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Brad Snyder, who lost his eyesight to a buried bomb in Afghanistan in 2011, wears his gold medal on the podium at the Paralympic Games. The St. Petersburg swimmer has won gold at three straight Paralympics and is chasing a fourth in Los Angeles in 2028.

St. Petersburg

Blind and unbowed, Snyder chases a fourth Paralympics

St. Petersburg’s Brad Snyder returns to the pool where a coach handed him a noodle and gave him his life back

Yesterday

Hillsborough College President Ken Atwater, left, and Tampa Bay Rays CEO Ken Babby embrace moments after the Hillsborough County Commission votes in favor of a Rays stadium in Tampa.

All these years later, Tampa gets its chance to be a baseball town

Residents in Hillsborough County have maintained for decades that the Rays have played on the wrong side of the bay.

Yesterday

Ex-Gibbs star Delancy commits to Houston

Four-star guard is the Cougars’ first pledge in ...

July 30, 2026

St. Petersburg

Pinellas schools ordered to drop St. Petersburg Catholic from all schedules

District bars new games with the Barons as ...

July 15, 2026

Osceola knocks off host Gibbs for summer league title

July 6, 2026

St. Petersburg

James Chittenden keeps time, defies Father Time

Timekeeper, ref and judge earns spot in Florida ...

June 22, 2026

FHSAA approves Open Division for Florida’s top teams

June 22, 2026

St. Petersburg

Major League Pickleball makes Tampa Bay debut in St. Pete

Hometown Florida Smash hosts five-day event June ...

June 15, 2026

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