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Welcome to the second half. The Red Sox are 46-48 after a nine-game winning streak to close out the first part of the season. Now the team races towards the trade deadline with eyes on being buyers rather than sellers. Willson Contreras doesn’t’ want to leave. So it’ll be up to him, Sonny Gray, Aroldis […]
The rest of the league returns to action today, starting with a crucial doubleheader between the Rays and Red Sox. Tampa Bay is trying to hold off the Yankees at the top of the AL East. Boston is a 1/2 game out of the final Wild Card spot. 1. Alvarez slugs two homers Mets catcher […]
Happy Friday to those of you who can see this through all the burning Canada! Everyone stay safe, mask up, and stay indoors to read the latest sports subsidy news, only most of which this week involves Florida men: Hillsborough County Commission chair Ken Hagan said Wednesday that if the Tampa city council won’t go […]
You hear it. Joe hears it. We all hear it. In the immediate moments before kickoff, almost always, the FOX/CBS/NBC/BSPN/Amazon broadcast crew references Todd Bowles as a mad scientist with blitzes that are unique and vast that even the likes […] The post Can Todd Bowles Reclaim His Reputation? appeared first on JoeBucsFan.com .
MLB made baserunning a new problem, and the Rays and Yankees have found two different methods for solving it. The post Two Different Ways to Prevent a Run appeared first on Baseball Prospectus .
Jon Gruden won a Super Bowl. He got the ring, the parade, the validation every coach chases. However, looking back at how he was shipped to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he didn’t want the opportunity at first glance. “That was an emotional time for me,” Jon Gruden said on the Not Just Football podcast. “I […] The post “I Didn’t Really Want To Get Traded”: Jon Gruden Regrets Leaving Raiders for Buccaneers Despite Winning a Super Bowl appeared first on EssentiallySports .
The Orioles released their 2027 schedule on Thursday, and they’ll open at Tropicana Field against the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday March 25th. In an oddity, they’ll have March 28th, Easter Sunday, off and will open their home season on March 29th against the Toronto Blue Jays. The home interleague opponents are Miami (April 23rd-25th), […]
After being selected No. 2 overall in the MLB draft, Rays draft pick Grady Emerson was awarded the Gatorade Best Player of the Year, distinguishing him as the top high school male athlete for the 2025-2026 season. The award was established in 1985 and honors the top athletes across eight high school sports for men […]
Buccaneers News: Sean Tucker Won’t Go Away Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Sean Tucker has rarely seen a featured role through his first three seasons in the league, but when given an expanded workload, he has made the most of it. With Bucky Irving missing time in 2025 due to foot and shoulder injuries, Tucker [...]
Heading into the second half, four American League teams have 50+ wins (Rays, Yankees, White Sox, Guardians). In the NL Central alone, four teams have already reached that mark (Brewers, Cubs, Cardinals, Pirates). 1. MLB schedule resumes The regular season restarts tonight with the Phillies taking on the Mets in the first game out of the […]
Elliotte Friedman is not convinced the Tampa Bay Lightning are approaching a decline, despite another disappointing NHL playoff exit. Speaking on the 32 Thoughts podcast, Friedman argued the franchise still has meaningful upside. “It’s interesting. I think they have growth…
With the 2026 NHL Draft behind us, let's take a look back at some of the greatest selections in NHL history. In this piece, we will name the greatest draft pick of all time from each of the 32 NHL teams. However, to make this a bit more difficult, we will only include names who […]
Jon Gruden is returning to an NFL broadcast booth, this time in a role he has never held before. Per Tampa Bay reporter Ira Kaufman of JoeBucsFan , Gruden will handle play-by-play duties for an NFL preseason game in August, with reports indicating it will be a Tampa Bay Buccaneers preseason contest. "In about a month, Jon Gruden will be doing play-by-play on an NFL game," Kaufman said on 95.7 WDAE. "He's not fooling around about this stuff." A Different Kind Of Job Gruden made his broadc...
Hey Maxx Crosby, if Baker Mayfield gives you such a problem, pretty sure if you squeeze John Spytek and Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager enough, they might swing a deal so you can avoid a headache the rest of your career. […] The post Maxx Crosby Fears Baker Mayfield appeared first on JoeBucsFan.com .
Lots on the hot and cold buffet today with The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports and Joe. Enjoy! The wisdom and fun of Ira and Joe is presented by Bill Currie Ford. Click play above or listen at Apple Podcasts […] The post Ira Kaufman Talks Vita Vea Revelation, Inside His Jon Gruden Chat, Todd Bowles’ Legendary Vocal Defender, 2026 Ring Of Honor, Quarterback On Netflix, And More appeared first on JoeBucsFan.com .
The Tampa Bay Lightning topped the NHL in a category that no one is really talking about, one that should help them in 2026-27. The post Lightning Top NHL in Category No One Is Talking About appeared first on HEAVY .
Shakur Stevenson is the biggest signing in the short history of Zuffa Boxing, but it was an interview with Shannon Sharpe that went viral. Stevenson and Sharpe had a bit of a debate on the former NFL player’s Nightcap podcast, where things got a little bit heated as Sharpe insinuated — then flat out said […]
Buccaneers Jeremy Fowler‘s quarterback ranking list saw Bucs QB Baker Mayfield only receiving an honorable mention from an anonymous NFL coordinator: “He’s a winner. [He] can make every throw. Fearless. Teammates seem to love to play for him.” Fowler asked around the league about the game’s top offensive tackles, and last year’s No. 1 ranked […] The post NFC Notes: Bijan Robinson, Tristan Wirfs, Buccaneers, Falcons, Panthers appeared first on NFLTradeRumors.co .
One of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ biggest moves this offseason was signing CB Jamel Dean. Dean has been a reliable corner during his career, which has been spent entirely with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and it was another attempt by the Steelers to bolster their secondary. After years of failed experiments at cornerback, Ray Fittipaldo pf […]
Two games of the 2026-27 season have been announced as the Rangers will open on the road in Boston before hosting Tampa.
As the New York Yankees try to catch the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL East coming out of the All-Star break, they might look to add an already strong area of their roster before the trade deadline.
Bleacher Report's Brad Gagnon put $140 million Buccaneers OT Tristan Wirfs on his list of the NFL's "True Franchise Players" in 2026. The post Bucs’ $140 Million Superstar Tops List of NFL’s ‘True Franchise Players’ appeared first on HEAVY .
On the heels of NFL scouts, coaches and executives not voting new Bucs inside linebacker Alex Anzalone among their top-10 best at the position (24 found at least a vote), now comes their list of receivers cherished across the league. […] The post 26 Receivers Lauded But None For Tampa Bay appeared first on JoeBucsFan.com .
The Washington Capitals now know where they’ll begin the 2026-27 NHL season. The NHL announced the date and opponent for all 32 teams’ home openers on Wednesday morning, revealing that the Capitals will play the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday, October 3, at Benchmark International Arena. The game will come a day after the Caps
A scary moment unfolded in the third inning of Tuesday night’s MLB All-Star Game when Tampa Bay Rays star Junior Caminero took a 98 mph fastball off his hand from St. Louis Cardinals reliever Riley O’Brien.“Everybody’s worst nightmare in an exhibition is that anything like this happens,” Fox Sports’ Joe Davis said after Caminero dropped […] The post Riley O’Brien Praised for Actions After Hitting Junior Caminero appeared first on HEAVY .