* Orlando Dreamers: Group that is exploring scenarios to bring Major League Baseball to Orlando. That means either expansion–or relocation, which would involve the Rays.
* Ohio State is national champion in football. In a previous era, it couldn’t have happened. Not when you don’t win your conference (Big 10) or even represent your division in the conference championship.
* Tampa will host the Women’s Final Four in April and college football’s 2029 national championship game.
* An expensive fix of the Tropicana Field roof in time for the 2026 season–soon followed by the Trop’s raising–is beyond problematic. Why not just disassemble what remains of the roof, put in real sod and play for a couple of years in a hurricane-customized, outdoor Trop?
* St. Petersburg City Council has approved spending $3.2 million to repair hurricane-damaged Al Lang Field. No roof helps.