ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Even with Sunday’s ninth-inning letdown against a White Sox club that had lost 10 straight, the Rays completed March/April 23-6 to set an MLB mark for most wins before the month of May. Tampa Bay leads the majors in virtually every…
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TAMPA, Fla. – When Steven Stamkos put home a rebound of a Darren Raddysh shot at 4:11 of the third period to knot the score at one, and with Amalie Arena as electric as ever, was followed shortly by Andrei Vasilevskiy stopping Auston Matthews point…
Read More Lightning Lose Game 6, Series To Maple Leafs
TAMPA, Fla. – It doesn’t seem possible, but dating to last year’s Stanley Cup final against Colorado the Lightning have lost four straight playoff games at Amalie Arena. Monday night’s Game 4 defeat against the Maple Leafs, though, really stung. The Bolts had a 4-1…
Read More Lightning On The Brink After Third-Period Collapse, Another Overtime Defeat
TAMPA, Fla. – The Lightning’s game presentation staff nailed it with the playing of the 4 Non Blondes 1992 hit “What’s Going On?” That was the popular question 5:04 into the third period of Saturday evening’s Game 3 between the Bolts and Maple Leafs at…
Read More Lightning Lose Game 3 In Overtime, Trail Leafs
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Rays had plenty of fireworks early and late in Friday night’s 8-7 win over the White Sox at Tropicana Field. A first-inning home run by Harold Ramirez off Chicago starter Michael Kopech marked the 20th straight game that the Rays…
Read More Rays Remain Perfect At Home, Could Set Home Run Record Saturday
TAMPA, Fla. – No surprise the series between the Lightning and Maple Leafs has been reduced to a best-of-five. Perhaps somewhat surprising is how the teams arrived at this point. The Bolts opened with a 7-3 win and, in a Game 2 that played out…
Read More Lightning, Leafs Series Shifts To Amalie Arena For Games 3 & 4
TAMPA, Fla. – Last season, the Lightning followed a trip to the Stanley Cup final (and a second straight title) with a third-place finish in the Atlantic Division. The Maple Leafs followed a first-round defeat with 100-plus points and a second-place finish in the Atlantic.…
Read More Curtain Rises Tuesday Night On Lightning, Leafs
TAMPA, Fla. – Standing behind the podium in the bowels of Raymond James Stadium late on the Saturday evening on Thanksgiving weekend, running back Brian Battie raved about how true freshman quarterback Byrum Brown calmly rallied USF from a 28-point deficit in what ultimately would…
Read More USF Quarterback Byrum Brown Continues To Draw Praise For Growth, Maturity
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. – In order to join the 1987 Milwaukee Brewers and 1982 Atlanta Braves as the only modern-era (since 1900) teams to open a season with 13 consecutive wins, the Rays had to do it in rare fashion Thursday afternoon: by coming from…
Read More Springs Injured As Rays One Win Away From Standing Alone In Record Book
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – No matter where you look, the numbers are of an eye-opening variety. To begin with, the Rays, who enjoyed a weekend of consecutive 11-0 wins over Oakland, are the first team in 20 years to open 9-0. One can only think…
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