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Rowdies find an extra spark in playing their old team

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Call it a little bit of gas for the fire. Call it an extra dose of motivation. Call it a chip on the shoulder. Call it a spur in the backside. A chance to prove yesterday wrong. For members of the Tampa Bay Rowdies, Saturday night’s game will be a fine opportunity to show the Strikers what they let slip away. All of this was theirs, of course. Martin Nunez and Stefan Antonijevic and Darnell King and Kamil Contofalsky and Justin…

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A worldwide game began here for two Rowdies

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For them, it began here. On the youth fields, with cheering parents, with volunteer coaches, with a ball and a net. For them, it has ended up here, too. On better fields, with bigger crowds, with professional coaches, with a similar ball and a similar net. And if two members of the Tampa Bay Rowdies would like you to join them on their journey, well, please understand. This sport, this team, this area, all mean a lot to Brian Shriver…

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Three Tampa Bay teams draw well on Saturday night

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As it turns out, no one was keeping score at at home. Saturday night, everyone was at the ballpark. As an area, Tampa Bay gets beaten up a lot. But three games on Saturday night drew a total of 44,437 fans which, as things go, wasn’t a terrible night at the turnstiles. The Rays, surprisingly, won the night with 19,772 fans, their fourth-largest crowd of the year behind Opening Night and two games against the Yankees. The team won its’…

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Missing the Rowdies opener is no anniversary gift

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I am not going to the Tampa Bay Rowdies opener tonight. I could just kick myself. There is a buzz in the air about the Rowdies opener. Maybe it says terrible things about me, or about the team, but I don’t remember a buzz for last year’s game. Or the year before’s. Or the year before that one. If nothing else, however, the Rowdies have earned themselves another look with all of the improvements. Have you seen Al Lang? The…

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Gary Shelton: Rowdies coach went a long way to find growth

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There are new seats behind him. There is fresh paint in front of him. The slogans of a team are around him. The sound of an earthmover beeps as it hurries through the day. For Thomas Rongen, it seems as good a spot as any to talk about growth. Of a sport. Of a team. Of a man. Rongen, 58, sits on a bench at Al Lang Field, and the sailboats drift past. The Tampa Bay Rowdies team he coaches has…

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April 11 is Rowdies Day in St. Pete

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St. Pete is recognizing the Tampa Bay Rowdies’ home opener this Saturday as Rowdies Day in St. Pete. Mayor Rick Kriseman issued a proclamation ahead of the April 11 match at a City Council meeting Thursday. “Please, everyone come out to the game,” Kriseman said. The Rowdies won their first game on the road against the San Antonio Scorpions, 3-1. They did this with a team that includes 21 new players on a team of just 26. “I think we…

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Under new management, Rowdies deserve a fresh look

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In a certain little corner of the world, covered with fresh green and gold paint, it is a time for a team. So far, granted, not enough people have paid attention. That will change. Not enough victories have been celebrated. The team believes that, too, will change. If one man is right, it may be time for the Rowdies to be born again. Just you watch. Farrukh Quraishi sits in his office, St. Petersburg and the future behind him. He…

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