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Palacios comes through in Rays’ victory

September 20, 2026 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. They didn’t score enough. Heck, they didn’t even hit enough. But they win. For the Tampa Bay Rays, that was enough. The Rays edged the Boston Red Sox 2-1 on Richie Palacious’ blook single in the bottom of the ninth inning Saturday at Tropicana Field. Palacios, a .234 hitter, slapped a 1-2 […]

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South Florida runs away for big win

September 20, 2026 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. South Florida can take solace in the final score. It finished about as lopsided as the experts said, and the Bulls are now 3-0 on the season. On the other hand, if you want to fret a bit, you an got back to the 21-17 score the Bulls had over Deleware State […]

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Will AL East turn into a race yet?

September 19, 2026 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. Are you ready to race? Are you ready to see if the Tampa Bay Rays can hold on or not? The Rays lost a bit of their advantage Friday night, losing a 4-2 game to the Boston Red Sox at Tropicana Field. The Rays’ lead over the Yankees is now down to […]

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Rays stretch division lead to five games

September 18, 2026 general

Friday, 4 a.m. For four months now, the standings have told you that the Tampa Bay Rays are the best team in the American League. The number-crunchers will tell you the same. The Rays made sure the accountants paid attention to their 10-1 victory over the Athletics Thursday. It was their 16th sweep of the […]

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Rays widen lead in AL East Race

September 17, 2026 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. The Tampa Bay Rays got their work in early. Late, they sweated. The Rays scored twice in the first inning and twice in the second, jumping to a 4-0 lead. Sure, if you want to quibble, the Rays managed only three more hits the rest of the game. The Athletics whittled the […]

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Junior does it again in Rays’ victory

September 16, 2026 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Ditto. Turns out, Junior Caminero liked this game-winning-hero role so much, he chose to do it again four games later. Last Friday, Caminero launched his 40th home run in the bottom of the ninth of a tie game to pull out a 3-2 win over the Astros. Tuesday, he did it again. […]

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Mayfield’d fumbles pave way to loss

September 14, 2026 general

Monday, 4 a.m. The game was there for the taking. All the Tampa Bay Bucs had to do was reach out and grab it. And Baker Mayfield dropped it. Again and again. Mayfield, the Bucs’ fabulously rich quarterback, fumbled three times in the Bucs’ 33-27 loss to Cincinnati in the season opener for both teams […]

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Peralta shines in big Rays’ victory

September 14, 2026 general

Monday, 3 a.m. Do you get the feeling that rival general managers can hardly wait for Freddy Peralta to hit free agency? The move to Tampa Bay has evidently saved Peralta’s career. He won his fourth straight game Sunday, improving his record to 9-11. This time, Peralta threw five innings of no-hit, shutout baseball, leading […]

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Rays win again after celebration

September 13, 2026 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Perhaps they aren’t done, after all. A night after clinching the post-season, the Rays lengthened their lead in the AL East to four games over the New York Yankees. The Rays edged Houston, the leader in the AL West, 3-2. The Rays have won six of their last eight games. Saturday’s game […]

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Van Buren leads USF comeback win

September 13, 2026 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. Okay, okay. Michael Van Buren is still behind Byrum Brown as far as miracles in the name of USF goes. But he’s gaining. Van Buren, the new USF quarterback, led the USF Bulls to an improbable comeback Saturday in a 28-24 road win over Army. Van Buren led the Bulls to two […]

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