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• Red Wings vs. Lightning - Tampa Bay's Breakouts vs. Detroit's ...

  The stage is set for the 2016 playoffs and the Detroit Red Wings are going to meet a familiar foe, the Tampa Bay Lightning. Unlike last season's team, this year's version of the Lightning is bruised, battered, and ripe for the taking. Will the Red Wings be able to take advantage of a team missing Steven Stamkos and Anton Stralman along with an injured Tyler Johnson, Nikita Kucherov, and Victor Hedman? I took a look at how the Red Wings systems matchup against the Lightning's systems. This is pa..

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• Yankees staying in Tampa through 2046; spring home getting facelift

  

  The Yankees will continue to make Tampa their spring home for at least another 30 years. In a new lease announced Monday, the Yankees and Tampa Sports Authority announced they are extending their partnership through spring training 2046 plus $40 million in upgrades to George M. Steinbrenner Field, the Tampa Bay Times reported Yankees week in review The ballpark facelift will include new outfield concourses. "The Steinbrenner family is extremely proud to have called Tampa Bay home for decades a..

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• WATCH: Shark collides with Florida paddle boarder

  

  WATCH: Shark collides with Florida paddle boarder (FOX file image of a Bull Shark)  TAMPA (FOX 13) - A newly viral video shows a moment that many Floridians fear when enjoying their beautiful beaches, and the water that surrounds them.A close call…with a shark!Maximo Trinidad posted the video last week, saying he was paddle boarding around a surf spot off the coast of Corners Beach in Jupiter, Fla., when he noticed a Spinner Shark swimming toward him.His face says it all before the shark e..

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• Cobra's Curse spinning coaster slithers into Busch Gardens Tampa

  

  A snake-themed roller coaster with an elevator lift hill and spinning cars coming to Busch Gardens Tampa this summer will take riders on an archeological trek in search of the legendary temple of a serpent king.The Cobra’s Curse spinning coaster by Germany’s Mack Rides will be built in the Egypt section of the Florida theme park on the site of the former King Tut’s Tomb walk-through attraction. Tut’s tomb will be transformed into the recently excavated temple of Venymyss and the space converted..

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• New Opera Tampa season has broad appeal

  

  A touch of melodrama and large dash of romance marks the 2016-17 Opera Tampa announced this weekend. “Over the years, the Florida Opera Festival has proven to be a force on the world-wide opera scene, presenting first-class performances of grand opera that feature brilliant voices from international stages,” said Straz Center President and Opera Tampa General Director Judy Lisi, “We’re thrilled that next season’s mainstage operas will continue this sterling tradition.” On stage at the Straz ..

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• Pleasant start to work week in Tampa, but rain is coming

  

  TBO.com staff Published: April 11, 2016 The Tampa Bay region is in store for a mild, sunny start to the work week, before moisture increases — along with rain chances — by midweek. After a pleasant morning, highs will reach the low-80s, with plenty of sunshine and warm winds from the southeast, according to the National Weather Service. Lows will drop into the mid-60s. Tuesday will start off sunny, but a weak low-pressure system in the Gulf will produce clouds in the afternoon. By Wednes..

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