Major League Baseball has rejected the Tampa Bay Rays’ idea to split future seasons between the Tampa Bay region and Montreal.
Legislature revives, passes trans girl sports ban prompting fierce backlash
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Read MoreTampa business leaders make the case for an Ybor City ballpark
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Read MoreEd O'Bannon tells WMNF how he sued the NCAA and won
Read MoreDocumentary explores a literally cool part of black sporting history
Read MoreManatee County students fight back against ban on taking a knee
Read MoreMidPoint for Thursday, Sept. 28 - health care reporter Jay Kaiser & Steve Almond,author of "Against Football"
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Rick Baker pushes for ‘yes’ vote on Rowdies stadium
St. Petersburg voters will decide next Tuesday whether the city should lease a historic waterfront sports stadium to the Tampa Bay Rowdies soccer team for 25 years. The Rowdies want to expand the stadium with the hopes of landing one of four Major League Soccer expansion teams. Former St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Baker works for… Read more »
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Journalist Noah Pransky on Radioactivity Wednesday
Questionable analysis used in deciding sports subsidies The state of Florida and local governments spend a lot of money subsidizing stadiums for sports teams. Host Rob Lorei talked with Noah Pransky, who is an investigative reporter at WTSP whose most recent story is about Mark Bonn, the expert that many governments around the state use… Read more »
Documentary explores a literally cool part of black sporting history
A new Canadian documentary looks at the history of black athletes in ice hockey. The film, Soul on Ice: Past, Present and Future, by Kwame Mason, made its Tampa premiere last night in Ybor City at the Gasparilla International Film Festival. A full capacity theater of nearly 200, heard Kwame Mason explain the difficult 3… Read more »
Thursday MidPoint – sports editor Dave Zirin talks about Kaepernick’s refusal to stand for national anthem
On today’s program, Dave Zirin, the sports editor of The Nation and the host of the popular Edge of Sports podcast, was our guest for the first part of the program. He discussed San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s controversial decision not to stand for the national anthem, and the fall out from that.
Women’s Show – Brazil: Economy and Olympics – and NOT Campaign Mania
How many times since the opening ceremony in Rio have your heard “The Girl from Ipanema?” Do you know more about archery than you ever wanted to know? It’s hard not to get caught up in Olympic madness… We all know they are happening in Rio de Janeiro, but what do you know about what… Read more »
New book says NCAA exploits student athletes
College sports pull in more money than the NFL, about $13 billion a year. But most of the students athletes never see the money that is made from their skills and likeness. Often their personal and academic lives are tightly controlled by coaches and sports departments only to be largely abandoned by the end of their college… Read more »
Hillsborough approves $29 million for Bucs stadium upgrade
The Hillsborough County Commission overwhelmingly approved nearly $29 million for upgrades to the county-owned football stadium that’s home to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The county’s chief financial administrator, Bonnie Wise, says the public funds come from the tourist tax, not general revenue. Wise says part of the deal would increase the amount of profit sharing… Read more »
Authors Diane Roberts and Cynthia Barnett on Women’s POV 10/22
This Saturday, October 24 USF St. Pete will be hosting The Tampa Bay Times Festival of Reading from 10 AM – 4 PM. It is truly an extraordinary opportunity to meet and hear a plethora of authors – and there is a Q and A after each presentation so you can ask your own questions. The… Read more »
Bolts miss hoisting Stanley Cup this year but fans showed strong support
Bolts miss hoisting Stanley Cup this year but fans showed strong support
