TAMPA - With the sale of the Rays being made official, potentially in a matter of weeks, there have been talks about a new stadium being built on the campus of Hillsborough Community College — along N Dale Mabry Highway — near Raymond James Stadium.

"The access, proximity to the airport, you have Dale Mabry right there, you can make it a sports hub," Hagan said.

But an Ybor City site is still on the table.

Hagan - who is the lead negotiator on the potential for a Rays stadium in Hillsborough County - says the incoming ownership group has recently begun considering whether to use part of HCC's campus for a new ballpark.

They already know how cars could get in and out, there are huge parking lots, and it's right next to the airport.

"It offers, again, the opportunity to do ancillary

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