-laden team not counting on rookies to shore up glaring weaknesses, vice president of player personnel John Spytek believes this year's draft class can help make a difference. “They’re going to get every opportunity to,” Spytek said Saturday, but added that, for the second straight year, it’s nice to be in a position where the Bucs aren’t relying on draft picks to fill holes on offense and defense.

A Florida man already accused of child sexual abuse now faces new charges after victims came forward from as far back as 1972.

Officials say a man who was running through traffic on a busy Tampa street bit a sheriff’s deputy who tried to restrain him.

No position in the NFL has undergone more changes to the style of player over the years than tight end.

The United States and Cuba have held their highest-level diplomatic talks in four years after a severe disruption in ties during the Trump administration.

The woman has been sentenced to 6 and a half years in prison.

The Monday decision provided the latest example of how an individual jurist — and a single lawsuit, seemingly filed in the right place at the right time — can alter the course of public policy and affect the lives of millions.

A notice of appeal was filed in federal court in Tampa.

The announcement comes a month after the airline said it would double its network.

A federal judge in Florida has voided the national mask mandate covering airplanes and other public transportation as exceeding the authority of U.S. health officials in the coronavirus pandemic. The decision Monday by U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle in Tampa, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, also said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention improperly failed to justify its decision and did not follow proper rulemaking. “Because our system does not permit agencies to act unlawfully even in pursuit of desirable ends, the court declares unlawful and vacates the mask mandate,” she wrote.

“I wish they’d taught me that in school.”

The new USFL begins play this weekend and numerous players with area ties are in the upstart league.

Gators quarterback Anthony Richardson was nearly perfect in the first half, leading the Blue team to a decisive 34-0 win over the Orange in the Gators' spring game.

A Florida woman described as a bookkeeper for international “child modeling” websites that sexually exploited young Eastern European children has been sentenced to more than 12 years in prison.

The declining shipment numbers during the first quarter are a marked difference from the torrid pace of sales growth the industry was posting during 2021.

The Weeknd returns as the top finalist at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards for the second year in a row.

The Tampa Bay Lightning haven't been through struggles like this in many years.

TAMPA — To triumph at the news conference, he first had to admit defeat. In that sense, Todd Bowles nailed it, with candor and conciseness. “I blew it,” the new Bucs head coach said Thursday. Know this about 58-year-old Todd Robert Bowles: While different in myriad ways from predecessor Bruce Arians, both share the blunt gene. It’s a trait generally appreciated by a fan base, a refreshing ...

Housing prices are climbing sharply in 20 cities, while places like Phoenix have seen costs soar 33% in a year.

The Florida measure rocketed to the forefront of national politics in recent months, drawing criticism from the LGBTQ community, Democrats and the White House.

TAMPA — Seated in a wheelchair, unable to speak, 4-year-old Ty’ahni Williams bore witness to the cruelty of the man facing prison time for abusing her. A collective sigh of relief arose from half the courtroom Monday as a judge sentenced Demarcus Johnson to 25 years for shattering the girl’s skull so badly it “looked like puzzle pieces,” in the words of a child protection team specialist. Just ...

Yankees ace Gerrit Cole felt his first spring training start was better than his pitching line.

UMass has found a leader for its basketball program, hiring Frank Martin as its new coach.

It wasn’t that long ago that New York Yankees infielder Gleyber Torres was one of the game’s young stars.

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The University of South Florida’s board of trustees has elevated the school’s interim president to the official position.

New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge and five players from the World Series champion Atlanta Braves are among the players who are headed toward salary arbitration hearings that will occur during the regular season after failing to agree to contracts for 2022.

Teaching new skills to those who could benefit from them is one of the core ways a time bank operates.

Coronavirus restrictions in Canada and New York have assured that baseball will again be affected by COVID-19 in 2022.

The cardboard cutouts are long gone. “Life is not back to normal yet,” Yankees reliever Zack Britton said Wednesday. Fans of the Yankees and Mets were shaken Tuesday by confirmation from New York City that the same private employer vaccine mandate that has sidelined NBA star Kyrie Irving for Brooklyn Nets’ home games would also apply at the outdoor baseball parks in the Bronx and Queens.

The men were killed Sunday on Interstate 275 in Tampa, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

Josh Donaldson called out new teammate Gerrit Cole last season for possible use of unauthorized grip aides but both now say they are united on bringing the New York Yankees their first World Series title since 2009. Donaldson suggested last June that Cole, the Yankees ace, had been trying to hide the use of the grip aides.

Tom Brady retired for 40 days before deciding to give it a go for another season playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Other retirees could take his lead.

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone is concerned about the roster impact stemming from rules that Major League Baseball players who aren't vaccinated against the coronavirus won’t be allowed to travel into Canada to face the Blue Jays in Toronto.

Kennedy Chandler scored 19 points, Zakai Zeigler added 11 and No. 9 Tennessee held off fifth-ranked Kentucky 69-62 in the final minutes to reach the Southeastern Conference Tournament final for the third time in the last five years.

In parts of Florida, on March 12, strong tornado-warned thunderstorms with high winds caused damage and scattered debris.

A Florida Dunkin’ employee pleaded guilty to felony battery for fatally punching a customer who repeatedly called him a racial slur.

A Florida Dunkin' employee accused of fatally punching a customer who used a racial slur against him pleaded guilty to felony battery and was sentenced to two years of house arrest. A Tampa judge on Monday also ordered Corey Pujols, 27, to complete 200 hours of community service and attend an anger management course. Vonelle Cook was irate when he entered the Dunkin' store last May and began yelling about customer service, police and prosecutors said.

TAMPA — One afternoon last May, an irate customer walked into a Tampa Dunkin’ shop and began to scream complaints of poor service. A Dunkin’ employee, Corey Pujols, asked Vonelle Cook to leave. Cook continued his tirade. He called Pujols the n-word. Pujols, who is Black, stepped from behind a counter and warned him not to say it again. Cook, who was white, said it again. Pujols punched him. ...

A visibly annoyed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis admonished a group of students for wearing face masks at an indoor news conference Wednesday, saying it was time to stop what he called “this COVID theater.”

A visibly annoyed Florida Gov_ Ron DeSantis admonished a group of high school students for wearing face masks at an appearance, saying it was time to stop what he called “this COVID theater.”.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a fierce opponent of coronavirus mask and vaccine mandates, grew visibly annoyed and admonished a group of students for wearing face masks at a news conference Wednesday. DeSantis, a Republican, approached the students and asked them to remove their masks as they waited for him at the news conference at the University of South Florida in Tampa.

Gov. Ron DeSantis also offered a rebuttal to President Joe Biden's State of the Union speech at the event in Tampa.

TAMPA — A 31-year-old Town ‘N’ Country man stabbed his fiancee in the abdomen eight times after they argued about breaking up and returning the engagement ring, deputies said. Armando Lagares II faces charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon involving great bodily harm and possession of synthetic marijuana in connection with the attack at 3:30 a.m. Dec. 18. The 23-year-old victim ...

The first scheduled passenger airline service took off from St. Petersburg, Fla.

According to a witness, Curtis Reeves shot Chad Oulson in the chest and muttered: "Throw popcorn in my face."

Aaron Judge stepped into the batting cage and sent a long, high drive completely out of the park. Far behind the left-field wall, a couple of University of South Florida students paid no attention. Caught in lockout limbo, Judge and his New York Yankees teammates, Boston ace Chris Sale, Atlanta slugger Adam Duvall and others are doing their best to stay loose.

Curtis Reeves is accused of fatally shooting Chad Oulson in a movie theater during a showing of the film "Lone Survivor" in 2014.

A convicted rapist who hid in Florida for more than 40 years after skipping out on his Connecticut prison sentence has been sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for assuming a stolen identity. Douglas Bennett, 77, was sentenced Friday in Tampa federal court. Bennett also was ordered to pay a $200,000 fine.

A Florida prosecutor's office has concluded the fatal shooting of an 88-year-old man by a deputy was justified. The State Attorney's Office in Tampa, Florida, said Monday that the fatal shooting of Ronald Ehrich last December by a Hillsborough County deputy was justified because the deputy was in fear for her life or great bodily harm when she fired her weapon. Video released by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office last December showed the deputy repeatedly trying to de-escalate the situation.

The Florida Department of Health filed an administrative complaint against a Tampa area doctor after a patient he treated for left knee pain and swelling suddenly died.

Long before Tom Brady called it quits, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers began contemplating a future without the seven-time Super Bowl winner. Brady announced his retirement Tuesday, ending an unparalleled career that began with a two-decade stint with the New England Patriots followed by two seasons with the Bucs, who went from missing the playoffs 12 consecutive years before his arrival to winning the NFL title in his first season in a new uniform. The decision was not a surprise to general manager Jason Licht and coach Bruce Arians, who assembled an all-star roster around Brady with an understanding that it would be difficult to keep an ultra-talented lineup together for 2022 — with or without the 44-year-old quarterback.

“The Power of Regret” by Daniel Pink makes the case that looking back can be helpful.

Cities with the fastest rent increase include Tampa and New York City. Oakland and Minneapolis are cities with the slowest rent increase.

Kelce made the cross-country trip from Tampa to Kansas City Sunday to catch her sons Travis and Jason play in two separate NFL playoff matchups.

Kelce made the cross-country trip from Tampa to Kansas City Sunday to catch her sons Travis and Jason play in two separate NFL playoff matchups.

“I think people look at places like San Francisco, and think, ‘Oh that will never be us,’ ” one affordable-housing advocate said. “I think they are making a mistake.”

Why would someone pay hundreds of thousands of dollars over asking price for a house without even seeing it first?Matthew Barnes explains in just three words: "Tampa will boom."Get market news worthy of your time with Axios Markets. Subscribe for free.What's happening: Barnes, investor and self-proclaimed "​​principal of miscellaneous corporations," tells Axios he has left Fisher Island, the richest ZIP code in Florida, to drop bank in Tampa.When 4615 Bayshore Blvd. hit the market for $3.5 milli

It doesn’t seem to matter who Tom Brady’s throwing to, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers keep finding ways to win. Antonio Brown is the latest big-name playmaker the seven-time Super Bowl champion won’t have at his disposal the remainder of the season. Brown was booted off the team after the wide receiver abruptly left the sideline during the third quarter of Sunday’s 28-24 come-from-behind victory over the New York Jets.

The Omicron variant is sending COVID-19 cases skyrocketing and thousands of children to the hospital. Infectious disease expert Dr. Michael Osterholm joins “CBS Mornings” to explain why it's not too late to get vaccinated, and why it's still important to, even though Omicron may be less deadly than the Delta variant.

An "unruly" passenger on a Delta Air Lines flight going from Tampa, Fla., to Atlanta on Dec. 23 was taken into FBI custody following a reported heated argument about masking on board the plane, USA Today reported. "Situations like these are rare for the vast majority of our customers and Delta has zero tolerance for unruly behavior at our airports and aboard our aircraft," Delta said of the incident in a statement, according to USA Today.A video...

Video shows the woman telling a fellow passenger to mask up while her own mask was down. Then it got ugly.

A woman was taken into FBI custody two days before Christmas after she caused a disturbance on a Tampa to Atlanta flight that resulted in injuries, according to the Atlanta Police Department. Delta flight 2790 departed from Tampa International Airport at 5:39 p.m. Thursday. During the flight, Patricia Cornwall became unruly and injured passengers and Delta employees, police said. When the ...

Tom Brady became the NFL’s all-time completions leader and threw his 700th touchdown pass for the winning score as the defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers got a 33-27 overtime victory over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. Brady threw for 363 yards and two touchdowns, and scored on a quarterback sneak set up by the 7,143rd completion of an unmatched 22-year career that includes seven Super Bowl titles. Tampa Bay won it on Breshad Perriman’s 58-yard catch-and-run with 5:31 left in OT — the 700th TD pass of Brady’s career, including playoffs. Despite blowing a 21-point halftime lead, the Bucs (10-3) won their fourth straight game and moved closer to clinching Tampa Bay’s first NFC South title since 2007.