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Marlins get plenty of nothing against Rays

August 30, 2020 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. So what do the hitters of the Miami Marlins think of the Tampa Bay Rays’ pitching staff? Nothing. Nada. Zilch. Zero. The Rays threw their second consecutive shutout at the Marlins Saturday night, winning a 4-0 game and allowing only three hits. Going back to the 2019 season, the Rays have thrown […]

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Palat takes over as Lightning takes big lead

August 30, 2020 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. For most of his eight-year career, the best way to describe Ondrej Palat was that of a complimentary player. You know: When someone else would do something big, Palat would compliment them. As in: “Nice shot, Nikita” or “Great pass, Stammer.” Nice player, but no, he hasn’t exactly been the brightest star […]

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Rays hope latest pitching injury isn’t serious

August 29, 2020 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. Ryan Yarbrough is hoping for a tweak. A ding. An owie. A hitch in his giddy-up. Goodness knows, the Tampa Bay Rays need it. In the stop-me-if-you’ve-heard-this-before category, the Rays find themselves hoping, once again, that a pitcher doesn’t have too much damage. How many victory celebrations has that stopped this season? […]

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Brady starts fast in his first scrimmage

August 29, 2020 general

Saturday, 3 a.m. Time will make you forget about Thursday. All things considered, it was just another scrimmage in just another practice on just another August morning. When you’re as accomplished a quarterback as Tom Brady, there have been a thousand of these mornings. Still, it was a good start. For the Bucs, that was […]

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Bucs struggle over violence … like all of us

August 28, 2020 general

Friday, 3 a.m. They are people, filled with the same questions and the same outrage as the rest of us. Sometimes, we forget that. We thrust celebrity at them, and they make millions, and fans clamor for their pictures and their signatures. But when something is wrong with our country, it feels wrong to them, […]

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Gronk has to prove he’s still a great player

August 27, 2020 general

Thursday, 2 a.m. What? Did you expect him to turn solemn overnight. Hey, this is Gronk, okay, who has led the NFL in fun throughout his career. He has been greatness with a smile on his face. And early in the training camp of his new team — the Tampa Bay Bucs — this much […]

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Bolts finally win a rout in playoffs

August 27, 2020 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Turns out, there is some power to the play of the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Bolts, who had been struggling on the power play (and, yes, on their offensive attack), flexed their muscles Wednesday night in a rare playoff route, bashing the Boston Bruins 7-1 to take a 2-1 series lead. The […]

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Perez gives Rays cushion in AL East

August 27, 2020 general

Thursday, 3 a.m. Wednesday night, it was business as usual for the Tampa Bay Rays, the train that keeps rolling even as it loses parts. The team won again. Check. It moved to a 2 1/2 game lead in the AL East by beating Baltimore 4-3. It came from behind again, overcoming sloppy defense en […]

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Lightning’s Palat lifts team in overtime

August 26, 2020 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Say this for the Tampa Bay Lightning. It can take a punch. So many breaks, and so many calls, went against the Lightning early in Wednesday night’s game against Boston in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Still, the Lightning overcame them all, and Ondrej Palat’s goal with 4:40 left […]

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Rays get thrill of victory, agony of injury

August 26, 2020 general

Thursday, 3 a.m. Good news from Tropicana Field. (And bad news, too). The Rays won another game. (And might have lost another pitcher). Tyler Glasnow was at his most dominant. (And Jalen Beeks left the field in pain). The team has now won 20 games. (And Beeks would be the team’s 10th pitcher on the […]

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