
Latest reporting from the Sports desk.
Latest reporting from the Sports desk.
Latest reporting from the Sports desk.
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The Clearwater Threshers' 2026 season ended with a 7-5 playoff loss to the Tampa Tarpons on Thursday, Sept. 10, at BayCare Ballpark, as Tampa swept the Florida State League West Division Series in two games.

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Pinellas County commissioners unanimously approved $125,000 in tourism funding for the Xinsurance Clearwater Offshore Nationals, part of a record $3.37 million investment in 47 events through the Elite Event Funding Program. The 17th annual race is set for Sept. 25-27 at Clearwater Beach with a record fleet of more than 90 boats.


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The Clearwater Threshers' 2026 season ended with a 7-5 playoff loss to the Tampa Tarpons on Thursday, Sept. 10, at BayCare Ballpark, as Tampa swept the Florida State League West Division Series in two games.

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The Clearwater Threshers' 2026 season ended with a 7-5 playoff loss to the Tampa Tarpons on Thursday, Sept. 10, at BayCare Ballpark, as Tampa swept the Florida State League West Division Series in two games.

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Countryside High opened its 2026 football season with a hard-fought 21-17 road win over Palm Harbor University on Friday, Aug. 21, improving on last year's 3-7 record under second-year head coach AJ Sattinger.

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The Clearwater Threshers erased a two-run deficit with six unanswered runs in the 7th and 8th innings to beat the Dunedin Blue Jays 8-6 on Tuesday, Aug. 18, opening a seven-game homestand at BayCare Ballpark.

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Phillies 2026 draft pick Romeli Espinosa tripled in his BayCare Ballpark home debut Saturday, Aug. 8, as the Clearwater Threshers split their six-game series with Tampa before heading to Fort Myers on Tuesday.

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The Philadelphia Phillies hosted three Make-A-Wish children for a behind-the-scenes tour and player meet-and-greet at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater earlier this week, the team announced on its official X account.

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The Florida Power Rankings Index projects Clearwater High as the dominant District 4A-10 favorite for 2026, giving the Tornadoes an 82.4% district championship probability and a projected 8-2 record following last year's 8-4 season and regional semifinal run.

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The Clearwater Threshers will admit all current and former service members free to their annual Veterans and Military Appreciation Night on Saturday, Aug. 8, at BayCare Ballpark, with a camo hat giveaway, jersey auction, and discounted family tickets courtesy of Clearwater-based sponsor Veterans Help Group.

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The XINSURANCE Clearwater Offshore Nationals brings international powerboat racing to Pier 60 on Friday, Sept. 25 through Sunday, Sept. 27, with free admission and four world championship classes competing in the Gulf as part of the inaugural UIM World Championship Series.

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The Clearwater Threshers are giving teachers and school staff free admission to Back to School Night on Thursday, August 6, at BayCare Ballpark — just show a school ID at the gate for a ticket and a limited-edition water bottle.

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The Clearwater Threshers exploded for eight runs in the fifth inning Tuesday night to beat the Jupiter Hammerheads 15-4, extending their winning streak to five games and improving to 57-39 on the season.

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Clearwater's Nicole Felce, assistant golf pro at Countryside Country Club, made the cut and earned Low PGA of America and LPGA Professional honors at the 2026 KPMG Women's PGA Championship, becoming just the third club professional to make the weekend since 2015, and now prepares for Q-School in September.

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The Dunedin Blue Jays will debut a "rain delay jersey" featuring a weather radar map on Saturday, July 18, turning their 2025 season's 24 weather delays, six postponements, and 10 cancellations into a novelty uniform that will be auctioned after the game.

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The Clearwater Threshers fell 3-0 to Tampa on Sunday, July 12, as three eighth-inning runs spoiled Cade Obermueller's six-strikeout start and dropped the club to 2-4 in the series; Clearwater heads to Dunedin on Friday, July 17.
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