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Game 1 Stanely Cup Finals, Credit: Tampa Bay Lightning
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Lightning Battle Back Before Falling In Overtime

Tom Layberger June 15, 2022

TAMPA, Fla. – For the third time in four rounds during this playoff year, the Lightning have lost the series opener. Andre Burakovsky’s goal at 1:23 of overtime gave the host Avalanche a 4-3 win and an early lead in this Stanley Cup final. Game…

Read More Lightning Battle Back Before Falling In Overtime
It was during one of his five first-period shifts in Game 3 of the 2020 Stanley Cup final in the Edmonton bubble that Steven Stamkos scored a highlight-reel goal. It was a must-see moment, not because it was quite a shot, but it was his first game action in seven months.
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Spotlight Shining On Stamkos As Lightning Seek Third Straight Stanley Cup

Tom Layberger June 15, 2022

TAMPA, Fla. – It was during one of his five first-period shifts in Game 3 of the 2020 Stanley Cup final in the Edmonton bubble that Steven Stamkos scored a highlight-reel goal. It was a must-see moment, not because it was quite a shot, but…

Read More Spotlight Shining On Stamkos As Lightning Seek Third Straight Stanley Cup
Jeffrey Springs had not started a game in the conventional sense in his MLB career prior this season. He started twice with the Rangers as a rookie in 2018, both as an opener.
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Rays Notebook: Three-Game Bronx Series; Springs Sparkling In Rotation

Tom Layberger June 14, 2022

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Rays open a three-game series at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday night. It is their first of three visits to the Bronx this season. The Rays, who are 35-25 and in third place, nine games behind the Yankees in the American…

Read More Rays Notebook: Three-Game Bronx Series; Springs Sparkling In Rotation
Yes the Tampa Bay Lightning will get to work on a game plan to stop the high-powered Colorado Avalanche
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Bolts Cooper: A Dream Stamkos, We Deserved To Win

Rock Riley June 12, 2022

TAMPA, Fla. – Yes the Tampa Bay Lightning will get to work on a game plan to stop the high-powered Colorado Avalanche, but they need a minute to realize what they’ve accomplished. Captain Steven Stamkos scored 2 goals on the way to a clinching Game…

Read More Bolts Cooper: A Dream Stamkos, We Deserved To Win
The Tampa Bay Lightning oust Rangers with a 2-1 win in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Final.
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Tampa Bay Lightning Headed To Third Straight Stanley Cup Final

Tom Layberger June 11, 2022

TAMPA, Fla. – They did it in the Edmonton bubble with no fans. They did it following a shortened season in a reconfigured league. Now, they have done it following a typical regular season and with a familiar playoff format. Not since the Edmonton Oilers…

Read More Tampa Bay Lightning Headed To Third Straight Stanley Cup Final
Tampa Bay Lightning Win Game 5 Go Bolts
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Lightning Bend, But Refuse To Break, Putting Rangers On The Brink

Tom Layberger June 9, 2022

TAMPA, Fla. – Do you have any fingernails remaining? Perhaps the edge of your seat is worn because it was next to impossible to sit back, especially as the clock melted away in the third period. Then Mikhail Sergachev put a wrister on net that…

Read More Lightning Bend, But Refuse To Break, Putting Rangers On The Brink
With McClanahan and St. Louis’ Miles Mikolas (eight-inning complete game) locked in, the game took all of 1:54, tied for the second shortest nine-inning game in team history. The Rays’ record is 1:53 against Kansas City in 2011.
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McClanahan Goes Career-High Eight Innings As Rays Sweep St. Louis

Tom Layberger June 9, 2022

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Shane McClanahan said he had never thrown eight innings. Not in the minors and not even during his sparkling career with USF. On Thursday afternoon at Tropicana Field, the 25-year-old lefthander flummoxed the Cardinals for eight innings of a 2-1 win…

Read More McClanahan Goes Career-High Eight Innings As Rays Sweep St. Louis
Tom Brady Hair Coloring And Cut
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Tom Brady, Buccaneers Get “Cuts And Color” For National Pediatric Cancer Foundation

Rock Riley June 8, 2022

TAMPA, Fla. – It’s the 8th year the Tampa Bay Buccaneers did Cut and Color for a Cure. It’s where players, coaches, and staff get their heads shaved or colored orange to benefit the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation. But this year was special. Because of…

Read More Tom Brady, Buccaneers Get “Cuts And Color” For National Pediatric Cancer Foundation
Zach Bogosian’s rush down the right wing to set up Pat Maroon’s goal less than three minutes in. Anthony Cirelli’s diligence in the defensive zone at the end of the opening period.
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Lightning’s Game 4 Effort Should Be Blueprint For Game 5

Tom Layberger June 8, 2022

TAMPA, Fla. – Zach Bogosian’s rush down the right wing to set up Pat Maroon’s goal less than three minutes in. Anthony Cirelli’s diligence in the defensive zone at the end of the opening period. Blocked shots by Erik Cernak and Mikhail Sergachev in aiding…

Read More Lightning’s Game 4 Effort Should Be Blueprint For Game 5
All three characteristics have been challenged of late thanks to injuries. There were a few days last week when righthanders J.P. Feyereisen (shoulder impingement) and Andrew Kittredge (back tightness) overlapped on the injured list. It is difficult to overstate how effective they have been this season. After all, the former has yet to allow an earned run in 22 appearances and the latter has three wins, five saves and a 2.84 ERA.
Sports Trending

Bullpen Battles Through Injuries; Cardinals Visit For First Time Since 2014

Tom Layberger June 7, 2022

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Tampa Bay Rays bullpen has been one of the majors’ most effective in recent years thanks largely to its depth, versatility, and next-man-up mantra. All three characteristics have been challenged of late thanks to injuries. There were a few days…

Read More Bullpen Battles Through Injuries; Cardinals Visit For First Time Since 2014

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