Rays humbled in loss to Brewers

May 1, 2024 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. The pronounced limp of the Tampa Bay Rays continued Tuesday night. The Rays, losers of three of their last four games and four of their last six, barely mustered opposition in bowing to the Milwaukee Brewers, 8-2. As has often been the case in the team’s 14-17 start, the Rays didn’t hit […]

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Bolts ousted from NHL playoffs

April 30, 2024 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. It ended. The season. The playoffs. Maybe the era. The Tampa Bay Lightning, it seems, has some answers to find. Perhaps, they have some roster shuffling to do. The Bolts bowed out of the NHL playoffs Monday night, losing a 6-1 game to Florida. After playing in three straight Stanley Cup finals, it […]

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Pepiot shines as Rays end losing streak

April 30, 2024 general

Tuesday, 3 a.m. It’s no fun, getting hit in the head with a baseball bat. On the other hand, it beats losing. Ask Rays’ catcher Rene Pinto, who was struck in the skull by former Tampa Bay player Jake Bauer in the ninth inning Monday night, helping to preserve a 1-0 victory over the Milwaukee […]

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White Sox finish sweep against Rays

April 29, 2024 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Call it the weekend that redefined a franchise. No longer are the Tampa Bay Rays the plucky underdogs of baseball. No longer are they the smarter, slyer counterpart to the big money boys. No longer are they the surprise contenders of the AL East. These days, the Rays are simply a bad […]

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Rays lose another game to White Sox

April 28, 2024 general

Monday, 4 a.m. The other team can’t hit. The other team can’t pitch. The other team can’t catch. Most of all, the other team can’t usually win. And the Tampa Bay Rays lost to them. Again. So, what does that say about them? Content beyond this point is for members only. Already a member? To […]

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Bucs don’t expect immediate stardom

April 28, 2024 general

 Monday, 4 a.m. Gone are the plug-and-play days, those seasons when the Bucs would draft a 21-year-old kid and expect him to the best player on the team. These days, the team and talent need the same thing: Patience. Content beyond this point is for members only. Already a member? To view the rest of […]

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Bolts stay alive with playoff victory

April 28, 2024 general

Monday, 3 a.m. Turns out, the Tampa Bay Lightning isn’t ready to stop playing yet. The Lightning, one foot in the grave in the NHL playoffs, showed a bit of a pulse Sunday afternoon in a 6-3 victory over the Florida Panthers. The Bolts showed their most aggressiveness, their most efficiency, in the victory. Content […]

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Bucs bet on prospects’ abilities

April 27, 2024 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. Sometimes, you have to roll the dice. Sometimes, when yoiu are stuck in the back end of the draft, when most of the can’t-miss prospects have been claimed, yoiu have to squint and see the possibilities. And so it was that Jason Licht looked at a linebacker who started two games for […]

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Rays crumble against White Sox in loss

April 27, 2024 general

Saturday, 3 a.m. If you are looking for exhibit A in the argument that the Tampa Bay Rays are off to a dreadful beginning to the 2024 season, this is it. The Rays embarrassed themselves Friday night. Playing agains a woeful Chicago White Sox team — one that had won only three games all season […]

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Bucs pick Barton to rebuild line

April 26, 2024 general

Friday, 4 a.m. You remember things about a champion. You remember the quarterback, the best there ever was. You remember the running back and the cool nickname. You remember the relentless pass rush. And, perhaps, you remember a solid but effective offensive line. The Tampa Bay Bucs took a step toward rebuilding that Thursday night […]

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