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Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 7:46 AM EST
|By The Associated Press
Welch said the plan should keep the Rays in St. Petersburg for the long term.
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Updated: Jan. 16, 2023 at 7:37 AM EST
|By The Associated Press
The Bucs host the Dallas Cowboys in an NFC wild-card matchup Monday night.
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Updated: Jan. 10, 2023 at 12:56 PM EST
|By ABC7 Staff
Palmetto High School Coach Dave Marino has announced his retirement as head football coach.
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Updated: Dec. 21, 2022 at 1:04 PM EST
|By The Associated Press
No charges will be filed against former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown following an apparent domestic incident at a Tampa, Florida, home in late November, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Updated: Dec. 20, 2022 at 2:18 PM EST
|By The Associated Press
Hurricane Ian damaged the Rays' spring facility in Port Charlotte
Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 5:00 PM EST
|By ABC7 Staff
It’s Championship Week for the Venice Indians Varsity Football Team. This Saturday, the Indians will play the Lakeland High School Dreadnaughts in Ft Lauderdale.
Updated: Dec. 5, 2022 at 12:28 PM EST
|By The Associated Press
Nick Bollettieri, the Hall of Fame tennis coach who worked with some of the sport’s biggest stars, including Andre Agassi and Monica Seles, and founded an academy that revolutionized the development of young athletes, has died. He was 91.
Updated: Oct. 31, 2022 at 4:12 PM EDT
|By ABC7 Staff
The tournament is being organized by the Legends of Woman’s Baseball in America
Updated: Oct. 28, 2022 at 5:49 PM EDT
|By ABC7 Staff
High school football is back in Venice one month after Hurricane Ian’s destruction.
Updated: Oct. 27, 2022 at 11:43 AM EDT
|By ABC7 Staff
The club will play its games at Sarasota High School
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Updated: Oct. 20, 2022 at 1:50 PM EDT
|By ABC7 Staff
Cardinal Mooney High School and Bishop Verot might be athletic rivals, but that didn’t stop Mooney students to organize a school-wide drive.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2022 at 3:53 PM EDT
|By ABC7 Staff
A Lakewood Ranch sports appraisal company just received one of the world’s most expensive baseball cards.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2022 at 4:50 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who moved their football operations to South Florida to avoid Hurricane Ian, remain hopeful of being able to return home to play the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night.
Updated: Aug. 25, 2022 at 5:03 PM EDT
|By ABC7 Staff
From October 26-28th golfers can compete in two separate championships
Updated: Aug. 24, 2022 at 5:08 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (14-5)
Updated: Aug. 12, 2022 at 3:28 PM EDT
|By ABC7 Staff
The measured include weapons detection systems and wands
Updated: Jul. 15, 2022 at 6:35 PM EDT
|By Chris Pinson
Jamal Hans has navigated the wrestling world from Ocala to Tennessee to Jacksonville in his quest to make his professional debut Saturday.
Updated: Jul. 15, 2022 at 8:15 AM EDT
|By ABC7 Staff
The grounds crew is the team behind the team
Updated: Jun. 15, 2022 at 10:42 AM EDT
|By ABC7 Staff
As the Tampa Bay Lightning prepares to face the Colorado Avalanche in Denver, Amalie Arena is hosting a watch party so that fans can cheer on the Bolts.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2022 at 4:33 AM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Lightning beat Rangers 4-1 in Game 4 to even East final
Updated: Jun. 5, 2022 at 8:26 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
A number of Tampa Bay Rays players decided not to wear rainbow-colored logos on their uniforms as part of the team’s annual “Pride Night” on Saturday that recognized the LGBTQ community.
Updated: May. 24, 2022 at 9:30 AM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Jon Cooper had every reason to be confident the two-time defendin Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning could keep their bid for a three-peat alive.
Updated: May. 24, 2022 at 7:01 AM EDT
|By The Associated Press
They’ll face either the Carolina Hurricanes or New York Rangers in the East finals
Updated: May. 23, 2022 at 4:52 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Steven Stamkos scored two goals and Nikita Kucherov had a goal and three assists and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 5-1 to move to the brink of another trip to the Eastern Conference final on Sunday.
Updated: May. 20, 2022 at 6:46 AM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Game 3 is in Tampa on Sunday
Updated: Apr. 28, 2022 at 10:59 PM EDT
|By Ryan Kelly
Florida State defensive end Jermaine Johnson had a dream come true on Thursday evening during the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft.
Updated: Apr. 22, 2022 at 9:48 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Thanks to Tom Brady’s return, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers aren’t looking for any quick fixes in the NFL draft.
Updated: Apr. 22, 2022 at 9:36 PM EDT
|By ABC7 Staff
On Monday, April 25, the President will welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning to the White House
Updated: Apr. 22, 2022 at 9:04 PM EDT
|By Shane Battis
Nels Matson is trying to run across the country in less than 42 days
Updated: Apr. 15, 2022 at 9:56 PM EDT
|By ABC7 Staff
Each year, the Tampa Bay Rays work with relevant community partners on a volunteer project in honor of Jackie Robinson Day.
Updated: Apr. 15, 2022 at 9:31 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
“Hey, ring that bell baby,” he said. “Ring that bell.”
Updated: Apr. 14, 2022 at 10:13 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Sunisa Lee delivered in Texas just as easily as she delivered in Tokyo.
Updated: Apr. 4, 2022 at 12:54 PM EDT
|By Jim DeLa
Baseball fans are a different breed
Updated: Apr. 1, 2022 at 5:19 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
A police report says Solo was arrested in a shopping center parking lot in Winston-Salem and charged with driving while impaired, resisting a public officer and misdemeanor child abuse.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2022 at 9:52 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
“I’m the head coach. I get to do whatever I want,” Bowles said Thursday
Updated: Mar. 30, 2022 at 9:19 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Bruce Arians has decided to retire as coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Updated: Mar. 29, 2022 at 3:40 PM EDT
|By ABC7 Staff
The Orioles are holding another food drive this week.
Updated: Mar. 22, 2022 at 12:31 PM EDT
|By ABC7 Staff
Sports broadcasting legend Dick Vitale posted an update on his cancer to his Twitter account on Monday.
Updated: Mar. 21, 2022 at 9:04 PM EDT
|By ABC7 Staff
Major League Baseball’s free-agent frenzy was fun while it lasted. Less than two weeks after it started, it’s pretty much over.
Updated: Mar. 20, 2022 at 4:56 PM EDT
|By Robert Weich
Creighton upsets Iowa thanks to a former Hawkeye's clutch three.
Updated: Mar. 19, 2022 at 9:32 PM EDT
|By Robert Weich and ABC7 Staff
One million recreational boats are registered in Florida.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2022 at 6:37 PM EDT
|By ABC7 Staff
A new baseball complex has completed it’s construction at the Regional Northeast Park. The grand opening celebration is scheduled for Saturday, March 19th.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2022 at 3:28 PM EST
|By ABC7 Staff
Dick Vitale, sports commentator and beloved Suncoast personality, has announced that he is cancer-free!
Updated: Mar. 4, 2022 at 2:42 PM EST
|By ABC7 Staff
Plenty of fans look forward to seeing the Baltimore Orioles each spring, but this year they’ll have to wait.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2022 at 10:26 AM EST
|By ABC7 Staff
Two Sarasota County area schools are sending their girls basketball teams to the semifinals at the state tournament.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2022 at 8:35 AM EST
|By The Associated Press
MLB said Friday that it intended to have meetings with the union every day this week
Updated: Feb. 14, 2022 at 11:51 PM EST
|By ABC7 Staff
Erin Jackson made history on Sunday, she became a gold medalist.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2022 at 11:41 AM EST
|By WCJB Staff
A former UF football player is now a Super Bowl champ - and a new dad.
Updated: Feb. 1, 2022 at 10:01 AM EST
|By ABC7 Staff
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Quarterback Tom Brady has announced his retirement, after 22 seasons in the NFL and earning seven Super Bowl rings.
Updated: Jan. 28, 2022 at 3:02 PM EST
|By ABC7 Staff
The trucks will arrive at Ed Smith Stadium next week.