Bucs shake off mistakes, beat Falcons

September 8, 2025 general

Monday, 4 a.m. They staggered. At times, they stumbled. There were times when they looked stale. Alas, the Tampa Bay Bucs somehow won. And isn’t that the point? The Bucs held on to beat the Atlanta Falcons in their opener Sunday, 23-20. Tampa Bay survived a missed touchdown pass, a blown extra point, a wayward […]

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Fading Rays lose third in a row

September 8, 2025 general

Monday, 3 a.m. On second thought, maybe the Rays aren’t that interested in the post-season, after all. It wasn’t just that the Rays lost their third straight game to Cleveland Sunday afternoon. It was the ragged way in which they played. Consider: — The Rays scored only four runs in their last three losses. They […]

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Rays lose another game to Cleveland

September 7, 2025 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. The Tampa Bay Rays are in a hurry to make something happen. Turns out, they might be in too big a hurry. The Rays lost their second straight game Friday night, 3-2 to the Cleveland Guardians. The Rays rallied to tie the game, but it got away from closer Pete Fairbanks in […]

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USF upsets Florida to move to 2-0

September 7, 2025 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. Call it the drive to relevance. That, or the day that USF became one of the big boys again. There were 87 yards to go. There was 2:25 left to play. And the Bulls were playing in one of the toughest places in the Southeast Conference to play. So…any problems? The Bulls […]

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Rays disappointed in playoff race

September 6, 2025 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. We interrupt this pennant race to bring a hint of July back to the Tampa Bay Rays. You remember July, don’t you, that lost month when the Rays had a 7-18 record and looked lot a like the Colorado Rockies. It felt a lot like Friday night’s 7-1 romp by the Cleveland […]

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Pepiot continues dominant streak

September 5, 2025 general

Friday, 4 a.m. There has been a lot of talk lately about the latest surge of the Tampa Bay Rays offense. On the other hand, there is Mr. Zero. Ryan Pepiot was in shutdown mode again in Thursday night’s 4-2 victory over the Cleveland Guardians. It was the team’s seventh straight win as the Rays […]

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Diaz leads Rays’ offensive attack

September 4, 2025 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Suddenly, there is life. That alone, for the Tampa Bay Rays, is amazing. The Rays, who spent much of the summer refusing to contend in the AL East, are suddenly a ballclub again. The Rays hammered Seattle, 9-4, on Wednesday night to complete a series sweep. They have now won six straight […]

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Caminero’s big night lifts Rays again

September 3, 2025 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. In baseball, there are plateaus. They help us to define greatness More.and more, it looks like Junior Caminero. Caminero hit another home run Tuesday night. It gave him 40 for the year. He drove in another few runs. That gave him 100 for the year. He helped the Rays to a victory […]

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Rays hammer Mariners for fourth straight

September 2, 2025 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. On a day the Tampa Bay Rays tinkered with their roster, perhaps they invited Shane Baz back into the wild card race. Baz, who had lost eight straight decisions, had one of his better efforts in a 10-2 flogging of the Seattle Mariners. Baz threw six shutout innings and allowed just five […]

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Miami slips past Notre Dame late

September 1, 2025 general

Monday, 5 a.m. It remains to be seen if the University of Miami indeed opened the door to its past greatness Sunday night. If the Hurricanes did, however, doesn’t it figure that this would be the matchup that made sense? The Canes beat sixth-ranked Notre Dame Sunday night, 27-24 in Miami to get its season […]

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