Yankees pull away to beat Rays

May 27, 2022 general

Friday, 4 a.m. At first glance, maybe there is something different about these New York Yankees. You remember the Yankees, the old Bronx Plodders, a team that always tried to ride its power to victory. But they were a station-to-station team that seemed confused when the power wasn’t on. Is that ending? The new-look Yankees […]

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Rays hang on to edge Marlins, 5-4

May 26, 2022 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. It wasn’t so much a victory as it was an escape. It wasn’t so much a statement as it was a question. The Tampa Bay Rays won 5-4 over the Miami Marlins Wednesday night, but it wasn’t the most triumphant of moments. It was more a matter of “How did we get […]

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Homers, McClanahan drive Rays’ win

May 25, 2022 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. For once, the power in the Tampa Bay Rays’ bats matched the power of Shane McClanahan’s left arm. Together, they helped the Rays overpower the Florida Marlins, 4-0, on Tuesday night. The Rays pounded out three homers and six extra-base hits against Marlins’ ace Pablo Lopez for their 25th win of the […]

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Nothing doing for Panthers vs. Bolts

May 24, 2022 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. The best shot of the Florida Panthers meant nothing. The President’s Cup meant nothing. Two goals that were disallowed by the officials meant nothing. It all meant nothing to the Panthers, basically, because that’s what goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy gave up. Vasy was at his best Monday night when the Bolts kicked the […]

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Bolts take 3-0 lead over dazed Florida

May 23, 2022 general

Monday, 4 a.m. There is blood in the water now. The Tampa Bay Lightning, kings of the kill shot, can smell it. It seems to have made them hungrier than ever. How on earth can the Florida Panthers stop them now? The Panthers, the best team in the NHL during the regular season, have been […]

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Rays sloppy again in loss to Baltimore

May 23, 2022 general

Monday, 3 a.m. It’s bad enough to lose to the Baltimore Orioles. It’s worse when your team becomes the Baltimore Orioles. For a day, it was hard to tell the Tampa Bay Rays from the cellar-dwelling Orioles, who came back to beat the Rays 7-6 in 11 innings Sunday. Content beyond this point is for […]

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Arozarena homers twice in Rays’ victory

May 22, 2022 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. The Tampa Bay Rays finally figured out how to control the recklessness of Randy Arozarena on the basepaths. All they have to do is have him jog around them. Arozarena hit two home runs Saturday night — doubling his season total — in a 6-1 victory by the Rays. Arozarena — who […]

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Rays sloppy in loss to Baltimore

May 21, 2022 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. Down deep, we all knew that someday, the Baltimore Orioles would beat the Tampa Bay Rays again. No one knew, however, how ugly a game it would take. The Rays blew three different leads in Friday night’s 8-6, 13-inning loss to the Orioles Friday night, a game that ended with a two-run […]

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Last-second goal gives Bolts a 2-0 lead

May 20, 2022 general

Friday, 4 a.m. The final pass was so dazzling, so breathtaking, that you tend to forget about the 59 minutes and 56 seconds that came before it. The final goal was so sudden, so deadly, that you tend to forget about the pain and the passion that preceded it. That’s the thing about last-heartbeat victories […]

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Paredes says hello with two-homer game

May 19, 2022 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Regarding that much-discussed Austin Meadows trade… Maybe the Rays didn’t give up enough. The trade for Isaac Paredes caused a lot of frowns at the time, seeing as how Meadows was a popular player who had driven in 106 runs a year ago. But, no, the Rays didn’t give him away for […]

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