victory

Odorizzi tames Royals in huge 12-0 win by Rays

August 4, 2016 general

Thursday,  5:45 a.m. Maybe Jake Odorizzi will never give up another run. Certainly, Odorizzi is pitching that way. He last three straights – 20 2/3 innings — have been scoreless. He’s given up a total of 13 hits. The franchise record is 27.1 IP by J.P. Howell in 2012, and the record for a starter […]

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Tampa Bay Rays finally win, snap 11-game losing streak

June 28, 2016 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. The Tampa Bay Rays ended something nasty Monday night. Whether they started something else, we’ll see. After 11 failures, the Tampa Bay Rays finally won a baseball game Monday night. In so doing, they started their own winning streak. One in a row. Who would have believed it? The Rays did a […]

Tagged as: 18 hits, Franklin, Rays, Red Sox, Snell, victory

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Is it over? Lightning lose Stamkos for 1-3 months

April 3, 2016 general

Sunday, 12:10 a.m. Might it be over? Might Steven Stamkos have played his last game with the Tampa Bay Lightning? After 569 games, after 312 goals, it is possible that we have seen the last of Stamkos on the ice. After all the games at center, and more than he liked on the wing, the […]

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For the Bucs, only the victory will matter

November 1, 2015 general

Sunday, 9 p.m. In the end, the second straight collapse did not matter. In the end, the much debated decision to go for it did not matter. In the end, all the yardage piled up by Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan did not matter. What mattered, as Gerald McCoy held on to Ryan’s legs and the […]

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Wounded warriors return to help the Rays win

April 24, 2015 general

Friday, 11:20 p.m. ST. PETERSBURG This is the part of the movie when the rescuers come. This is the part where the good guys pull trouble out of the fire. This is the part, at least, where the Tampa Bay Rays turn back into the Tampa Bay Rays. The Rays welcomed back two of their […]

Tagged as: Cash, Loney, Rays, Smyly, victory, winning streak

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Lightning comes from behind to beat Panthers

March 24, 2015 general

Tuesday, 11:33 p.m. TAMPA At times like these, you wonder how. The other team was more desperate. This team sat on an early lead. The other team needed it more. This team had been so good it was due for a fall. The other team scored three goals in less time than a penalty. This […]

Tagged as: Callahan, comeback, Johnson, Kucherov, Lightning, Vasilevskiy, victory

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