The Indiana Pacers even the series with Miami on Friday night. (Photo: Matt Britt)
Through two games, the Eastern Conference Finals could have not been much closer. After LeBron James lay-in at the buzzer ended Game 1, the Pacers bounced back on Friday night forcing two James turnovers in the final minute for a 97-93 win to even the series. J [...]
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Daily Rundown: Pacers Edge Heat to Ev...
The Indiana Pacers even the series with Miami on Friday night. (Photo: Matt Britt)
Through two games, the Eastern Conference Finals could have not been much closer. After LeBron James lay-in at the buzzer ended Game 1, the Pacers bounced back on Friday night forcing two James turnovers in the final minute for a 97-93 win to even the series. J [...]
Rays Return Home to Face Yankees
The Rays and Yankees will meet at Tropicana Field for the second time this season. (Photo: Mark Kortum)
The Tampa Bay Rays (24-22) are coming home after a 4-2 road trip to host division rivals, the New York Yankees (28-18), this weekend for a three-game series. The Yankees are in first place and when these two teams meet it usually is a close [...]
Rays Hit Road to Face Orioles
Kelly Johnson (right) and the Rays are just 2-4 this season against Baltimore. (Photo: Keith Allison)
The Tampa Bay Rays are on the road again to battle the Baltimore Orioles for a weekend series starting Friday. The Rays are just 6-12 on the road and have really struggled, compared to 14-8 at home. The Orioles are 23-17 and in third place in [...]
Hot Rays Head to Windy City
Matt Moore is 4-0 with an ERA over one for the Rays. (Photo: Keith Allison)
The Tampa Bay Rays will be headed into the windy city of Chicago on Thursday for a four-game series. The Rays are fresh off a 5-1 homestand that included a three-game sweep of the Oakland Athletics. The Athletics had the American League’s best record at 12-4 whe [...]
Daily Rundown: Hawks Fall Again, Down...
The Atlanta Hawks were easily defeated for a second straight game in Indianapolis on Wednesday night and now find themselves in a 0-2 hole. The combination of Paul George and George Hill was once again a lethal one for Indiana as the two combined for 49 points in the victory. Devin Harris led Atlanta with 17 points as the Hawks had a balance [...]
Daily Rundown: Heat Pull Away from Bu...
Shane Battier scored 10 points as Miami took a 2-0 series lead. (Photo: Scott Mecum)
Through three quarters, the Milwaukee Bucks stayed in the thick of things in Game 2 on Tuesday night, but in the end, the defending champion Miami Heat just proved to be too much. The Heat led just 68-65 at the end of the third quarter, but scored the first 1 [...]
Daily Rundown: Rays Top Yankees at Tr...
Ben Zobrist was held hitless, but Tampa Bay still defeated New York on Monday. (Photo: City of St. Pete)
The Tampa Bay Rays won their fourth straight game on Monday night topping the New York Yankees 5-1 at Tropicana Field. Ryan Roberts hit a pair of home runs for Tampa Bay while Yunel Escobar homered for a second straight day. Starting pitch [...]
Rays Host Yankees in Early Season Div...
Reigning Cy Young winner David Price is still looking for his first win of 2013. (Photo: City of St. Pete)
Coming into the weekend series against the Oakland Athletics, the Tampa Bay Rays were sputtering on offense and looking for anything to spark the team. The A’s seemed to be the perfect remedy for Tampa Bay’s offensive woes as the Rays sw [...]
Offensive Futility Haunts Rays in Bos...
The Tampa Bay Rays were forced to open their series against the Red Sox in Boston on Saturday as the game scheduled for Friday was postponed game due to rain. The game on Saturday was an intense close game from start to finish. Each team battled as it went into extra innings.
The Rays took a 1-0 lead with a double behind Sean Rodriguez who s [...]
Five Things to Expect from Rays in 20...
Desmond Jennings swiped 31 bags for the Rays in 2012 and will man center field for the club in 2013. (Photo: Keith Allison)
As Spring Training draws to a close, fans desperately crave regular season baseball. Constant NFL talk has at least been buffered lately by March Madness, but let’s face it, at this point most brackets have been co [...]
2013 Preview: Pitching to Carry Rays
Coming off a Cy Young season, David Price will look to once again anchor the Tampa Bay pitching staff. (Photo: Keith Allison)
Well one of the most exciting days for baseball fans is right around the corner. Opening day for the Tampa Bay Rays is one week away. The Rays play the Baltimore Orioles on April 2nd. The Orioles just happen to be the [...]
Rays Will Continue to Do More with Le...
Joe Maddon and the Tampa Bay Rays have won at least 84 games in each of the last five years. (Photo: Keith Allison)
The Tampa Bay Rays are going to continue to compete with their limited payroll in 2013. The Rays have lost a lot of important pieces that has helped them compete over the last five years but they are going to continue their winn [...]
The 10 Greatest Rays of All-Time
Since the inaugural Devil Rays season of 1998, the fans of Tampa Bay have seen a wide variety of talent on the diamond. From Wilson Alvarez to Gregg Zaun, the Rays have gone from cellar-dwellers to perennial playoff contenders and this list will chronicle the 10 best players who have ever worn the purple and black, green and white and now nav [...]
Sandoval’s 3 HR Lift Giants in ...
Pablo Sandoval had a night that will live forever in World Series lore.
SAN FRANCISCO – The Detroit Tigers and the San Francisco Giants got the 108th World Series underway with an 8-3 Giants’ win on Wednesday night.
The Tigers came into AT&T Park well rested after a sweep of the New York Yankees in the ALCS and it showed. With [...]
Yankees Problems Deeper than Just A-R...
Alex Rodriguez (13) may have played his final game as a Yankee. (Photo: Keith Allison)
The New York Yankees’ season came to a screeching halt in Detroit on Thursday night and the source of much of the New York fans’ angst was directed towards Alex Rodriguez who was benched on more than one occasion during New York’s playoff run. A-Rod h [...]
Rays Fall Further in Playoff Hunt
Joe Maddon was ejected from Sunday's loss to the New York Yankees.
The Tampa Bay Rays ended their crucial road trip against division foes Baltimore and New York with a loss Sunday afternoon. The road trip ended with the Rays going 1-5 moving them five games back of the division lead and four games back of a wild card spot. Matt Moore suf [...]
MLB’s “Steroid Era”...
They say that time heals all, but can it heal the gaping wound that the ‘Steroid Era’ has left on the game of baseball? It has been 14 years since we witnessed the home run race between Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire that garnered the attention of baseball fans worldwide and 11 years since Barry Bonds hit 73 home runs in a season, br [...]
Upton Powers Offense as Rays Take Ser...
B.J. Upton supplied much of the Rays' offense over the weekend series with the Texas Rangers (Photo: Dennis Adair/dbadair on flickr)
Two consecutive extra-inning games against the Texas Rangers seemed to have no negative effect for the Rays on Sunday. B.J. Upton continued his stellar second half of the season by blasting three home runs [...]
