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Human? Anderson finally gives up a bomb

September 17, 2020 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Some plays amaze you. Some surprise you. Some anger you. And some? Some of them make you disbelieve. Nick Anderson, the relief machine, finally showed he was human Wednesday afternoon. He gave up a two-run homer to Luis Garcia — the first runs he has allowed all season — in the top […]

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Might the world end if the Bucs lose again?

September 17, 2020 general

Thursday, 3 a.m. By now, Bruce Arians is used to the world of overreaction. Fans seemed to have turned on the Bucs, the talk of the NFL a few hours ago. An opening-day defeat at the hands of the New Orleans Saints seems to have changed all of that. That’s the way it works in […]

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Lightning misses chance to close out Isles

September 16, 2020 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. They lost. At a time when it seemed as if the Lightning might not lose again, they lost. It took 93 1/2 minutes. It took a team playing without Brayden Point, arguably its best player of the post-season. It took a whiffed shot by Kevin Shattenkirk that led to a two-on-one breakaway. […]

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Against Nationals, Rays look like a contender

September 16, 2020 general

Wednesday, 3 a.m. The finish line has come into view so quickly. But as the Tampa Bay Rays approach it, their plan to deal with it seems simple. “We want to play our best baseball moving forward,” said center fielder Kevin Kiermaier, who had a two-run single to help lift the Rays to a 6-1 […]

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Looking back on Bucs’ loss to New Orleans

September 15, 2020 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. 5 Disappointments The entire afternoon. Look, most people would have picked the Saints to win at home on Opening Day. The disappointing thing is that the big threats didn’t play like big threats. Brady, Fournette, Gronkowski, Evans … all laid eggs. You would have hoped for some glimpses that next week might […]

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Bucs fall short of expectations in defeat

September 14, 2020 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Thud. Is there a better way to describe it. After all the hype, after all the expectations, the Tampa Bay Bucs came crashing to earth Sunday afternoon. Despite Tom Brady, despite Rob Gronkowski, despite everybody, the Bucs lost a 34-23 decision to the New York Saints. And furthermore, splat. All of the […]

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Bolts close in on Stanley Cup victory

September 14, 2020 general

Monday, 3 a.m. Five steps. That’s the distance remaining. Five games. You are starting to believe it, aren’t you. Five victories. Just that, and the Stanley Cup is theirs. The Tampa Bay Lightning closed to within one victory of the Eastern Conference championship, and a handful of wins from the NHL Championship Sunday afternoon with […]

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Rays lose to Red Sox as pitching falters

September 14, 2020 general

Monday, 2 a.m. Charlie Morton can’t count on his curve ball anymore. And the Rays can’t count on relief pitcher Pete Fairbanks. Those two things, along with their fourth loss in six games, made Sunday a hard day to deal with for Tampa Bay, which absorbed a 6-3 defeat at the hands of the Boston […]

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Lowe’s big homer makes struggles forgettable

September 13, 2020 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Is the bop back for the Tampa Bay Rays? Maybe. After recent struggles at the plate by both Austin Meadows and Brandon Lowe, two of the biggest threats at the plate, the Rays found power from both of them in Saturday night’s 5-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox at Tropicana Field. […]

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Bucs open the season amid high expectations

September 13, 2020 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. An expectation is a dangerous thing. You love your team. You think about your team. You find yourself writing down depth charts instead of doodling while on the phone. You predict win totals — and you can’t believe anyone who has less. You spend money — on jerseys and caps and bumper […]

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