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Rays unravel in ninth inning in latest loss to Red Sox

May 24, 2018 general

Thursday, 3 a.m. On the first night, he flashed his potential. On the second, however, Willie Adames proved he isn’t ripe yet. A ninth-inning error by Adames left the door open for the Tampa Bay Rays in Wednesday night’s 4-1 loss to the Boston Red Sox. The Rays are now 3-9 against the Red Sox […]

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Either the Lightning flies, or it falls in Game 7

May 23, 2018 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Someone’s going to go on. Someone’s going to go home. Someone’s going to rush toward the center of the ice to celebrate. Someone’s going to drop their head and skate away from it. Someone will feel like heaven. Someone will feel like hell. There is no other choice for either team, no […]

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Rays suffer painful loss to Sox, but Adames pleases

May 23, 2018 general

Wednesday, 2 a.m. The future can be painful enough. A glimpse into the future? That looks nicer. The Rays added to their pain in Tuesday night’s 4-2 loss to the Boston Red Sox. In the third inning, the team lost pitcher Jake Faria to a left oblique strain. Later in the inning, a pitch in […]

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Newly constructed Bucs finally share a field

May 23, 2018 general

Wednesday, 2 a.m. It’s a long time until football season. But for the Tampa Bay Bucs, the start of OTAs are at least a chance for players to check out their new teammates. Think of Jamies Winston, for instance, who has a new center … and a new running back. Think of Gerald McCoy, who […]

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Bolts battered by Caps, must survive a Game Seven

May 22, 2018 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. And so it comes to this. One last showdown in the street. One last sword fight on top of the castle walls. One chance to slay the monster in the final reel. Ah, Game Seven. And now we find out who is better? The Tampa Bay Lightning, with a chance to close […]

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Rays’ six-game winning streak snapped by Ohtani

May 21, 2018 general

Monday, 4 a.m. The Tampa Bay Rays seem to have their “opener” strategy down. Now, they just need to work on “seconds.” The Rays had their six-game winning streak ended in a 5-2 loss to the Los Angeles Angels Sunday. Sergio Romo, the starter for the second straight day for the Rays, threw shutout ball […]

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Lightning have had a list of stars in their wins

May 21, 2018 general

Monday, 3 a.m. Who will it be? Whose turn is it? The Tampa Bay Lightning, showing resilience again, showing focus, has another team on the ropes. So who finds the net? Steven Stankos? Tyler Johnson? Nikita Kucherov. Someone? Anyone? That’s been the thing about the Bolts. They’ve found their heroes on any line, on any […]

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Step 11: Fast start, stubborn finish leads Bolts

May 20, 2018 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. You can talk about the goal scorers if you will, and their velocity, and their suddenness. And certainly, they had a great deal to do with the latest victory by the Tampa Bay Lightning. You can talk about the resolve if you wish, and the pluck, and the fire, and the will. […]

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Random Thoughts: Contemplating the good Knights

May 20, 2018 general

Saturday, 3 a.m. So when the St. Louis Blues and Toronto Maple Leafs look at the Vegas Golden Knights this close to the Stanley Cup, what do they think. The Blues have never won a cup. The Leafs haven’t won won in 50 years. — Johnny Manziel is going to Canada. I wonder how much […]

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Rays send Sergio x 2 against Angels

May 20, 2018 general

Sunday, 2 a.m. It was weird. It was different. It was outside the box, but inside the strike zone. And it worked so well that the Tampa Bay Rays will try it again. Today. The Rays came up with the brainstorm of starting short reliever Sergio Romo, the first over-30 starter the franchise has used […]

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