Longoria hits for cycle as Rays top Astros 6-4

As Evan Longoria stood at third base after a triple in the third inning following his first-inning homer, Houston's Alex Bregman suggested that he might be on his way to hitting for the cycle after getting the two toughest hits early in the game.

Marisnick's 2 homers, 5 RBIs power Astros past Rays 14-7

Houston's lineup is so powerful that even the Astros' No. 9 hitter Jake Marisnick has been dangerous at the plate this season.

New-look pen helps Rays beat Yanks, salvage series finale

Last weekend, Sergio Romo was with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Dan Jennings the Chicago White Sox and Steve Cishek the Seattle Mariners.    On Sunday, they combined for three hitless innings for the Tampa Bay Rays in an example of baseball's latest fad: stacking bullpens for playoff pushes.    "We came just guns blazing, and it was fun to be a part of something like that," Cishek said Sunday...

Bucs eager to live up to the hype

Buccaneers players have been waiting for this day for six weeks: Day One of Training Camp. It’s a chance to kick-start the 2017 campaign, but to Head Coach Dirk Koetter, it looked more like a sputter.

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Buccaneers players have been waiting for this day for six weeks: Day One of Training Camp. It’s a chance to kick-start the 2017 campaign, but to Head Coach Dirk Koetter, it looked more like a sputter.

Rays acquire Steve Cishek from Mariners for Erasmo Ramirez

The Tampa Bay Rays continued to bolster their bullpen for the pennant race on Friday, acquiring reliever Steve Cishek from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for versatile right-hander Erasmo Ramirez.

Gardner homers, Judge cracks tooth, Yanks top Rays 6-5 in 11

Brett Gardner lined a slider from rookie Andrew Kittredge a half-dozen rows into the right-field seats leading off the 11th inning, circled the bases with his career-high 18th home run, rolled his helmet toward home plate and crossed with the winning run.

Confident Buccaneers report for start of training camp

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are embracing heightened expectations created by the team's first winning record in six years.

Longoria, Souza homer in Rays' 5-1 win over Orioles

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Evan Longoria and Steven Souza Jr. homered and Alex Cobb pitched seven strong innings for the Tampa Bay Rays in a 5-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday. Longoria's two-run shot off Baltimore starter Ubaldo Jimenez, his 15th of the season, put Tampa Bay up 2-1 in the sixth after a walk to Mallex Smith. Souza's 21st homer of the season came off...

Rays hang on for 5-4 win over Orioles

The Tampa Bay Rays had to hang on for dear life Tuesday night to get their first win in a week.

Gausman, Orioles hand Rays season-worst 5th loss in row, 5-0

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - The Baltimore Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays are teams currently heading in different directions. Kevin Gausman pitched six strong innings, Adam Jones homered and the Orioles sent the Rays to their season-worst fifth straight loss, 5-0 Monday night. "It all feeds off the starting pitching," Jones said. The Rays began the day tied for the second AL wild-card...

Odor homers twice, Rangers sweep Rays with 6-5 win

The Texas Rangers were floundering with a five-game losing streak when they arrived Friday in Florida.    The Rangers left the Sunshine State after a weekend stay surging.    Rougned Odor homered twice, including back-to-back drives with Carlos Gomez in the eighth inning, and the Rangers rallied to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-5 on Sunday and complete a three-game sweep.    "To win in the...

O.J. Simpson granted parole after nearly 9 years in prison

O.J. Simpson, the former football star, TV pitchman and now Nevada prison inmate No. 1027820, will have a lot going for him when he asks state parole board members this week to release him after serving more than eight years for an ill-fated bid to retrieve sports memorabilia.

OJ Simpson making case for his freedom on live TV

Former football star and convicted felon O.J. Simpson will command the world's attention once again Thursday when he pleads for his freedom on live TV.

Key events in OJ Simpson's fall from sports hero, movie star

O.J. Simpson's story represents one of the most dramatic falls from grace in the history of American pop culture.

Warren Sapp returns to share hIs passion for the game

Tampa--When Warren Sapp speaks players take notice. Especially when he's sharing his Hall of Fame knowledge. Sapp is back in Tampa for a few days with no intentions of jumping into full time coaching.

Sapp returns to share passion for the game
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When Warren Sapp speaks, players listen. Especially when he's sharing knowledge that got him into the NFL Hall of Fame. Sapp is back in Tampa for a few days, but with no intentions of jumping into full-time coaching.

Cowboys WR Whitehead says his dog is being held for ransom

Cowboys wide receiver Lucky Whitehead is pleading for the public’s help in finding his puppy that he says was stolen from his home.

Rays beat A's 3-2 to move closer to first place in AL East

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - A walk to Athletics leadoff hitter Matt Joyce was all the convincing that Tampa Bay right-hander Jake Odorizzi needed to pitch out of the stretch the remainder of the game.