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Cabrera, of all players, is the Rays’ hitting star

June 14, 2015 general

Sunday, 5:20 p.m. The Tampa Bay Rays were outnumbered. They seemed to be outgunned. The other guys had Chris Sale, who kept sending Rays back to the dugout on a regular basis. And all the Rays had was shortstop Adrubal Cabrera. As matchups go, it was like having a pawn against a queen, like having […]

Tagged as: Cabrera, Cash, Karns, Rays, Souza, White Sox

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Proposed Olympic sports include chess, Frisbee

June 14, 2015 Florida State University

Random Thoughts: – Here’s the reason Demar Dotson returned to Bucs’ camp. He checked the leverage bowl, and he was fresh out. – Steve Kerr lied to the media? Big deal. If coaches were Pinocchio, they would all look like swordfish. – I guess we can assume that Michael Sam didn’t care much for the […]

Tagged as: Bryant, Cromartie, Jenner, Kerr, Lynch, Sam, Solo, Winslow

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Rays beat White Sox, go 5 above .500

June 14, 2015 general

The Tampa Bay Rays won a back-and-forth game against the Chicago White Sox to move five games over .500 in the league standings Saturday. The Rays won by scoring two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning when Steven Souza Jr. singled in David DeJesus and Jake Elmore singled in Souza. Shortstop Alexi Ramirez […]

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Rowdies win big, finish spring in 2nd

June 14, 2015 general

Sunday, 1:34 a.m. The Rowdies did their part, winning by three. The Cosmos, however, would not cooperate. On a night the team from New York would have had to lose by three, they instead tied Jacksonville. It left the Rowdies in second place in their spring season, but with positives. The Rowdies finished the spring […]

Tagged as: Cosmos, Hertzog, Hristov, NASL, Nunez, Rowdies

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Bishop-Hedman collision leaves Bolts reeling

June 14, 2015 general

Sunday, 12:37 a.m. TAMPA All in all, it had been a tough enough week for Ben Bishop. First of all, there was the mysterious injury. Then there was the constant game of dodge-the-question about when he would be able to play next. There were, of course, the experienced Blackhawks. And suddenly, there was teammate Victor […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Blackhawks, Cooper, Hedman, Johnson, Kucherov, Lightning, playoffs, Stamkos

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Ask Gary: Is reporting a story harder these days?

June 13, 2015 general

Saturday, 6 a.m. (Each week, the readers take over Ask Gary. They send in a question, or a couple, and we all talk about the world of sports.  Think of it as a radio show where you don’t have to be on hold. Join us and ask a question, make a comment or be funny. Send the […]

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Rays’ Butler makes up for time he waited

June 12, 2015 general

St. Petersburg On a million fields no one ever goes, in a million games no one will ever remember, he imagined days like these. Someday, Joey Butler thought, he would get his chance. Someday, some team would turn to him and trust a significant part of a season to him. Someday, after all the doubts, […]

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At the ripe old age of 26, Archer has arrived

June 12, 2015 general

Friday, 5:42 p.m. You can see the age around the eyes. They are the eyes of experience, the eyes of age, the eyes of wisdom. He is 26 now, and he has seen some things. Yep. Chris Archer has done some growing up. Don’t look now, but almost overnight, Archer has gone from promise to […]

Tagged as: Archer, Cash, Hernandez, Price, Rays

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Lightning front office is the primary line for a team

June 12, 2015 general

Friday, 6 a.m. In metaphor, it is easy to see them on a line, each with their own particular skill, each with their own individual impact. A play needs to be made, and they make it. There is talent there, cohesion. Together, they can make a difference. They blend together, stars who make each other […]

Tagged as: Blackhawks, Cooper, Lightning, Vinik, Yzerman

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For Lightning, it’s time for the stars to come out

June 11, 2015 general

Thursday, 5:03 p.m. It’s as simple thing, really. The leaders have to lead. The impact players have to make an impact. The best players have to be the best players. For the Tampa Bay Lightning, it is that simple. If they are going to win the Stanley Cup, they will have to look to the […]

Tagged as: Blackhawks, Bowness, Lightning, playoffs, Stamkos, Stanley Cup

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