Garth Brooks trades cowboy hat for baseball cap during spring training

On stage, he's a country music megastar, but for the next week and a half Garth Brooks is trading in his cowboy hat for a baseball hat. He's practicing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in Bradenton as they gear up for spring training. 

Rays pitchers, catchers report to Port Charlotte for spring training

Kevin Cash and the Rays have reasons to look forward the new baseball year -- mostly because of how they finished last season. They're fresh off a 90-win campaign, and finished 18 games above .500. Their 19-9 record in September was tied for third best in Major League Baseball. 

Kucherov scores twice to lift Lightning over Panthers

Nikita Kucherov got back on the board, and the Tampa Bay Lightning continued their roll toward the top seed in the NHL playoffs.

Fans pack Amalie Arena for Lightning's Hockey Day

The cheers of Tampa Bay Lightning fans could be heard throughout Amalie Arena Saturday night as they witnessed the Bolt's big 5-4 win over the Penguins. But just hours later on Sunday morning, the arena was once again packed for the Lightning's seventh annual Hockey Day. 

Fans ready for upcoming baseball season at Rays Fan Fest

It may not be baseball season just yet, but that didn't stop droves of fans from coming out to Tropicana Field to show support for their Tampa Bay Rays during 2019 Fan Fest. 

USF preps to host Japan softball team
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USF will host three of the nation's top 15 programs during their Opening Weekend Invitational. Teams like Arizona, Michigan, and Florida will all be a good litmus test for USF in the early going of the season.

Schenn scores in OT, Blues beat Lightning 1-0

TAMPA, Fla, (AP) - Brayden Schenn scored with 58.2 seconds left in overtime and rookie Jordan Binnington made 32 saves as the St. Louis Blues won their fourth straight game, 1-0 over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night. Schenn skated in from the left wing boards and beat Andrei Vasilevskiy for the win.

Tuch scores in shootout, Golden Knights edge Lightning 3-2

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Down two goals and mired in a losing streak, the Vegas Golden Knights didn't fold. Instead, they rallied to beat the NHL-leading Tampa Bay Lightning. Alex Tuch scored the only goal in a shootout and the Golden Knights halted a four-game skid with a 3-2 victory Tuesday night. Vegas got goals from Cody Eakin and Valentin Zykov in regulation. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 24...

Bolts introduce teens to hockey with Guide the Thunder program

Lightning rookie Mattieu Joseph is the newest member of the Lightning's Guide the Thunder team. It’s a program created four years ago designed to mentor and mold middle school kids in the Bay Area.  

Fans in 3 states legally bet almost $185.5M on Super Bowl

Football fans in three states legally bet almost $185.5 million on the Super Bowl this year, with sportsbooks ending Sunday with mixed results and Nevada operators seeing the first drop in the total amount wagered on the game since 2015.

Lightning put playoff effort into regular season
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WITH ABOUT TWO MONTHS LEFT IN THE REGULAR SEASON... THE LEAGUE-BEST LIGHTNING ARE ALREADY GETTING A TASTE OF THE POSTSEASON.

Brady fist-bumps referee before Super Bowl LIII, internet explodes

It is the “fist-bump seen around the world.” Before the kickoff of Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was seen exchanging a familiar pleasantry with an NFL referee on the sidelines.

Seffner Christian player sets national record
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Brylee Bartram is the new national record-holder for girl's high school 3-point shots made in a career.

It's so cold her hair froze solid
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It's so cold, an Iowa girl stepped outside with wet hair and it froze!