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Tampa Bay Rays beat Baltimore 3-1 to complete a three-game sweep. Moore surrendered five hits, walked only one and struck out three en route to his major-best eighth victory. The left-hander lowered his ERA to 2.29 with the 106-pitch ...
St. Petersburgs Night of Museums

This weekend, St. Petersburg will see two international events take place that happen only once a year: Restaurant Day, when anyone can don a toque and become a chef, will take place on May 18, right before the Night of Museums, which begins at 6 p.m. that evening and lasts till 6 a.m. the following ...
Beliveau called up for a day Torres sent to Minors

BALTIMORE -- To help cover their bullpen for Sunday's game against the Orioles, the Rays recalled left-hander Jeff Beliveau from Triple-A Durham to serve a one-day stint in the Major Leagues, and they optioned left-hander Alex Torres back to Durham. Once Sunday's game is over, the plan is for Beliveau to be optioned back to the Minors. Beliveau got the news Saturday night following a ...
Odorizzi to take Prices spot in rotation on Monday

Email BALTIMORE -- Jake Odorizzi joined the Rays on Sunday as the guy the Rays have tabbed to try and fill injured David Price's shoes. However, the Rays did manage to take advantage of the situation. The plan is to wait until the end of Sunday's game to activate Odorizzi, which allowed them to option Saturday's hero, Alex Torres, back to Triple-A Durham and recall left-hander ...
Joyce stays true to approach beats Os shift

Email BALTIMORE -- Matt Joyce blistered a ball in his first at-bat of Saturday afternoon's game, only to see a ball that normally would be a base hit turn into a 4-3 groundout due to the Orioles' shifted infield. Discouraged, Joyce returned to the Rays' dugout considering his options. "The shift is tough," Joyce said. "After the first at-bat, I came in and told ...

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An early teaser poster for Olivers Stones W., a rushed-to-the-theaters portrait of the 43rd President, asked us to get ready, implying that the film was going to be made of contentious, polarizing stuff. Naturally, the mere idea of making a film about George W. Bush while he was still in office and ... ...

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Todays MLB starting lineups May 19

Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Atlanta Braves: 1. ...
Tampa Bay cigar events May 20 – 26

Tom Ufer, aka CigarSmokingMan, is an avid cigar smoker. Always interested in all things cigar related, he enjoys smoking and reviewing cigars as well as keeping abreast of the latest cigar industry news. He lives near historic Ybor City and loves the rich background and history of that ...
Trooper to be honored as hero

Pinellas County - Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Javier Hernandez had to make a split second decision, but that quick action saved a life. It was Christmas Eve 2012, and Trooper Hernandez received a about a distraught man heading towards the Sunshine Skyway Bridge possibly to commit suicide. Hernadez spotted him and managed to stop him from jumping. For his actions Trooper Javier Hernandez is ...
Winning Powerball ticket sold in Pasco

TAMPA - UPDATE: The single winning ticket in Saturday night's Powerball drawing worth an estimated $590 million was sold at a Zephyrhills Publix. The store is located on Gall Boulevard in Pasco County. The numbers drawn Saturday are: 22, 10, 13, 14, 52 and a Powerball of ...
1st Annual Cuban Cultural Fest in Tampa

The Cuban Cultural Fest was established to celebrate the rich heritage and traditions of the Island nation that have been nurtured and kept alive by Cuban Americans living in the Tampa Bay area. The festival showcased some of the most talented Cuban artists and performers in a cultural celebration that introduces the people of Tampa Bay to an exciting world of talent and ...

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Zenit pioneer security with school for stewards

Zenit St. Petersburg will become the first football club in Russia to open its own school for match stewards.

Russian football matches are typically watched over by hundreds, sometimes thousands, of police keen to stamp out hooliganism but their presence is often blamed for ramping up tensions. Zenit's security chief Yury Fedotov said intense policing damaged fans' experience of games.

"We are convinced that going to the stadium should give people a holiday feeling and positive emotions. That's why Zenit, as the first Russian Premier League club, has taken measures to reduce the number of police at the stadium, replacing them with stewards from private security organisations," he said on the club website Thursday.

Stewards at Zenit's new school will be taught the laws governing matchday security and "the basics of etiquette," the club said.

There have been plans to reduce the police presence at Russian stadiums before but they have often fallen short.

In July, Premier League security head Alexander Meitin proposed "invisible security" and planned to use the pre-season Super Cup as a demonstration of how stewards could replace police but the scheme fell apart when heavily-armed police units turned up at the game despite being told they were not needed. ...