Sports & Recreation

Former Rays communications leader and author brings ‘Tampa Spring Training Tales’ book to Ybor City this weekend

Rick Vaughn signs copies at the Tampa Baseball Museum.

By Ray Roa

Rick Vaughn knows baseball up and down, inside out. He was a pitcher at George Mason University and on the ground floor leading the Tampa Bay Rays’ communications department before the team’s first game ever...

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USF Tampa’s ridiculously popular Spring Plant Festival returns this weekend

Spanning more than 16 acres, the University of South Florida’s Botanical Gardens is a gem of the city that prominently features native…

By Ray Roa

USF Tampa’s ridiculously popular Spring Plant Festival returns this weekend
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Photos: All the madness after Yuto Horigome won the Tampa Pro 2024 street finals

The 30th annual Tampa Pro 2024 tournament wrapped last Sunday after a street final that saw Japan’s Yuto Horigome take first place.…

By Ray Roa

Yuto Horigome (center, right) at Skatepark of Tampa in Tampa, Florida on April 7, 2024.
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Photos: All the skating we saw at the Tampa Pro 2024 street finals

Japan’s Yuto Horigome, an Olympic gold medalist, came out on top of the heap last Sunday after a full afternoon of staking…

By Ray Roa

Yuto Horigome at Skatepark of Tampa in Tampa, Florida on April 7, 2024.
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Photos: All the skating we saw at the Tampa Pro 2024 street qualfier

The 2024 Tampa Pro wrapped last Sunday, but on Saturday, we caught a little of the men's street qualifier action where Matt…

By Ray Roa

Photos: All the skating we saw at the Tampa Pro 2024 street qualfier
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April 18, 2024

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