ST. PETERSBURG, Fla – Rays fans at the Trop got a chance to welcome back Kevin Kiermaier when the center fielder made the short bus ride from Dunedin with his Blue Jays teammates March 9 for a Grapefruit League game. Still, when the Rays begin…
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Buccaneers Cody Mauch Confident And Dealing With Florida Heat
TAMPA, Fla. – Bucs rookie offensive lineman Cody Mauch stands out with his flowing red hair and missing two front teeth. But Mauch says he’s confident he can play in the NFL and wants to prove he’s more than just a toothless character. “I obviously have…
Read More Buccaneers Cody Mauch Confident And Dealing With Florida HeatLengthy Homestand Follows Rays’ 4-6 Trip
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – At some point the Rays were going to run into a speedbump or two. Their 10-game trip, which concluded with a 3-2 loss to the Mets in Queens on Thursday afternoon, certainly served as an impediment to what had been a…
Read More Lengthy Homestand Follows Rays’ 4-6 TripThe Rock Stops Here: Former Bucs QB/VSiN Co-Host Shaun King
TAMPA, Fla. – Shaun King is a former QB at Tulane and in the NFL with his boyhood team the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Now Shaun is Co-Host at VSiNLive, The Sports Betting Network in Las Vegas. Shaun was on a 12-0 Tulane team and helped…
Read More The Rock Stops Here: Former Bucs QB/VSiN Co-Host Shaun KingNew Data Shows Each NFL Team’s Biggest Social Media Influencer
New research has revealed the most influential players on each NFL team on social media. The study by sports betting site BookMakers analyzed the follower counts of NFL players to see which players had the most social media influence from each team in the league. It…
Read More New Data Shows Each NFL Team’s Biggest Social Media InfluencerResilient Rays Conclude Road Trip With Three-Game Series Against Mets
The Rays and Yankees certainly entertained in their two series so far this season, haven’t they? Jason Adam’s heartbeat has returned to normal and the Rays were able to leave the Bronx with a series split. Kevin Cash’s team has a much-needed day off Monday…
Read More Resilient Rays Conclude Road Trip With Three-Game Series Against MetsRays Look To Take Bite Out Of Big Apple Following Series Loss In Baltimore
In losing two of three in Baltimore, the Rays lost a series for only the third time in the season’s first six weeks. The other series losses were at Toronto (April 14-16) and at home against Houston (April 24-26). The Rays allowed only six runs…
Read More Rays Look To Take Bite Out Of Big Apple Following Series Loss In BaltimoreCoaches In Florida Get Shield From Athlete Lawsuits
University athletic coaches will be shielded from liability if they take actions that affect athletes’ ability to earn money, under a revised regulation approved Wednesday by the state university system’s Board of Governors. The change stems from a bill (HB 7B) that the Legislature and…
Read More Coaches In Florida Get Shield From Athlete LawsuitsDown Six Runs To Gerrit Cole, Rays Battle Back To Take Series Against Yankees
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Gerrit Cole entered Sunday afternoon’s game against the Rays at Tropicana Field not having allowed a home run in his first 46 2/3 innings this season. He had not allowed more than two runs in any of his seven starts. Given…
Read More Down Six Runs To Gerrit Cole, Rays Battle Back To Take Series Against YankeesRays Sweep Pirates; Yankees Next
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Rays keep winning and a three-game sweep of the Pirates in a matchup of teams with the best records in the majors raised their record to 26-6. The Rays, who held on with a 3-2 win Thursday afternoon, outscored the…
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