Sports

PNC Bank has been named the official retail bank of the Tampa Bay Lightning, with a multi-year partnership that is PNC’s largest sponsorship in Tampa Bay, since entering the market in 2011. As part of the sponsorship, PNC will have a large presence at Amalie Arena, including signage and kiosks. The bank will also be

The University of South Florida has unveiled a new rendering of its on-campus stadium, set to open in 2027. One notable feature is that the entire west side of the stadium will be exclusively dedicated to students. The design includes a dedicated student entrance, restrooms and concessions. The west side will accommodate over 8,000 students

The city of Pinellas Park, in collaboration with former Florida Speaker of the House Chris Sprowls, will build Sprowls Horizon Sports Park, expected to open in the summer of 2025. The creation of this state-of-the-art complex is to support sports tourism in the Tampa Bay area. “Three years from now, when we’re here, it’ll be

Tampa Bay Sun FC, the first professional women’s soccer team in Tampa, announced a multi-year partnership with BRANDT, an agricultural services company, in Tampa. The Tampa Bay Sun and BRANDT plan to develop a consumer program to address food waste. The program will include a range of initiatives such as awareness campaigns, reduction strategies and

The Tampa Bay Sun Football Club, the new USL Super League first-division franchise, announced Tampa General Hospital (TGH) and USF Health as its Front-of-Kit partnership and Official Health Care Provider. The TGH logo will be centered on both the home and away kits for the Tampa Bay Sun Football Club inaugural season. USF Health will

The ReliaQuest Bowl Game has been scheduled for New Year’s Eve, at Raymond James Stadium, with a noon kick-off, ESPN and the Tampa Bay Bowl Association announced Thursday. The game will be telecast internationally, on ESPN. It’s the first bowl of the day’s lineup, leading into the quarterfinal round of the College Football Playoff. The

The Tampa Bay Bowl Association has announced that Greg Orchard has been elected to the post of Chair of the Board of Directors of the ReliaQuest Bowl, a college bowl game held annually, in Tampa. Orchard is a former CPA and retired as chief financial officer of Visit Tampa Bay. He has previously served as

The Clearwater Community Sailing Center has announced that Clearwater native, and lifelong member of the center, Noah Lyons has qualified to represent the USA in the IQ Foil Windsurfing Class, at the 2024 Olympic Games, in Paris. Lyons, who began his sailing career at the age of 6 with the Optimist class, has risen through

The University of South Florida will hold its groundbreaking ceremony for its new on-campus stadium during the university’s annual Homecoming Week celebration, scheduled for October 14 to October 19, 2024. USF also released two new daytime renderings of the on-campus stadium, which follow the first set of renderings published in December. Following a competitive bid

A new study, from Canada Sports Betting, found that Baker Mayfield is the most popular Tampa Bay Buccaneers player, according to monthly Google searches. Mayfield, the Bucs quarterback, was found to have, on average, 631,000 searches, monthly. In second place was Mike Evans, wide receiver, and in third place was Lavonte David, linebacker. Evans had

Global Sports Institute, led by professional athletes Donald Suxho, a two-time United States Olympian, and Yury Shakirov, plans to transition a building that previously was the Tervis headquarters, in Venice, to a sports facility. Plans for the sports complex include four indoor volleyball courts equipped with Teraflex flooring, pickleball equipment, with 15 courts, and a

The Florida Sports Hall of Fame will hold its annual Baseball, Bourbon and Cigars event, on March 20, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., at the JC Newman Cigar Co., in Ybor City. The event will feature Florida Sports Hall of Fame members, and Tampa natives, Wade Boggs (2003), Lou Piniella (1977) and Gary Sheffield