Bolts spank Panthers in home finale

April 16, 2025 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Maybe it meant very little besides the victory. Maybe it was just the 81st game of an 82-game season. Maybe it was important because winning is better than losing, nothing more. Maybe it was a further assault on the record book. Or maybe, just maybe, it can leave a sliver of doubt […]

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Offense! Rays Blast Red Sox, 16-1

April 15, 2025 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. For most the life of the franchise, the Tampa Bay Rays have been offensively challenged. They have won games by pitching, by defense, by matchups. But seldom have they simply bludgeoned an opponent. Which is why, of course, Monday night was such a delight for the Rays. The Rays had an offensive […]

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Bregman leads Sox to beat Rays

April 15, 2025 general

Wednesday, 3 a.m. And a day later, it’s a different rear that’s getting spanked. One day after trouncing the Boston Red Sox 16-1, the Tampa Bay Rays were on the wrong end of a clobbering. They lost 7-4 to the Boston Red Sox in a a solid thumping. Boston’s Alex Bregman had five hits to […]

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Boyle shines as Rays capture series

April 14, 2025 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Looking back, the difficult decision was not to start Joe Boyle. The hard part was to stop him. Boyle, called up f Content beyond this point is for members only. Already a member? To view the rest of this column, sign in using the handy “Sign In” button located in the upper […]

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Kucherov an artist in Bolts’ win

April 14, 2025 general

Monday, 3 a.m. Throughout his career, no one has brought Art to the game of hockey better than Nikita Kucherov. And, for the third time, he was won the Art (Ross Trophy). Kucherov had two goals and an assist Sunday night, giving him 119 points on the season. With   Colorado resting Nathan MacKinnon for […]

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Familiar woes haunt Rays in loss

April 13, 2025 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. They have seen this before. It beat them then, too. The Tampa Bay Rays ran into familiar struggles in Saturday’s 5-4 loss to the Atlanta Braves. You might say that the loss had a bit of deja vu to it. Content beyond this point is for members only. Already a member? To […]

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Bolts beaten again in overtime

April 12, 2025 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. Suddenly, playing at home doesn’t seem to matter to the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Bolts, who made this year’s NHL playoffs largely because of how they played at Amalie Arena, lost their second straight game at home Friday night, Marco Kasper scored his second goal of the night 3:22 in overtime. The […]

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Jansen leads Rays to win over Braves

April 12, 2025 general

Saturday, 3 a.m. Well, look whose bats finally arrived from Toronto. Danny Jansen, welcome to the offense of the Tampa Bay Rays. Jansen, off to a miserable start at the plate with the Rays, broke out in a 6-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves. Jansen had three hits, including a double and a home run, […]

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Rays bludgeoned by Angels’ bats

April 11, 2025 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Has anyone considered that maybe the Tampa Bay Rays are playing their outfielders on the wrong side of the fence? After all, that seems to be where the opponents are hitting the ball these days. The Rays were hammered on Wednesday afternoon, losing 11-1 to the Los Angeles Angels. The Angels launched […]

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Fast start lets Rays break streak

April 10, 2025 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Jose Caballero had had enough. Five straight losses. Dozens of players stranded on base. A general malaise settling over the clubhouse. And so it was that Caballero jumped on the first pitch he saw from Yusei Kikuchi Wednesday night. The bases happened to be loaded at the time, giving Caballero his first […]

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