Bucs trade out of first round of draft

April 29, 2022 general

Friday, 4 a.m. When it comes to the NFL draft, the Tampa Bay Bucs evidently weren’t in a hurry. The Bucs traded out of the first round Thursday night, sliding back to the 33rd pick, the first pick of today’s second round. They also picked up a fourth-rounder (No. 106) and a sixth-rounder (No. 133). […]

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Bolts’ effort questioned in loss to Jackets

April 29, 2022 general

Friday, 3 a.m. The trouble with a regular season is this. An observer often isn’t quite sure how to feel. Take the Tampa Bay Lightning, for instance. Most of April was a swoon, a declaration that this team was tired. The Bolts lost, and looked ordinary doing it. Then, in the last week or so, […]

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Phillips leads Rays to narrow victory

April 29, 2022 general

Friday, 3 a.m. Statistics can tell you a great many things about a baseball player. They do not come close, however, to telling the real story of Brett Phillips. The numbers suggest that Phillips is a journeyman outfielder with a career batting average of .204. He’s a sometimes starter for the Tampa Bay Rays. What […]

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KK finds a solution to a bad start for Rays

April 28, 2022 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. When Kevin Kiermaier first asked to borrow a bat from Randy Arozarena, the response should have been simple enough. Why? After all, Arozarena hasn’t been lighting it up, either. After Wednesday’s 4-3 victory over Seattle (a rare enough occurrence), Arozarena is hitting his .203 on the season without a home run. Didn’t […]

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Bolts’ dynamic duo leads to another win

April 27, 2022 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. These days, they are Batman and Robin. You can argue about who is which. They are Holmes and Watson, or Kirk and Spock, or Jake and Elwood. They are magic times two. If the first one doesn’t get you, the other one will. They are Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov, Lightning in […]

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Nightmarish fourth inning haunts Rays

April 27, 2022 general

Wednesday, 3 a.m. If things had gone any worse for the Tampa Bay Rays in the fourth inning Tuesday night, someone would have stolen Kevin Cash’s wallet. The Rays had a nightmare half-inning in their 8-4 loss to the Seattle Mariners, giving up seven runs and turning into a Pee-Wee League team. They allowed seven […]

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Before the answer, we have questions

April 26, 2022 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. It doesn’t sound hard, does it? It’s like picking up teams. You pick this guy and you pass on that one. You pick tails over heads. You pick blue over red. You pick Manning over Leaf. Nothing to it. You pick this player’s size over that one’s speed. You pick this one’s […]

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Choi delivers again as Rays stop Red Sox

April 25, 2022 general

Monday, 3 a.m. In case you were wondering — and these days, how can you not — the Korean word for money is “don.” Around here, it is also called “Ji-Man.” Ji-Man Choi, pinch-hitter extraordinaire, was at it again Sunday. His pinch-hit, bases-loaded double in the bottom of the fifth inning provided the spark for […]

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Once again, Bolts take a huge victory

April 25, 2022 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Sure you can talk about Florida. You can talk about Colorado. You can talk about Carolina. But when you’re talking about the NHL playoffs, don’t forget to talk about the familar faces of the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Lightning, who seemed to be sleepwalking through the final stages of the regular season, […]

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KK’s walk-off sparks improbable win

April 24, 2022 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. This, then, is the stuff of dreams. These, then, are the night visions that fuel a child’s imagination. And now, Kevin Kiermaier was leading it. He circled the bases like a sprinter, like he was afraid that after all of this time, something would awaken him. He tossed his helmet, just past […]

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