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Rays beat Yankees behind Matz’ pitching

April 11, 2026 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. There are times they look like a ballclub. There are times when the starting pitching is sturdy, when the relief pitching plays its role, when there is enough hitting. On such nights, the Rays seem to make sense. They hint there are nights when they can compete. On such nights. even the […]

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Bolts going in reverse as playoffs near

April 10, 2026 general

Friday, 4 a.m. Is this any way to enter the NHL playoffs? Usually, a team imagines itself entering on a hot streak. The goalie is magical, the offense is explosive, the defense is bulletproof. Alas, it isn’t that way for the Tampa Bay Lightning, who lost their third straight game Thursday night, 2-1 to Montreal. […]

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Rays endure another lopsided loss

April 9, 2026 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. They would have you believe that it was just an off night. But then, haven’t too many nights been off for the Tampa Bay Rays? They use words like aberration, like uncharacteristic. Then they go out and do it again. And again. The Rays were hammered again Wednesday night at Tropicana Field, […]

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Rays’ pitching clubbed again in defeat

April 8, 2026 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Perhaps they should build a moat around home plate. Perhaps they should keep guard dogs around third. Perhaps they should build speed bumps around second. Whatever it takes, the Tampa Bay Rays need to slow down the traffic on the bases if they’re going be a team that matters. The Rays were […]

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Bolts lose again against Ottawa

April 8, 2026 general

Wednesday, 3 a.m. Suddenly, the road looks dark and dangerous. No longer does the Tampa Bay Lightning look electric with a map in their hands. The Bolts, one of the NHL’s best teams away from home this year, were battered once again Tuesday night. A five-goal third period lifted the Ottawa Senators to a 6-2 […]

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Rays make triumphant return to the Trop

April 7, 2026 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. Welcome back, boys. After 561 days away, the Tampa Bay Rays returned to Tropicana Field Monday afternoon. In a lot of ways, it was worth the wait. The Rays beat the Chicago Cubs 6-4. It was their third straight victory. After a horrible start, the Rays’ pitching has given up just 10 […]

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Sabres beat Lightning once again

April 7, 2026 general

Tuesday, 3 a.m. These days, the Tampa Bay Lightning is having a little trouble keeping up with the Buffalo Sabres. For the third straight meeting, the Sabres got the best of the Lightning 4-2 at the KeyBank Center. Buffalo, which tied the Lightning atop the NHL Atlantic Division, has totaled 18 goals in the three […]

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Rays pitching shines again

April 6, 2026 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Turns out, it isn’t so hard to mount a winning streak. Even for the Tampa Bay Rays. All it takes is great starting pitching, strong relief pitching and timely hitting from an unlikely source. Just like that, and the Rays have won two in a row. The Rays, 4-5 on the season, […]

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Rays finally win an easy one

April 5, 2026 general

Sunday, 5 a.m. For the Tampa Bay Rays, the first seven days of the basball season was an uphill walk across broken glass. It was hard to look at, hard to find clues that anything will be different. Then came Saturday, and a welcome easy victory. The Rays, 3-5, had a day when everything worked […]

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Raddysh sets record in Lightning win

April 5, 2026 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Even indoors, the Boston Bruins can’t keep the Lightning out of the passing lane. The Lightning capped off a successful home stand (5-1-1) with a 3-1 win over Boston at Benchmark International Arena. It wasn’t quite as dramatic as the Bolts 6-5 win over Boston in the outdoor game at Raymond James […]

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