SEATTLE—Vladimir Guerrero Jr. eliminated record-setting hometown favorite Julio Rodriguez in the semifinals and then made history of his own Monday night. The Toronto Blue Jays slugger beat Tampa Bay’s Randy Arozarena 25-23 in the finals to win the 2023 Home Run Derby at T-Mobile Park, completing the first father-son duo to claim Derby titles. Vladimir…

The white-hot Tampa Bay Rays continued their onslaught on the unfortunate teams on their schedule and the MLB record books, crushing the visiting Oakland Athletics 11–0 on Easter Sunday in St. Petersburg, Fla., for their ninth straight win to open the season. The Rays’ 9-0 start matched that of the 2003 Kansas City Royals for…

When most people think of Florida homes, a Tuscan farmhouse on the Gulf of Mexico isn’t the first image that springs to mind, making this property all the more impressive. Located in an exclusive area of Tierra Verde island on the Pinellas County side of Tampa Bay, the massive 12,000 square-foot, three-level residence has seven…

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Russell Gage was taken off the field on a stretcher late in the fourth quarter of an NFL wild card playoff game against the Dallas Cowboys on Monday night. In a Tuesday update, the Buccaneers said Gage had movement in his extremities after suffering a neck injury and concussion. He…

TORONTO—When Tim Mayza made a mistake pitch, Aaron Judge made sure the Blue Jays left-hander wound up on the wrong end of history. Judge tied Roger Maris’ American League record of 61 home runs in a season with a tiebreaking, two-run drive in the seventh inning that lifted the New York Yankees over the Toronto…

The U.S. Coast Guard has recovered over 28,500 pounds of marijuana and cocaine, offloading it on Thursday at the Base Miami Beach, Florida. The drugs were interdicted by the USCGC Legare crew in the international waters of the Caribbean Sea and the Eastern Pacific Ocean, a Sept. 16 Coast Guard news release said. The Legare…

TAMPA, Fla.—Jon Cooper had every reason to be confident the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning could keep their bid for a three-peat alive. “Our story is not finished being written,” the coach said earlier this month with his team on the brink of elimination in the first round against the Toronto Maple…

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady will join Fox Sports as its lead analyst when the seven-times Super Bowl champion’s glittering National Football League career ends, the network said on Tuesday. The long-term agreement has Brady calling games with play-by-play announcer Kevin Burkhardt and serving as an ambassador for the network, particularly with respect to…

Florida tech entrepreneurs Linda Olson and Brian Murphy, independently but together in spirit, faced a giant obstacle 15 years ago: they sought to start and quickly grow tech organizations in Tampa, a city on Florida’s Gulf Coast known more for cigars and Cuban sandwiches than gigabytes and cloud-based software. And in the business community, Tampa…

Tom Brady keeps hitting new milestones at age 44. Brady threw his 700th career touchdown pass in the regular season and playoffs with a 58-yarder to Breshad Perriman in overtime on Sunday that gave Tampa Bay a 33–27 win over the Buffalo Bills. Brady’s second career overtime TD pass improved his career record against the…