As the Bucs seek to continue the best sustained success in franchise history, the team announced multiyear extensions Thursday for head coach Todd Bowles and general manager Jason Licht. Tampa Bay is going after a fifth straight NFC title, all the more impressive considering the Bucs had never won so much as back-to-back division titles in their first 45 seasons. …

PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic – A verdict could come Thursday in the case against Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, who is on trial in a sexual abuse case involving an underage girl in the Dominican Republic. Case against Wander Franco The backstory: The investigation into Franco began in 2023 in the northern province of Puerto Plata. In July 2024, …

Trade minister Douglas Alexander says Labour’s welfare bill rebels ‘trying to do their job well’ as No 10 considers concessions Good morning. Irresistible force meets immovable object and … it turns out that the object is movable after all. Until yesterday afternoon, in public at least, ministers were insisting that they were fully committed to the welfare cuts in the …