Athletes from a Tampa high school were told on Monday they are being pulled from the upcoming state track meet because of a swine flu threat at their school.

Carl Crawford tied a modern major league record with six stolen bases to help Tampa Bay beat Boston 5-3 on Sunday for its first series win in nearly a month.

Cornerback Bryant McFadden left the Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers during the offseason to sign with the Arizona Cardinals, whom the Steelers beat in Tampa in February.

Florida alligators are known to roam in springtime when they search for mates, but a Tampa woman was mystified to find one parked on her doorstep.

Thomas E. Stringer spent more than three decades quietly building his legal career in Florida. He was the first black graduate of his law school. He worked his way onto an appeals court in the Tampa Bay area.

Mike Sweeney left Wednesday night’s game against Tampa Bay after trying to stop his swing at an inside pitch from Jeff Niemann in the second inning.

Tampa Bay third baseman Evan Longoria missed Wednesday’s game against the New York Yankees because of a death in his family.

Jurors who acquitted an Egyptian college student of federal explosives charges are saying his arrest by immigration authorities is wrong.

Jason Hammel is making strides toward earning a spot in Tampa Bay’s rotation, and injured outfielders B.J. Upton and Matt Joyce are closer to getting back on the field for the Rays.

An Egyptian college student and another man were carrying pipe bombs and other items that could be combined to build a destructive “incendiary bomb” when they were stopped by authorities during a multistate road trip, a federal prosecutor told a jury Wedn