Sports tourism brings a lot of money to the Bay Area. The state BMX Championship in Pinellas County is expected to bring in $1.3 million. Manatee County leaders recently broke ground on a new athletic center and aquatics facility.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are faced with a familiar dilemma. In 2023, offensive coordinator Dave Canales spent one year with the Bucs before taking a head coaching job with the Carolina Panthers. And in 2024,

Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 28 shots, Brandon Hagel scored two goals and had an assist and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-0 on Thursday night. Anthony Cirelli scored his fourth short-handed goal of the season for the Kings.

With the only home park they've ever known severely damaged by Hurricane Milton, the Rays make a temporary move to Tampa for the upcoming MLB season.

Mamma Mia!: Set on a Greek island paradise, the Broadway hit is a tale of love, friendship and identity told through ABBA hits. $55 and up. Jan. 28-Feb. 2, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 1 and 7 p.m. Sunday. The Straz Center for the Performing Arts, 1010 N MacInnes Place, Tampa. 813-229-7827. strazcenter.org.

Only two restaurants of the 44 inspected in Tampa and St. Petersburg serve authentic, wild-caught Gulf shrimp, a study by SeaD Consulting showed.

The offseason has not deviated from the typical tinkering and cash saving maneuvers. Indeed, the almighty dollar is always on the front burner with the front office.

Tampa Bay is experiencing a population boom. Here is how the University of South Florida's School of Architecture & Community Design is supporting that growth.

The EDC, acting as Opportunity Tampa Bay Inc., will start the design phase for a 65,000-square-foot innovation center after Tampa City Council unanimously approved 99-year leases for property along Columbus Drive, 15th Avenue and 31st Street.

Yates, whose 1.17 ERA was second only to Cleveland closer Emmanuel Clase (0.61) among relievers with at least 50 innings of work last season. The Dodgers designate Ryan Brasier for assignment.