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Brousseau’s moment high on Rays’ memories

October 19, 2020 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Some teams measure their seasons in championships. Some measure them in Hall of Fame players. This one measures itself in moments. And, for right now, that seems like plenty. No, the Tampa Bay Rays are not rich in acomplishments. They’ve played in only one World Series so far … and lost. They’ve […]

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Rays finally show up again, reach World Series

October 18, 2020 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Admit it. You doubted, didn’t you? You worried. You vexed. You sweated. You were nervous. You were irritable. You braced yourself for the worst. And then, you celebrated, with this incredible mixture of joy and relief. It was like being pardoned from Death Row in time to lead the parade. For three […]

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Seminoles knock off No. 5 Tar Heels

October 18, 2020 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. Yes, it was shaky. Yes, they had white knuckles by the end. But the FSU Seminoles won their first big game of the Mike Norvell era Saturday night, a 31-28 victory over fifth-ranked North Carolina in Tallahassee. For now, that’s enough. The Noles grabbed a 24-0 lead (31-7 at the half), but […]

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Rays lose again, now face a 7th game in ACLS

October 17, 2020 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. How do they recover from this? Do they recover from this? How do the Rays calm the storm that is happening around them? How do they stop the fall? Biggest question: How do they stop the increasing momentum of the Houston Astros? The Tampa Bay Rays, a very good team only 15 […]

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Could Bucs finally reunite their weapons?

October 17, 2020 general

Saturday, 3 a.m. Together again? Tom Brady can only hope. In the off-season, as Brady was weighing his options of where he wanted to take his career, one of the huge lures to Tampa Bay was its talented receiving cops. That hasn’t quite worked out. Mike Evans has been injured much of the season, and […]

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Rays lose again on walk-off by Correa

October 16, 2020 general

Friday, 4 a.m. Are you worried yet? Is your throat dry? Are you palms damp? Did you have fingernails for a snack Thursday night? The Tampa Bay Rays say they aren’t panicking. But how about you? For the second straight night, the Houston Astros won a 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays, again extending […]

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Bucs brace to take on a superb Packers team

October 16, 2020 general

Friday, 3 a.m. They don’t turn the ball over. They don’t give up sacks. They don’t commit penalties. Their passing game is tremendous, their running game is good and their extra-point team, frankly, is. a little bit tired. So, the Bucs should have no trouble with the Green Bay Packers, huh? The Bucs, trying to […]

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Rays can’t close out Houston in ALCS

October 15, 2020 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Suddenly, he was young again. Suddenly, his team had life again. And just like that, Zack Greinke gave one last breath of life to the Houston Astros. It was in the sixth inning, and Houston was in trouble. The Tampa Bay Rays, who have played from behind often this season, were trailing […]

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Quarterbacks playing better than ever — and longer

October 15, 2020 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. When he was 34 years old, with accomplishments behind him, Otto Graham hung them up. Tom Brady, at 43, is still going. At 34, Joe Namath’s knees had had enough. At almost 42, Drew Brees hasn’t slowed down a lot. At 30, former Dallas Cowboy quarterback Don Meredith had had enough. At […]

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Rays flash leather to go up 3-0 in ALCS

October 14, 2020 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. When it is time to give the Tampa Bay Rays their plane tickets for the World Series — and by now, it seems inevitable — there is no reason to hand-deliver them. Just throw it to them. They’ll catch it. Once again, the Rays’ excellent defense was the difference in a 5-2 […]

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