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The Tigers collected a rare W tonight in their 10-9 win over the Rays. It’s no secret that the Tigers have had a rough go of it over the past month. They just finished being swept by the White Sox, and the last thing anyone wanted to do after that was face the top team […]
The Chicago Blackhawks have made a decision to trade prospect Jack Pridham to the Tampa Bay Lightning . With the forward core being overcrowded, finding a spot in the Blackhawks lineup might be difficult for someone being projected as a third-line forward in the NHL. This follows another tough decision after the Lightning snagged prospect Dominic James beforehand. The wealth of riches has overwhelmed a team that is having trouble signing prospects. Now, the last debacle for ...
The Tampa Bay Rays saw star outfielder Chandler Simpson leave Monday’s game against the Detroit Tigers.Simpson was trying to steal second base when his helmet popped off and then came back down and hit him in the face. The speedster immediately was in pain, and when he lifted his head up, he was bleeding from […] The post Rays Make Chandler Simpson Announcement During Tigers Game appeared first on HEAVY .
Stop us if you’ve heard this before. The Chicago Blackhawks are up against a deadline to sign one of their prospects and somehow that prospect ends up with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Last year it was Dominic James, and this year it is Jack Pridham. Chicago’s third-round selection (92 overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft was set to have his contract rights expire if he didn’t sign his entry-level contract or commit to a college program by 5:00 PM EST on June 1. Had he done neither, the 20-year-old woul...
The Tampa Bay Lightning, who were eliminated in the opening round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, swung a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday, acquiring the signing rights to prospect forward Jack Pridham in return for a third round draft selection in 2027. The Blackhawks initially selected Pridham in the third round (94th overall) […] The post Brand-new Lightning prospect Jack Pridham commits to Denver for NCAA career appeared first on ClutchPoints .
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Detroit Tigers (22-38) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (36-20) Time/Place: 6:40 p.m., Tropicana FieldSB Nation Site: DRaysBayMedia: Detroit SportsNet, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: RHP Ty Madden (0-0, 2.38 ERA) vs. RHP Griffin Jax (1-3, 3.60 ERA) Lineups TIGERS RAYS Kevin McGonigle – SS Yandy Diaz – DH Dillon Dingler – C Jonathan Aranda – 1B Kerry Carpenter – LF Richie Palacios – […]
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers could trade veteran edge rusher Anthony Nelson. Nelson has been with the team for seven years, but it is not a sure thing he will make it to year eight, according to Jacob Infante of Pro Football Network.Nelson is in the last year of his contract, and while it is not […] The post Buccaneers Veteran Named Trade Candidate Ahead of Season appeared first on HEAVY .
And thus ends the Jack Pridham saga before it ever officially reached Chicago. On Monday morning, the Blackhawks traded their 2024 third-round pick (No. 92 overall) to the Tampa Bay Lightning for a 2027 third-round pick. trade alert🔔 details📰 ➡︎ https://t.co/FDlrSEX96v pic.twitter.com/4jYhAtrgwv — Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) June 1, 2026 The deal ends an odd series of events, which started late last week when Scott Powers of The Athletic mentioned that the Blackhaw...
Pridham was one of the stars for the Rangers in the team’s victory at this year’s Memorial Cup.
Coming off his Memorial Cup triumph this weekend, Chicago Blackhawks prospect Jack Pridham had until today to either sign an entry-level deal with the Hawks, or re-enter the NHL Draft. Instead, an 11th-hour trade will send Pridham's rights to the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Chicago Blackhawks have traded Jack Pridham to the Tampa Bay Lightning for a 2027 third-round pick pic.twitter.com/IS2pXLRqAH — PuckEmpire (@puckempire) June 1, 2026 Pridham had been developing well in the Chicago system since...
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have a wide-open wide receiver corps as they get ready for training camp. The Bucs have five receivers that are worth following, and the pecking order from one through five is all open, according to Kristopher Knox of Bleacher Report.With Mike Evans gone, there is a case to be made for […] The post Buccaneers Have Wide-Open Battle Ahead of Camp appeared first on HEAVY .
It was a day of crooked numbers for much of the American League East. The Yankees rode their 13-run (!) third inning to victory over the Athletics. Meanwhile, Boston and Toronto were on opposite ends of high-scoring games with the BoSox emerging victorious as the Jays got routed by Baltimore. Unfortunately for New York, Tampa […]
Angels outfielder Jose Siri robbed a grand slam on Sunday against the Rays, reaching over the short wall in left to bring back a would-be homer from Taylor Walls. In the process of saving four runs, Siri also preserved the lunch spread (video via MLB). 1. Yankees’ wild third inning The Yankees racked up 13 […]
The Rays signed Cam Booser this past offseason as a non-roster invitee. He performed well enough during Spring Training to earn a spot on the Rays’ 40-man roster and remain in the organization’s plans despite opening the season in Durham. Booser has the lowest walk rate of his career while still getting above average swing-and-miss […]
Bucs News: Jalen McMillan Outshines Egbuka at OTAs, but Context Matters Before Investing Jalen McMillan is back on the practice field, healthy, and making a statement. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver outperformed teammate Emeka Egbuka at OTAs this past week, according to Scott Reynolds of PewterReport.com, a development worth monitoring, even if one week [...]
This was the 8th week of full minor league play (stats are entering play on Sunday, May 31st). According to FanGraphs (which factors in age and proximity to the big leagues), 22-year old Caden Bodine has regained his spot as the top hitter spot in the Rays system. The backstop was recently added to Baseball […]
The Detroit Tigers ended May in a most miserable fashion, falling to the Chicago White Sox on the road, 2-1, to complete the sweep while finishing the month with just six wins in 28 tries. I have nothing further to say on the matter. On Monday, the team heads to Florida to take on the […]
Noah Steen has had a magnificent World Championship tournament. He entered the bronze medal game against Canada with six goals. His tournament-leading seventh goal gave Norway something they have never had in the history of their hockey program – a medal in an IIHF major series tournament. Noah Steen scores in OT to beat Canada and win bronze (via IIHF) [image or embed] — CJ Fogler ( @cjzero.bsky.social ) May 31, 2026 at 2:05 PM The Lightning brass will probably be just as happ...
June is here, and with it a summer filled with baseball is about to start. The Yankees are in the thick of a division race that promises to go down to the wire as always, sitting 1.5 games behind the Rays but a comfortable 7.5 games ahead of the rest of Toronto, Boston, and Baltimore. […]
Already trailing 3-1 in the third inning, the Los Angeles Angels appeared to be in deep trouble during their Sunday matchup against the Tampa Bay Rays. But then outfielder Jose Siri decided to play hero ball. With the bases loaded, Taylor Walls smashed a ball to left field. Siri tracked it down and went over […] The post Angels’ Jose Siri saves Rays’ delicious buffet spread with grand-slam robbery appeared first on ClutchPoints .
On Sunday, the Detroit Tigers will finish their series with the Chicago White Sox at Rate Field.The Tigers have lost each of the first two games, so they will look to avoid getting swept.Detroit Tigers Announce Justin Verlander NewsAhead of Sunday’s game (and their upcoming series with the Tampa Bay Rays), the Tigers have announced […] The post Detroit Tigers Announced Justin Verlander News Before Rays Series appeared first on HEAVY .
With the Tampa Bay Rays adding pitcher Craig Kimbrel to boost the team’s pitching staff as the ball club looks to make major noise in the AL East, that impact will have to take a backseat for now. As the Rays pitcher was just signed under a week ago, he has sustained a wrist injury […] The post Rays’ Craig Kimbrel signing immediately backfires with injury update appeared first on ClutchPoints .
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As of right now, the New York Yankees trail the upstart Tampa Bay Rays by one and a half games for the lead in the American League East. But where they have pipped their divisional rivals is in their starting rotation. Many would anecdotally say that the Yankees have the best starting rotation in baseball, […] The post By The Numbers, Yankees Have the Best Rotation in Baseball appeared first on HEAVY .