Lightning vs. Rangers: Vasilevskiy, Shesterkin highlight Eastern Conference Final matchup

The Russian goalies will be front and center as the two-time defending champion Lightning and never-say-die Rangers meet in the Eastern Conference Final, beginning Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden.

Pérez keeps rolling after liner off leg, Rangers beat Tampa Bay Rays

Martín Pérez retired all 16 batters after shaking off the shot to his shin, leading the Rangers to a 3-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.

Arizona Cardinals cornerback Jeff Gladney dies at 25

“We are devastated to learn of Jeff Gladney’s passing. Our hearts go out to his family, friends and all who are mourning this tremendous loss,” the Cardinals said in a statement.

Tampa Bay Rays get 2 hits, both homers, top Yanks 4-2 for 4-game split

Taylor Walls and Ji-Man Choi homered for Tampa Bay's only hits, and the Rays scored two runs in the seventh inning on four walks and a hit batter in a 4-2 win over the New York Yankees on Sunday that gained a four-game split.

Marcus Ericsson of Sweden wins Indy 500 after rare red-flag stoppage

Swedish driver Marcus Ericsson won the Indy 500 in front of a crowd of more than 300,000 — only a few thousand shy of a sellout and the largest sporting event since the pandemic began.

Kluber, Cole duel, Tampa Bay Rays end Yankees' 4-game winning streak

Corey Kluber and Gerrit Cole dueled evenly for six impressive innings before the Tampa Bay Rays scored a pair of late runs to beat the Yankees 3-1 Saturday, ending New York’s four-game winning streak.

Taillon leads Yankees over Rays 2-0 for 4th straight win

Jameson Tallion pitched two-hit ball over eight innings, following Nestor Cortes to give the Yankees their longest consecutive starts in nine years and leading New York over the Tampa Bay Rays 2-0 Friday night.

University of South Florida releases football schedule

USF released its football schedule Thursday and some kickoff times. The Bulls will open the 2022 season with 4 p.m. kickoff against BYU on Sept. 3 at Raymond James Stadium.

Cortes leads Yanks over Rays 7-2 in 1st game between rivals

Nelson Cortes took a three-hit shutout into the ninth inning, Matt Carpenter sparked a go-ahead, three-run rally in his Yankees debut and New York beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-2 Thursday night in the first meeting of the AL East rivals this season.

Ramirez homer caps 5-run 1st, Rays beat Marlins 5-4

Harold Ramírez homered in a five-run first inning, Colin Poche struck out Jesús Aguilar to strand the bases loaded in the ninth and the The Tampa Bay Rays held on for a 5-4 victory over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday night before another small crowd at Tropicana Field.

More veteran players join Tampa Bay Buccaneers for offseason workouts

Devin White and Shaq Barrett are two of a handful of veteran additions to join the Tampa Bay Buccaneers voluntary offseason workouts. Neither are required to be here, but both feel they need to be.

Rays' Kevin Kiermaier saves the University of Tampa's baseball season

The University of Tampa baseball team has reached the NCAA tournament for 20 straight years. UT is hosting a super regional this weekend against Rollins College with a trip to the Division II World Series at stake.

Three Rays homers back McClanahan in 4-0 win over Marlins

Kevin Kiermaier hit Pablo López's first pitch for an inside-the-park home run and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Miami Marlins 4-0 on Tuesday night.

Defending Stanley Cup champion Lightning back in Eastern Conference Final

Jon Cooper had every reason to be confident the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning could keep their bid for a three-peat alive.

Vasilevskiy, Lightning beat Panthers 2-0 in Game 4 for sweep

Andrei Vasilevskiy had 49 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning completed a four-game sweep of the Florida Panthers with a 2-0 victory Monday night that sent the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions back to the Eastern Conference final for the sixth time in eight years.

Odor leads Orioles past Rays 7-6 in 11 innings

Rougned Odor had his second game-winning at-bat in three days as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-6 in 11 innings on Sunday.

Stamkos, Kucherov lead Tampa Bay Lightning past Panthers 5-1 in Game 3

Steven Stamkos scored two goals and Nikita Kucherov had a goal and three assists and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 5-1 to move to the brink of another trip to the Eastern Conference final on Sunday.