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Rowdies’ owner Bill Edwards envisions bigger home for team

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Bill Edwards likes what soccer has become. He likes even better what it may grow into. On Thursday, Edwards โ€” owner of the Rowdies โ€” said he could imagine Al Lang Stadium growing into a facility that would seat 18,500 fans. Coupled with the just-announced 25,000 seat stadium in Orlando, it’s another example of the sports’ growth in Florida. There are now teams in St. Petersburg, Orlando, Jacksonville, Fort Lauderdale, and Miami. Edwards originally was supposed to provide $1.5 million…

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New Tampa Bay Rays deal not likely to look like old one

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St. Pete Mayor Rick Kriseman is planning a series of sit-downs with individual City Council members in hopes of earning support for a new deal with the Tampa Bay Rays to let the team search for new stadium sites outside of St. Pete. The move is not surprising. While Kriseman and his staff had no comment on the issue, itโ€™s likely theyโ€™ve been counting the days until January. This weekend, two new council members will be sworn in. One of…

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TSA, Bucs reach agreement on improvements to Raymond James

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The first of three stages in the proposed improvement of Raymond James Stadium has passed. The Tampa Sports Authority has approved a deal with the Bucs as part of an $89 million agreement designed to enhance the in-stadium experience. Some $29 million of the deal would be paid for by the taxpayers. The only vote in opposition to the deal was by Andrew Scaglione. The Hillsborough County Commission will vote on the deal next Wednesday and the Tampa City Council…

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Rays owner Stu Sternberg feels left behind in spending wars

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At a time major league baseball teams are giving richer and richer contracts, Rays’ owner Stu Sternberg feels more and more at a disadvantage. Sternberg, speaking to the Tampa Bay Times at the winter meetings in Nashville, looks at the situation through the eyes of a baseball owner who spends $70 million dollars a year. That’s barely more than the Cubs spent to sign ex-Ray Ben Zobrist ($54 million over four years) and nowhere near what the Red Sox paid…

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Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred believes in Tampa Bay

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The recent elections in St. Petersburg are just the start of a long process, but baseball commissioner Rob Manfred remains supportive of the area’s efforts to keep major league baseball. โ€œI believe that Tampa-St. Pete is a viable major league market with the right facility,โ€ Manfried said at the GM meetings as reported by the Tampa Bay Times. A January deal is expected to allow the Rays to look around the Tampa Bay area for a new stadium. Manfred said…

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Rays decline offer from Rick Kriseman; will continue to negotiate to look

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In the end, the only surprise to the rejection of the new offer by the St. Petersburg council by the Tampa Bay Rays was that it took an hour-long meeting to say no. The Rays turned down the new deal, crafted by Councilman Jim Kennedy, although they did say they would continue to work toward a deal. Even Mayor Rick Kriseman had anticipated that the Rays would say no to the deal, which would have cost the team more than…

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Rick Kriseman prepared to hear how Rays feel about offer

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The Tampa Bay Rays, silent since the St. Petersburg City Council made a new offer to their lease agreement, plan to speak to mayor Rick Kriseman Thursday. Perhaps then, we will finally get an indication as to what the team thinks of the Council’s new deal. According to the Tampa Tribune, Kriseman will meet with team president Brian Auld Thursday. The team has had no reaction to the Council’s offer, which would cost the Rays as much as $16 million…

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