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Aranda’s walk-off leads Rays to win

April 20, 2025 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Say this for Jonathan Aranda. The kid looks good with a bubblegum bucket on his head. Aranda and the Rays showed a bit of life Saturday evening, coming from behind to take a 10-8 victory over the New York Yankees. For the Rays, it snapped a four-game losing streak when the offense […]

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Punchless Rays shut out again

April 19, 2025 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. Wait. Don’t tell me. Where have we seen this before. Oh, yeah. It was here. Two days ago. Nothing then, nothing now. The Tampa Bay Rays lost a 1-0 game for the second time in three days Friday night. This time, it was to the New York Yankees, who extended the Rays’ […]

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Rays slide to third straight loss

April 18, 2025 general

Friday, 4 a.m. For half of the game, the Rays played the New York Yankees toe-to-toe. For the second, they did not. The Rays lost their third straight game Thursday night, falling 6-3 to the Yankees. The Rays led 3-1 early, but gave up five runs in the fifth and sixth innings. Starting pitcher Taj […]

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Bolts cruise in a 4-0 loss to Rangers

April 18, 2025 general

Friday, 3 a.m. The important thing about the Lightning’s season-ending game against the Rangers can be summed up succinctly.  It’s over. That’s about the only thing the Lightning can draw from a 4-0 loss to the New York Rangers. The Bolts had nothing to play for as they open the post-season Tuesday night against the […]

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Rays struggle in 1-0 loss to Sox

April 17, 2025 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Figures. Two nights removed from a 16-run game, on the heels of two games with 20 runs, the offense of the Tampa Bay Rays dried up again Wednesday night. Despite their recent offense, the Rays were shut out, 1-0, by Boston. They managed just five hits — all singles. They struck out […]

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Bolts spank Panthers in home finale

April 16, 2025 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Maybe it meant very little besides the victory. Maybe it was just the 81st game of an 82-game season. Maybe it was important because winning is better than losing, nothing more. Maybe it was a further assault on the record book. Or maybe, just maybe, it can leave a sliver of doubt […]

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Offense! Rays Blast Red Sox, 16-1

April 15, 2025 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. For most the life of the franchise, the Tampa Bay Rays have been offensively challenged. They have won games by pitching, by defense, by matchups. But seldom have they simply bludgeoned an opponent. Which is why, of course, Monday night was such a delight for the Rays. The Rays had an offensive […]

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Bregman leads Sox to beat Rays

April 15, 2025 general

Wednesday, 3 a.m. And a day later, it’s a different rear that’s getting spanked. One day after trouncing the Boston Red Sox 16-1, the Tampa Bay Rays were on the wrong end of a clobbering. They lost 7-4 to the Boston Red Sox in a a solid thumping. Boston’s Alex Bregman had five hits to […]

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Boyle shines as Rays capture series

April 14, 2025 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Looking back, the difficult decision was not to start Joe Boyle. The hard part was to stop him. Boyle, called up f Content beyond this point is for members only. Already a member? To view the rest of this column, sign in using the handy “Sign In” button located in the upper […]

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Kucherov an artist in Bolts’ win

April 14, 2025 general

Monday, 3 a.m. Throughout his career, no one has brought Art to the game of hockey better than Nikita Kucherov. And, for the third time, he was won the Art (Ross Trophy). Kucherov had two goals and an assist Sunday night, giving him 119 points on the season. With   Colorado resting Nathan MacKinnon for […]

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