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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The Rock Stops Here: Tampa Bay Rays Outfielder Brett Phillips
TAMPA, FL. – Brett Phillips is an outfielder with the Tampa Bay Rays but he’s so much more than just a professional athlete. Brett feels like he’s been blessed, so that’s why he signs and takes pics with fans a half-hour before EVERY game. He talks about his…
Read More The Rock Stops Here: Tampa Bay Rays Outfielder Brett PhillipsRays Notebook: Cold Bats; 10-Game West-Coast Trip
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…
Read More Rays Notebook: Cold Bats; 10-Game West-Coast TripLightning Notebook: Stars Are Hot; Toronto’s Playoff Drought
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…
Read More Lightning Notebook: Stars Are Hot; Toronto’s Playoff DroughtSelection Of Logan Hall Marked The 10th Time The Bucs Made Their First Pick In The Second Round
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…
Read More Selection Of Logan Hall Marked The 10th Time The Bucs Made Their First Pick In The Second RoundTampa Bay Bucs Make 4 Trades With 8 Picks In The NFL Draft
TAMPA, FL. – In an unpredictable 3 days of wheeling and dealing, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers come away with 8 picks and 4 trades to cap off an unusual NFL Draft. Bucs GM Jason Licht along with new head coach Todd Bowles and senior football…
Read More Tampa Bay Bucs Make 4 Trades With 8 Picks In The NFL DraftFormer Buc Horace Copeland On How Brady Might ‘Pull Off 5 More Years’
TAMPA, FL. – Not much surprises former Bucs wide receiver Horace Copeland. Not Bruce Arians stepping down in order for Todd Bowles to be promoted. Certainly not Tom Brady coming back for his 23rd season in the NFL. “You can see, year after year, the…
Read More Former Buc Horace Copeland On How Brady Might ‘Pull Off 5 More Years’Former Bolts All Star Bradley believes Vasilevskiy is the key to a three-peat
Bolts first ever NHL All Star Brian Bradley doesn’t believe in just flipping a switch from the regular season to the playoffs. That’s why he’s excited to see the Lightning playing so well at the end of the season. For Bradley, it’s clear on how the…
Read More Former Bolts All Star Bradley believes Vasilevskiy is the key to a three-peatLightning Notebook: Stamkos, Kucherov Piling Up Points; Another 50-Win Season
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…
Read More Lightning Notebook: Stamkos, Kucherov Piling Up Points; Another 50-Win SeasonTampa Bay Rays Kiermaier On Still Being An ‘Absolute Game Changer’ Defensively
ST. PETERSBURG, FL. – Rays center fielder Kevin Kiermaier speaks softly but make no mistake, he’s oozing with confidence. “When you put a glove on my hand, I’m different than anybody else,” Kiermaier told me in front of his locker in the Rays clubhouse. I think…
Read More Tampa Bay Rays Kiermaier On Still Being An ‘Absolute Game Changer’ Defensively