The Tampa Bay sports community has been recognized as the “Best Sports City” of 2021 by Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal. The region earned the honor following an impressive 2021, which featured championship wins by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Tampa Bay Lightning, the best season in franchise history by the Tampa Bay Rays, becoming the first city to host both a Super Bowl and WrestleMania in the same year, along with successfully hosting relocated Raptors and Blue Jays regular-season games.