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Rays won’t get their first choice in search for a new stadium

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For Stuart Sternberg, finding a new stadium site for the Tampa Bay Rays hasn’t proven as easily as just identifying his preferred site. “We had some ideas on locations that just weren’t available, that I thought would have worked perfectly, but they’re off the table,” Sternberg said in Port Charlotte Thursday. “So we’re sort of moving down our list to Nos. 2, 3 and 4. It’s like starting pitchers, you have five of them and sometimes No. 4 is better…

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Orlando City Soccer stadium unveils 49 rainbow-colored seats as tribute to Pulse victims

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The soon-to-open Orlando City Soccer stadium will have a section of seats painted in bright, proud rainbow colors to celebrate and memorialize the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting. There will be 49 seats painted that way in total – one for each person lost in the shooting. They’ll all be emblazoned with the hashtag “Orlando United, ” and they’re placed in section 12, as the shooting happened on June 12 last year. The rest of the seats are purple…

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Stadium deal passes; Raiders move to Vegas now more likely

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Nevada took a giant step closer to becoming home of the Raider Nation on Friday, after state lawmakers narrowly approved a hotel tax increase that would put $750 million in public money toward an NFL stadium partly funded by billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson. A cadre of lobbyists for the project strained over the past week to overcome conservative anxiety over a tax increase and liberal objections to subsidizing one of the world’s richest men, eventually securing the bare minimum…

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Snug Harbor added to list of possible Rays stadium sites

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It’s near enough to Tampa and new fans. It’s close to St. Petersburg and old ones. It’s big enough for a modern facility. It’s fresh enough for a trendy one. You can imagine the improvement in the roads. And, also, in the roster. Yeah, Snug Harbor makes some sense for all of us, doesn’t it? The Tampa Bay Rays, considering a new home, have added Snug Harbor, a 39-acre plot of land on Gandy Boulevard, to their options. And although…

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Hillsborough agrees to make improvements to Steinbrenner Field

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The New York Yankees will be in Tampa for a while. The Yankees agreed to a new lease with Hillsborough County Wednesday that will keep the team in Tampa through 2046. The state and county will pay for two-thirds of the improvements, which will include new seats, a roof and improvement to practice fields. The county will pay its share from the Tourism Development Tax. The agreement also must be approved by the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority. The new agreement…

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Commissioner Rob Manfred says Tampa Bay important to baseball

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Just before the Tampa Bay Rays started a new season here, baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred suggested there will be several more. “This is a market that is very important to Major League Baseball,” Manfred said. “We have a great owner and ownership group here in Tampa Bay. We look forward to great success in this market going forward.” At a time the Rays are searching for a new stadium, perhaps you thought it was time for threats and deadlines. But…

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As Rays seek a new home, Marlins can tell them it doesn’t mean a panacea

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As the Tampa Bay Rays continue to look for a new home, there is a cautionary tale. If you pay attention to the Miami Marlins, it isn’t a cure-all. The Marlins, despite their new park, continue to struggle to gain a foothold in the state. They have the lowest revenues in the game, and their payroll is third to last (ahead of only Tampa Bay and Milwaukee). Miami is plagued with low attendance, and they don’t make much money off…

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