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TAMPA, Fla. – Today, the BIG3 announced tickets are on sale for the league’s playoffs at Tampa’s AMALIE Arena on Sunday, August 14 at 4:00 p.m. After the regular season ends on August 6, the top four teams will move on to the playoffs in…
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TAMPA, Fla. – The Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ new Wide Receiver Julio Jones says it just feels right to be with a team that used to be his rival. “It’s a great opportunity for me to be part of something special in the Buccaneer family,” Jones…
Read More Tom Brady’s New Weapons Julio Jones And Kyle Rudolph Pumped To Be Bucs
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Though not surprising, Monday’s news that Kevin Kiermaier and Mike Zunino will not return this season was most unfortunate. After all, the veterans are clubhouse pillars who have been instrumental in the Rays’ recent success that includes an active run of…
Read More Rays Notebook: Kiermaier, Zunino May Be Through As Rays; Yandy’s Impressive Run
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Josh Lowe was laughing after reaching first base. His broken-bat single off Baltimore’s Tyler Wells last Friday evening barely made it to the outfield. It was nice to have some good luck for a change. “There have been plenty of line…
Read More Rays’ Josh Lowe Heating Up At the Plate
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The season’s unofficial first half concluded Sunday afternoon at Tropicana Field in a manner consistent with how things have gone for the Rays this season: with an injury. Harold Ramirez, hitting .400 this month and .329 on the season, fractured his…
Read More Rays Battle Through Injuries, Lead Wild Card At All-Star Break
TAMPA, Fla. – Andy Freed, one-half of the long-running play-by-play voices of the Tampa Bay Rays, tells Rock Riley how he only had one job he wanted and he’s got it. Since he was a kid growing up in the Baltimore area, Andy practiced being…
Read More The Rock Stops Here: Andy Freed Of The Rays Radio Network
ST. PETERSBURG., Fla. – Rays Corey Kluber is needed more now than ever, on and off the field, especially with so many young pitchers being used on Tampa Bay’s staff this season. Kluber hit his 10-year MLB service mark Wednesday and was asked what advice he has…
Read More Tampa Bay Rays: Cash Believes Corey Kluber Is ‘Performing In His Prime’
TAMPA, Fla. – Following the trade of defenseman Ryan McDonagh to Nashville earlier this month, Lightning general manager Julien BriseBois expressed interest in keeping defensemen Mikhail Sergachev and Erik Cernak and forward Anthony Cirelli in Tampa for the long term. Mission accomplished. On Wednesday, the…
Read More Lightning Sign Cirelli, Sergachev, Cernak To Eight-Year Deals; Palat Not Returning
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Kevin Cash sat in the dugout Monday afternoon and proceeded to go through a lengthy list of injured players and their status. The Rays manager rattled off the names of 13 players, most of which will not return at any point…
Read More Rays Notebook: Wander Franco Out 5-8 Weeks; Yandy’s Torrid Stretch
TAMPA, Fla. – The Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ brief competitive window seemingly came to a close when Tom Brady announced his retirement on Feb. 1, leaving the franchise without a suitable option at QB. But of course, Brady’s retirement lasted only 40 days. Through social media,…
Read More What To Expect From The Tampa Bay Buccaneers This 2022-23 Season