WWE heavy-hitters train in Orlando for Friday Night SmackDown

Entertainment powerhouses WWE and FOX have joined forces to bring Friday Night SmackDown to FOX 13. This is the first time SmackDown has been on network TV in a decade.

WWE Friday Night SmackDown Orlando training center
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Entertainment powerhouses WWE and FOX have joined forces to bring Friday Night SmackDown to FOX 13.?This is the first time SmackDown has?been on network TV in a decade.

Triple H: It's time to play the game on Friday Night Smackdown
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FOX 13 Tampa Bay is the only place to catch WWE's Friday Night Smackdown and the one and only Triple H, aka The Game, gave us a preview of what's going down.

Coach suspended for helping kid find housing
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Weiner has confirmed with FOX 13 Sports that he has been suspended by the Florida High School Athletic Association following a self-reported violation -- helping find housing for a teenager with family troubles.

Lightning trade sticks for rods and reels
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It was Cooper's fourth annual Coop's Catch for Kids,?a fishing tournament that raises funds for kids suffering from pediatric cancer.

California to let college athletes make money, defying NCAA

California will let college athletes hire agents and make money from endorsements, defying the NCAA and setting up a likely legal challenge that could reshape amateur sports in the U.S.

Deadly mosquito-borne virus forces USF-UConn game to move up start time to noon

The University of Connecticut has adjusted the game time for Saturday's football game against the University of South Florida as a precaution against the potentially deadly mosquito-borne eastern equine encephalitis.

Playoff-bound: Rays clinch wild card with 6-2 win over Blue Jays

The Tampa Bay Rays returned to the playoffs for the first time since 2013, clinching an AL wild card berth with a 6-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night behind Tommy Pham's two-run homer and 4 1/3 hitless innings from Tyler Glasnow.

Coach Cal comes out of retirement
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Sean Callahan retired two years ago as head coach for Armwood High School in Hillsborough County, but he said it never felt quite right. So when was Lakewood High School Head Coach Cory Moore called, he didn't hesitate to jump back in.

Jeff Carlson watches son, Haden carry QB torch to FIU

They're near mirror images of one another, but Haden Carlson's fascination with football didn't begin the way it did for his dad.

Haden Carlson: Like father, like son after all
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Haden Carlson's NFL quarterback dad hoped his son, Haden would follow in his footsteps, but soccer became Haden's sport in middle school. But once he got to high school, Haden decided QB wasn't such a bad position after all.

Rays already in the postseason mindset

It's been six years, but Kevin Kiermaier remembers all too well what the push for the playoffs is all about. 

Bartow golfer hits hole-in-one on 100th birthday

Herbert Dixon just celebrated his 100th birthday. His keys to a long life: No smoking, no drinking, and church on Sunday. 

Lightning sign Brayden Point to $20.25M, 3-year deal

The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed restricted free agent forward Brayden Point to a $20.25 million, three-year contract on Monday.

Playoff-contending Rays score 6 in 4th, beat Red Sox 7-4

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Ji-Man Choi, Brandon Lowe and Willy Adames homered during Tampa Bay's six-run fourth inning, and the Rays moved into sole possession of the second AL wild card by rallying for a 7-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night. The Rays hold a half-game lead over Cleveland, which had the day off. The announced attendance was 8,779.

Jones sparkles in his start, Giants rally past Bucs 32-31

The New York Giants rallied from an 18-point halftime deficit to beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 32-31 on Sunday.

Golf is a family passion for three University of Tampa siblings

It's a college golfing trio that's grown up playing together and staying together: Two brothers and a sister that gives the Tampa Spartans the NCAA's first triple threat on the golf course.