The Milwaukee Brewers are one game closer to the World Series after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers. Meanwhile, the Cleveland Guardians and Tampa Bay Rays are set to open their ALCS series on Monday. In the American League, it will be a smaller market representing the league in the World Series. There is the potential […]
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The New York Yankees entered October with championship aspirations and exited with a familiar feeling of disappointment. For the second consecutive season, an AL East rival sent the Bronx Bombers home; this time, it was a three-game sweep at the hands of the Tampa Bay Rays. But unlike some of the Yankees’ previous postseason disappointments, […]
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Accustomed to the role of the favorites throughout their history, the Yankees were not favored against Tampa Bay in the ALDS and indeed bounced out early from the 2026 postseason, leaving the Rays, Guardians, Dodgers, and Brewers as the four clubs still battling for a championship. Finding a rooting interest after your team is eliminated […]
The Dallas Cowboys fell to 2-3 with last Thursday’s surprising 24-16 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who were starting […]
For the first time in nearly twenty years, the League Championship series is back at Tropicana Field. Over the past two decades, the Tampa Bay Rays have been one of the best franchises in all of baseball. Since the start of the 2008 season, the Rays have the 3rd highest winning percentage in the game […]
The Cleveland Guardians defeated the Chicago White Sox in five games to earn an American League Division Series victory. Meanwhile, the Tampa Bay Rays took care of business against the New York Yankees by sweeping them in their ALDS matchup. Now, the Rays and the Guardians are set to go head-to-head in the American League […]
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The championship series are set, with the Milwaukee Brewers and Los Angeles Dodgers battling for the right to represent the National League and the Cleveland Guardians and Tampa Bay Rays competing for the American League pennant, but for the rest of MLB front offices, bolstering teams via free agency takes precedent.
The Rays and Guardians on Monday announced their rosters for the forthcoming American League Championship Series, which begins tonight when the 98-win Rays host the 85-win Guardians at St. Petersburg’s Tropicana Field. Tampa Bay will hand the ball to Cy Young candidate Drew Rasmussen, who pitched 172 innings of 2.67 ERA ball during the regular […]
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On Saturday, the Cleveland Guardians finished off the upstart Chicago White Sox to advance to the American League Championship Series, where they will face the Tampa Bay Rays. As with the NLCS, we want to know, how do you think this series will turn out? Cast your vote below…
The 2026 Seattle Seahawks are not a great team. At this point last season, neither were the 2025 Seattle Seahawks. This 32-29 loss to the San Francisco 49ers had a similar feeling to last year’s Week 5 38-35 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Seattle once again lost a game that they should’ve won, besieged […]
Mike and Dan recap a week of close-but-no-cigar games and discuss the season-ending injury to Alexander Romanov (and Igor Shesterkin). In losses to the Rangers and Lightning, the Islanders showed some good things, but ultimately came away with zero points, which is a problem even this early in the season. At 2-3-0, they once again […]
As I sat down to write about the Rays triumphant return to the ALCS, I was beset by a nagging question. The Rays have a nasty habit of playing up to some opponents and down to others. Will that tradition rear its ugly head in the American League Championship Series? I recognize the absurdity of […]
It’s not yet mid-October, but the Yankees have already been dismissed from contention for the 2026 World Series trophy after being swept by the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League Division Series. We can try to find explanations and think about what could have been, but the reality is that there’s a long winter […]
A Tampa Bay Rays Hall of Famer will be one hand throw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to the first game of the 2026 American League Championship Series. Carl Crawford, a 4-time All-Star and winner of a Gold Glove and Silver Slugger award, will throw out the first pitch as the Rays play their […]
Two high-contact, low-budget teams square off in a matchup that could feature a lot of small ball.
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(1) Tampa Bay Lightning (4-1-0, 8 PTS) Goals For: 16 (T-12th in the NHL)*; Goals Against: 12 (T-7th fewest in the NHL)* *As of October 11th Last week: (3-0-0)
Monday, October 5, 2026 PHI: 1 TBL: 4 Four goalscorers lead Lightning to 4-1 victory over Flyers
Thursday, October 8, 2026 MIN: 2 TBL: 3 Carlson scores twice as Lightning defeat Wild, 3-2
Saturday, October 10, 2026 TBL: 5 NYI: 3 Hagel’s hat trick bails Lightning out in 5-3 win over Islanders
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Good morning, Purple Row! The Championship Series is in full swing and the Brewers are up 1-0 on the Dodgers after last night’s victory. They will remain in Milwaukee for one more game, while the ALDS kicks off in Tampa Bay tonight between the Rays and the Guardians. The Arizona Fall League is also in […]
Kevin Cash helped build the Guardians before he built the Rays. Now he has to beat them in the ALCS. His time in Cleveland’s dugout taught him what makes the organization special, and that connection goes beyond the field. “Just a ton of respect for that organization, whether from Stephen Vogt to Chris Antonetti, Mike […]
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As Chicago sports radio legend Mike North would say, “Take it eee-ZEE! Damn right the Bucs had a good game Thursday night. But “perfect?” That’s over the top. But that’s what John Breech seems to think. The son of former […]
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The beginning of the new work meek also lines up with one of the last times this year that we’ll see multiple MLB games on the same day. After the Brewers eked out a 2-1 win over the Dodgers in the NLCS opener last night, they’ll play Game 2 late this afternoon while the Rays […]
Cleveland has a chance in this one, but only if Drew Rasmussen allows it.
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The Buccaneers have gone more than 8 quarters without a sack and are on pace for only 20 sacks this season. For those who hate stats, 30 sacks in a season is a terrible number. The Bucs fell to recording […]
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A disappointing 24-16 loss for the Cowboys against Tampa Bay in Week 5 not only dealt an early blow to their Super Bowl hopes but also sparked plenty of backlash. One incident involving Dak Prescott at the stadium attracted significant attention, and now, questions have emerged about the identity of the person involved. A third-party […]
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Looking at the Dallas Cowboys' tight end problems and other issues after their Week 5 loss to Tampa Bay.