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  • Deputies open fire on armed suspect

    LARGO, Fla. - A man armed with an assault rifle who was fleeing from deputies was shot multiple times, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's ...

  • Rays unable to rally after short Hernandez start

    NYY@TB: Joyce doubles in Rays' first run in the sixth ST. PETERSBURG -- David Phelps held the Rays without a baserunner until the fifth inning and Tampa Bay's Roberto Hernandez continued to struggle Friday night as the Yankees drubbed the Rays, 9-4, before 17,825 at Tropicana Field. James Loney doubled down the right-field line with one out in the fifth for the first Rays runner ...

  • Barber’s Honor a Highlight During Sneaker Soiree Event

    Ronde Barber's record-breaking 200th consecutive start to open the 2012 NFL season was one of the moments recognized during the Tampa Bay Sports Commission's annual Sneaker Soiree ...

  • Moon Lake brush fires ruled arsons

    MOON LAKE, Fla - Authorities in Pasco County are searching for a serial arsonist who set six brush fires in the Moon Lake area. Forestry officials estimate 600 acres burned in those fires. Due to the ongoing investigation, officials said they will not release information regarding how the fires were started. No one was injured in the fires nor were any homes damaged. However, the fire did butt ...

  • Little different for Brignac in return to The Trop

    Email ST. PETERSBURG -- Former Rays infielder Reid Brignac, who was acquired by the Yankees from the Rockies last Saturday for cash considerations, admitted it felt "a little different" walking by the double doors leading to the Rays' clubhouse on Friday. "I never walked past these doors from the other side before," he said, smiling. "It's been kind of a ...


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Movie Review

There Was a Father (Chichi ariki) [DVD]

There Was a Father (Chichi ariki) [DVD]

World War II was not a particularly good time for director Yasujiro Ozu, as his ability to produce films, which he had done at the rate of anywhere from three to six films per year since the late 1920s, was severely compromised by his being drafted by the military twice, first ... ...

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  • Moore downplays unbeaten mark exclusive company

    Email ST. PETERSBURG -- Matt Moore prefers not to talk about it, but if he beats the Yankees on Saturday, he will become the fifth-youngest pitcher -- and the second-youngest left-hander since Babe Ruth in 1916 -- to begin a season 9-0 exclusively as a starter. The only pitchers to reach 9-0 at a younger age were lefty Ken Holtzman, who was 21 with the Cubs in 1967, and right-handers Livan ...

  • Maddon stands by Rodney struggling pen

    Email ST. PETERSBURG -- Anyone searching for a reason why the Rays trailed the Yankees by four games in the American League East when play commenced Friday evening, needed to look no further than Tampa Bay's bullpen. The Rays have blown three ninth-inning leads in the last 16 games (compared to two all last season), and have let 28 leads slip away this year. Fifteen of their 22 losses have ...

  • 15-year-old to graduate from Blake High

    TAMPA, Fla. - As he walks across the campus at Blake High School in Tampa, Ahmed Mohamed looks like your average student that's eager for the school year to end. But Ahmed walks a path that few others have ...

  • Detectives will monitor Largo gun show

    LARGO, Fla. - The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office plans to monitor a gun show this weekend as they increase enforcement of an ordinance that closes the so-called "gun show ...

  • New skatepark opens in Lakeland

    The new, state of the art, Lakeland Skatepark opened this week to crowds of anxious skaters. Just a few days in, and some people are driving more than 100 miles to check it ...

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