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USF should win its opener easily

August 30, 2024 general

For most teams, a 6-6 regular season wouldn’t be a cause for confetti. For most teams, a trip to the Boca Raton Bowl wouldn’t be a cause for applause. Ah, but when you are the USF Bulls, and you have won all of four games in the pervious three seasons (and eight in the previous […]

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Rays finish dismal road trip with loss

August 29, 2024 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. The Tampa Bay Rays, battered and bruised, now return to Tropicana Field. Forgive the players if they kiss it right on home plate. The Rays closed out a nightmarish road trip Wednesday, meekly accepting a 6-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners, another team hovering near the .500 level. They won four games […]

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Another Siri homer leads Rays to win

August 28, 2024 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. He can drive you crazy. He’s been benched for a lack of hustle. He is hitting just .195. Some of his strikeouts are particularly ugly. Ah, but there are times when Jose Siri is the cavalry, riding down the hill to save the day for the Tampa Bay Rays. Siri did it […]

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Rays’ bats are quiet again in defeat

August 27, 2024 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. Do you miss him yet? The pose? The smile? The ability to take over the moment. Oh, let’s be honest. Rays’ fans have pined for Randy Arozarena since the day he was traded to Seattle. But they probably have never missed him more than Monday night, when he launched a three-run homer […]

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Rays lose on Betts’ late home run

August 26, 2024 general

Monday, 4 a.m. The Rays got more than they could hope for from a rookie pitcher Sunday. They got more than they could have expected from their No. 5 hitter. Except for that, yuck. The Rays fell to the Las Angeles Dodgers, 3-1, to fall back to the .500 level on the season. They lost […]

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Caballero, Caminero lead Rays’ comeback

August 25, 2024 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. This time, the comeback was better than the collapse. One inning, it was Caminero. The next, it was Caballero. Together, they meant victory. Jose Caballero, the Rays’ infielder, hit a two-run homer in the top of the 10th inning Saturday night to lead the Rays to a 9-8 victory over the Las […]

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Ohtani’s slam tames Rays in L.A.

August 24, 2024 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. Perhaps no one on the Rays is paid enough to get Shohei Ohtani out in a crucial situation. Certainly, Colin Poche was not up to the task in the bottom of the ninth inning. Ohtani hammered Poche’s first pitch over the right field wall for a game-winning, walkoff grand slam. It was […]

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Bucs finish preseason with victory

August 24, 2024 general

Saturday, 3 a.m. The Tampa Bay Bucs finally took their starters out of storage this preseason Friday night. And, yeah, they looked pretty good in small doses. But did they see enough action? Content beyond this point is for members only. Already a member? To view the rest of this column, sign in using the […]

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Rays bats remain quiet in defeat

August 23, 2024 general

Friday, 4 a.m. Remember those glory days of last week. You know, back before the Rays’ bats got sick again. The Rays lost a 3-1 game to the Oakland A’s Thursday, and frankly, the team was lucky to get a split of its four-game series. While the pitching was sharp, the bats once again turned […]

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Siri does it again with home run

August 22, 2024 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Ditto. Yep, the Tampa Bay Rays liked their previous day’s victory over the Oakland A’s so much, they repeated it on Wednesday night. Once again, they had solid pitching. Once again, they didn’t hit a lot. And once again, Jose Siri showed up when it counted. Siri, who had been on an […]

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