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If the team wins out, the Bucs will be the first team ever to play a Super Bowl at home. Super Bowl LV is Feb. 7 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.

The story of the Black football star's friendship with a white teammate, Brian Piccolo, inspired the beloved TV movie Brian's Song.

The study shows the long-term effects of opioid use by NFL players, even after their careers have ended.

DeSantis has given sports teams leeway during the pandemic.

Citing concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced Wednesday that fans would not be allowed inside Raymond James Stadium for the first two games of the NFL season.

Sports protests in response to a shooting by Wisconsin police came to the greater Tampa Bay region Thursday, with teams responding in different ways.

Gov. Ron DeSantis supports plans to allow 13,000 fans, about 20 percent of capacity, into the stadium for home games of the Miami Dolphins and the University of Miami Hurricanes.

Chief medical officer Dr. Allen Sills defended the NFL's plans to return in September. He tells Morning Edition that the league has an extensive testing program but won't be instituting a "bubble."

Corporate sponsors and investors have put pressure on the D.C. football team. Cleveland's baseball team says it wants to embrace the need for social justice.

As cities continue relaxing shelter-in-place mandates and reopening, sports leagues are cautiously readying to compete again.

Commissioner Roger Goodell speaks after calls for the NFL to take a strong stand amid nationwide protests, but the league's statement makes no reference to Colin Kaepernick.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said it’s time for professional sports teams to play ball again in Florida.DeSantis, who is still rolling out the first phase of the…