ST. PETERSBURG, FL. – Few will soon forget the evening of April 12 at Tropicana Field. As the Rays’ Brett Phillips was circling the bases after launching a home run, with the ball coming to rest in a catwalk high above right field, Chloe Grimes,…
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ST. PETERSBURG, FL. – It is no secret that bats are mostly cold, or at least chilly, throughout the majors. The Rays are no exception. They head into Monday night’s game in Oakland hitting a paltry .240. Yet, that figure is good for 10th in…
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TAMPA, FL. – Which Lightning team will show up when the curtain rises on the postseason Monday night in Toronto? It certainly has been a roller-coaster ride during the season’s second half. After winning seven of eight through February and early March, the Lightning lost…
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TAMPA, FL. – This year’s draft marked the 10th time the Buccaneers did not make their first selection until the second round. At No. 33, Logan Hall, a defensive tackle out of Houston, was the first pick of the second round. Here is a look…
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TAMPA, FL. – The personal milestones have been piling up the past week, and with them has come a four-game win streak the Lightning will take into Thursday night’s game at Columbus. While it may have absolutely nothing to do with how the Lightning fare…
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ST. PETERSBURG, FL. – Former USF stars Shane McClanahan and Phoenix Sanders had impressive outings as the Rays took two of three from division rival Boston at Tropicana Field over the weekend. Sanders threw two perfect innings in Friday night’s 4-3 loss. The 26-year-old right-hander,…
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TAMPA, FL. – Steven Stamkos set the Tampa Bay Lightning franchise record for most career points in a most fitting way: a blast from his office in the left-wing circle. Stamkos’ power-play goal at 12:38 of the second period in Thursday night’s game against Toronto…
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TAMPA, FL. – Lightning history can be made Thursday night at Amalie Arena as Steven Stamkos needs one point to stand alone atop the team’s all-time scoring list. The captain entered Tuesday night’s game against visiting Detroit needing three points to equal Martin St. Louis’…
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After scoring only nine runs in their previous four games, all losses, the Rays matched that total in Sunday’s 9-3 win over the White Sox. The win enabled the Rays (5-5) to salvage one of three games on Chicago’s south side before heading to Wrigley…
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TAMPA, FL. – It was a question of when, and certainly not if, the Lightning would clinch a playoff berth. That question was answered Friday night when the Penguins defeated the ninth-place Islanders. Shortly after that game went final, the Lightning took care of business…
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