Tampa Bay Lightning

Teams will be required to stay in a bubble and be tested daily for COVID-19, similar to the tight restrictions that allowed the NHL to complete its playoffs in two hub cities last year.

Business owners in downtown Tampa say the pandemic made them struggle, but thanks to the city's winning sports teams and increased capacity at arenas and stadiums, things are starting to boom again.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will allow 2,800 more fans into Amalie Arena for the first round of the playoffs.

The team announced a limited number of fans will be able to watch the Toronto Raptors in Amalie Arena starting March 19.

The team announced 3,800 fans will be permitted into Amalie Arena starting with its March 13 game against the Nashville Predstors

Family and friends will be permitted to attend Tampa Bay Lightning and Toronto Raptors games starting this weekend, and fans could be permitted by March — depending on the number of coronavirus cases in the region.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers' victory parade will set sail on the Hillsborough River, starting near Armature Works at 1 p.m. today and ending at Port Tampa Bay.

The defending Stanley Cup champion’s first game on Wednesday had planned to include about 3,800 fans in the arena.

What was once considered the black hole of professional sports is suddenly hot. As the Buccaneers ready for their first playoff game in 12 years, the radar of even casual sports fans is on Tampa Bay.

The number represents less than 10% of the team's workforce.

Tampa Bay Lightning players were joined by thousands of fans gathered along both sides of Tampa's Riverwalk at a boat parade to celebrate the team's Stanley Cup championship.

They include a boat parade and a gathering at Raymond James Stadium.