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  1. Florida lawmakers want to tie National Anthem at sports events to funding
    Jan. 18• Politics
    Sen. Joe Gruters, R-Sarasota, sponsored a bill that would require Florida professional sports teams receiving government money to play the national anthem before every home game.
  2. Tampa’s Aric Almirola to retire from NASCAR after 2022 season
    Jan. 10• Auto Racing
    Aric Almirola celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the first of two qualifying NASCAR auto races for the Daytona 500 in February at Daytona International Speedway. Almirola will retire from competition at the end of the 2022 season to spend more time with his young family.
  3. At 6, Wesley Chapel girl won’t let hearing loss stop her from go-kart races
    Jan. 4• Life & Culture
    Harper Gage, 6, puts on her gloves before taking her go-kart around the track at Andersen RacePark in Palmetto. Harper races competitively despite bilateral hearing loss.
  5. Should NASCAR be taxed for broadcasting races? A state court will decide.
    Nov. 30, 2021• Auto Racing
    Kyle Larson, left, and Chase Elliott lead the field before a NASCAR Cup Series auto race on Sunday, Nov. 7 in Avondale, Ariz.
  6. Kyle Larson wraps up comeback season with first NASCAR Cup title
    Nov. 8, 2021• Auto Racing
    Kyle Larson waves to the crowd before winning the NASCAR Cup Series season finale and series title Sunday in Avondale, Ariz.
  7. NASCAR’s final four will race Sunday for season title
    Nov. 7, 2021• Auto Racing
    Chase Elliott, with car owner Rick Hendrick, is the reigning NASCAR Cup champion, NASCAR’s most popular driver and defending race winner at Phoenix, where the season title will be decided Sunday.
  8. NASCAR’s Denny Hamlin can add another title for Champa Bay this weekend
    Nov. 3, 2021• Auto Racing
    NASCAR's Denny Hamlin, who was born in Tampa, can win his first Cup Series championship this weekend.
  9. Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg moved to February
    Sep. 19, 2021• Auto Racing
    The Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg is moving up two weeks next season.
  10. Raikkonen out of Netherlands GP with coronavirus
    Sep. 4, 2021• Auto Racing
    Alfa Romeo driver Kimi Raikkonen of Finland will miss Sunday's Formula One Dutch Grand Prix at the Zandvoort racetrack, Netherlands.
  11. Heavy rainfall suspends start of Belgian Grand Prix
    Aug. 29, 2021• Auto Racing
    Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain, left, speaks with a member of his crew prior to the Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday at the Spa-Francorchamps racetrack in Spa, Belgium.
  12. Blaney wins at Daytona, Reddick earns final playoff berth
    Aug. 29, 2021• Auto Racing
    Chase Briscoe (14), Kyle Larson (5), Kevin Harvick (4), Austin Dillon (3), Daniel Suarez (99) and Corey LaJoie (7) crash in Turn 3 on the final lap of a NASCAR Cup Series auto race Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach.
  13. Tyler Reddick, Austin Dillon eye final playoff spot at Daytona
    Aug. 27, 2021• Auto Racing
    Tyler Reddick puts on his helmet before the inaugural Texas Grand Prix in May at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Reddick and fellow Richard Childress Racing driver Austin Dillon are essentially battling each other for the 16th and final spot in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.
  14. How the coronavirus pandemic has changed sports forever
    Aug. 12, 2021• Health
    Even when the masks go away, the coronavirus pandemic will leave an impact on the sports world.
  15. How the coronavirus pandemic has changed auto racing
    Aug. 12, 2021• Auto Racing
    Belleair resident Colton Herta and other IndyCar Series drivers have had some tighter race weekends since the pandemic began.
  16. Jimmie Johnson has sights set on bigger, better finishes in IndyCar
    Aug. 7, 2021• Auto Racing
    Six-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon, left, chats with Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Jimmie Johnson before the start of practice of the IndyCar auto race on Friday in Nashville, Tenn.
  17. Pasco native RC Enerson’s week: NASCAR Cup race on Sunday, IndyCar on Saturday
    Aug. 3, 2021• Auto Racing
    RC Enerson, a New Port Richey native who attended Gulf High, is set to race this month in North America's top two circuits, NASCAR's Cup Series and IndyCar.
  18. Tampa’s Aric Almirola gets NASCAR Cup playoff spot with win
    Jul. 19, 2021• Auto Racing
    Aric Almirola celebrates after winning the NASCAR Cup Series race Sunday in Loudon, N.H.
  19. Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg extended through 2026
    Jun. 9, 2021• Auto Racing
    IndyCars race toward Turn 1 at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on April 25.
  20. What Tom Brady and Indy 500 champion Helio Castroneves have in common
    Jun. 1, 2021• Auto Racing
    Tom Brady, the Bucs star quarterback, has a lot in common with four-time Indy 500 champion Helio Castroneves.
  21. Helio Castroneves wins his fourth Indianapolis 500
    May 30, 2021• Auto Racing
    Helio Castroneves celebrates after winning the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday.
  22. Indianapolis 500 welcomes 135,000 fans in global benchmark
    May 30, 2021• Auto Racing
    Fans fill the stands Sunday during the 105th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
  23. Who won the Grand Prix of St. Pete? A whole lot of hungry race fans
    Apr. 25, 2021• Auto Racing
    Paul Kneblik, 6, tracks a passing IndyCar with his binoculars as his brother Levi Kneblik, 4, as they enjoy their first time at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on Saturday.
  24. Jimmie Johnson wrecks twice in Grand Prix of St. Petersburg debut
    Apr. 25, 2021• Auto Racing
    Jimmie Johnson's No. 48 Honda needed a new front wing after he wrecked during the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.
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