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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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Bolts cruise in a 4-0 loss to Rangers

April 18, 2025 general

Friday, 3 a.m. The important thing about the Lightning’s season-ending game against the Rangers can be summed up succinctly.  It’s over. That’s about the only thing the Lightning can draw from a 4-0 loss to the New York Rangers. The Bolts had nothing to play for as they open the post-season Tuesday night against the […]

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Rays struggle in 1-0 loss to Sox

April 17, 2025 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Figures. Two nights removed from a 16-run game, on the heels of two games with 20 runs, the offense of the Tampa Bay Rays dried up again Wednesday night. Despite their recent offense, the Rays were shut out, 1-0, by Boston. They managed just five hits — all singles. They struck out […]

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Bolts spank Panthers in home finale

April 16, 2025 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Maybe it meant very little besides the victory. Maybe it was just the 81st game of an 82-game season. Maybe it was important because winning is better than losing, nothing more. Maybe it was a further assault on the record book. Or maybe, just maybe, it can leave a sliver of doubt […]

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