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Welcome home! Rays beat Cubs in emotional Tropicana Field return

2026-04-07 10:40:00 UTC

A sellout crowd was treated to pregame ceremonies, followed by the Rays winning their third straight game.

Rays victorious in return to Tropicana Field after Milton damage

2026-04-07 10:40:00 UTC

Back home for the first time in 561 days after Hurricane Milton shredded the roof and caused extensive damage throughout the stadium, the Rays beat the Cubs on Monday.

The Opener: Rays, Trout, Pitchers' Duel

2026-04-07 10:40:00 UTC

Today's baseball news includes a big day for the Rays and an injury scare in Anaheim. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.

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Spectrum Bay News 9 (also known as Bay News 9) is a cable news television network located in St. Petersburg, Florida. Owned by Charter Communications, it currently serves the Tampa Bay area including Hillsborough, Pinellas, Manatee, Polk, Pasco, Hernando, and Citrus counties. The station, which is exclusive to Spectrum customers, provides rolling news programming 24 hours a day, with the exception of some special programming, including a weekly political program, Political Connections.

The station was created by Elliott Wiser, who was hired as General Manager by Time Warner Cable in May 1997. At that time, TWC was building a similar news channel in Orlando; that channel now is known as Spectrum News 13. Wiser later created Bay News 9 en Español, Tampa Bay on Demand, and Spectrum Sports.