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Bolts’ backs against wall after loss

April 25, 2025 general

Friday, 4 a.m. Don’t look now, but the Tampa Bay Lightning are in a heap of trouble. The Lightning came up with nosthing in Thursday’s playoff game against the Flordia Panthers, losing 2-0 at home. The Bolts trail in the series 2-0, and both games have come at home at Amalie Arena. Tampa Bay now […]

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Morel leads Rays to second straight win

April 25, 2025 general

Friday, 3 a.m. Has anyone ever been found in the desert? The Tampa Bay Rays, off to a frustrating start this season, pulled out their second straight extra inning game Thursday night. They rallied to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks and win their first series since early April. Christopher Morel drove in three runs, including a […]

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Rays come back to beat Diamondbacks

April 24, 2025 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. It was wobbly at times. But when a team has nose-dived as fiercely as the Tampa Bay Rays have lately, wobbly beats the alternative. After losing six of their previous seven games, the Rays edged the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-6 in 10 innings. It was Tampa Bay’s first road win of the season. […]

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Bolts hammered in playoff opener

April 24, 2025 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Repeat this to yourselves: It was just one game. Just a stubbed toe. Just a slip along a long journey. Feel better? No, probably not. The Tampa Bay Lightning was left with nothing else but the cliches all first-game losers repeat Tuesday night. That’s because the Florida Panthers made their own statement […]

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Rays remain lost in the desert

April 24, 2025 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Turns out, the Tampa Bay Rays don’t hit very well in Arizona, either. The sliding Rays lost their sixth game of their last seven Tuesday night, falling to the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1. The Rays have been shut out twice and held to one run once in the last week. Content beyond this […]

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What is on the mind of Jason Licht?

April 22, 2025 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. You can say this for Jason Licht. The guy can sit on a secret. Pretty much, that matters pretty much once a year as the first round of the NFL draft sneaks up on us. Every year, the world tries to guess the card that Licht is holding, and pretty much, the […]

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Once again, Rays are shut out in loss

April 21, 2025 general

Monday, 4 a.m. The Nothing Boys were at it again Sunday. Another day, another shutout. The punchless Tampa Bay Rays were shut out for the third time in five games in a 4-0 loss to the New York Yankees. The Rays have now lost five of their last six. The offense continued to struggle offensively. […]

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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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