Monday, 3 a.m. Here’s a secret about dominating an opponent: It’s never soon for the broom. The Tampa Bay Rays swept their first series of the season, beating perennial punching-bag Baltimore, in an 8-0 drubbing at Tropicana Field. It was the 15th straight game the Rays have beaten the Orioles, and their 21st victory in […]

Saturday, 4 a.m. These days, they are a rock in water, sinking fast. These days, they are a bird that has forgotten how to fly, falling at an alarming rate. These days, the Tampa Bay Lighting are a mediocre hockey team trying to find their way. True, they have won championships in their previous two […]

Thursday, 4 a.m. The very best kind of impact, you will agree, is instant. We want a force, and we want it now. We want someone to kick in the saloon doors and announce that there is a new sheriff in town. We want microwave success, hot and fast. And so it is that we […]

Thursday, 4 a.m. He is their insurance policy. He is their security blanket. He is their backbone. So, yeah, if you follow the Tampa Bay Lightning, you want to see Andrei Vasilevskiy in goal. You need to see Vasilevskiy in goal. But what happens when Vasilevskiy gets tired? There were more indications Thursday night that […]