Barnett can’t rescue USF in loss to SMU

September 29, 2019 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. Oh, well. In memory, they’ll always have South Carolina State. The pedestrian USF Bulls, loser of nine of their last 10 games, took another one on the chin Saturday, falling in a lopsided game to SMU. The final score was 48-21, but at one point, it was 41-0. The dilemma that now […]

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Rays reach the playoffs after win over Jays

September 28, 2019 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. For 2,180 days, they were just another team. For 2,180 days, they were playing other games you didn’t play much attention to. They wandered the desert, living at the bottom of the American League East. They lost players. They lost games. They lost their way. And now, they’re back. And they matter. […]

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Predictions: Can Bucs manage to upset Rams?

September 28, 2019 general

Saturday, 3 a.m. One week after suffering one of their worst defeats in years, the Tampa Bay. Bucs now must play the franchise that delivered perhaps their worst loss ever. It still stings, doesn’t it? You remember the 1999 Bucs that went to St. Louis when the Rams were located there, don’t you? They lost […]

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Coordinators search for answers with Bucs

September 27, 2019 general

Friday, 4 a.m. One coordinator scored three points in the second half. The other one let an 18-point lead get away. So, yeah, there have been better weeks to be either Todd Bowles or Byron Leftwich, both of whom were left scrambling for answers as the Bucs fell to 1-2 with a 32-31 loss to […]

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Who were the Rays’ better players in ’19?

September 27, 2019 general

Friday, 3 a.m. As they go into their final weekend, they have earned this: They are one of the most popular teams in the history of the Tampa Bay Rays. All the comebacks. All the walk-offs. All the come-from-behind wins from a team that was better than most of us dared to hope. Injuries did […]

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Barrett has kicked in the door for the Bucs

September 25, 2019 general

You push. You twist and you turn, and you try to get around the behemoth in front of. you. This guy bumps you. This guy grabs you. And you keep trying, keep leaning, keep driving. Eventually, you get around a tackle. You push past the running back. You reach out and you grab the quarterback. […]

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Morton sparkling as Rays beat Yankees again

September 25, 2019 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. When Blake Snell grabbed his arm, Charlie Morton kept riding his. When Tyler Glasnow came up lame, Morton kept striking out hitters. When Yonny Chirinos faltered, Morton kept winning. And Wednesday night, as the Rays won their 95th game of the year with a 4-0 shutout over the powerful New York Yankees, […]

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Choi brings joy with his walk-off home run

September 25, 2019 general

They are all different, these walk-off situations. Some players run to the outfield. Some run away from the guys with the Gatorade. Some have their shirts ripped off. Some are drenched. Some are pounded on by their teammates. Any way, the site is one of the joyful (Choi-ful?) images of baseball. The thrilling Tampa Bay […]

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Looking back at the Bucs’ loss to the Giants

September 24, 2019 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. 5 Thoughts 1. Hours after the Bucs gift-wrapped a victory for the New York Giants is no time to think about turnarounds. But the Bucs to me seem like a flawed but improved team. Still, if you lost a “defeat,” by golly, they’ll find it for you. 2. One of the cliches […]

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Big fourth inning leads Rays to a comeback win

September 24, 2019 general

Tuesday, 3 a.m. For all the highs and lows, the zigs and the zags, the ups and the downs, the comebacks and the walk-offs, you have to admit this about the American League Wild-Card Race. You know, it’s  kind of fun. The Tampa Bay Rays were interesting for another day Monday, coming from four runs […]

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