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NIGHTMOVES®

SPORTS REPORT

BY PAUL ALLEN

TAMPA BAY RAYS

The Rays are one amazing baseball team. Injury after injury after injury and still this team is ten games above .500 at the All-Star break! They have been decimated by multiple players going on the Injury List but they still keep winning. Losing Wander Franco and Kevin Kiermeir would cripple many teams but not the Rays. Granted, they have numerous guys playing that are hitting under .200 but they seem to get a big hit when it is needed. They have made way too many errors both in the eld and on the base paths … but they keep winning! If the Rays can get back their core players and stay healthy the second half of the season they will be in the playo s and who knows what can happen? They are a fun team to watch and I’m still a believer … Go Rays!!

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

August is here and that means footballs are in the air! NFL training camps are open and pre-season football is here! I am sooooooooo excited for this season as the

Bucs play a tu , tu schedule but TB12 is here for one more run at the Vince Lombardi trophy. Next month I will print my yearly predictions and you can bet I will have Tampa Bay winning the Super Bowl! I love this team as they are solid, deep and experienced. Even with Gronk retiring (is he really retired?) the team went out and signed Kyle Rudolph who is a seasoned veteran and should be a great complement to Cameron Brate at the TE position. The Bucs have three preseason games in August … 8/13 at home against the Miami Dolphins … 8/20 at Tennessee … and 8/27 at Indianapolis. The regular season kicks o September in Dallas against the Cowgirls with the home opener 8/18 against Jameis Winston and the New Orleans Aint’s.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING

It’s been an interesting o -season for the Bolts. We knew there were going to be a few changes in the roster but the “core” of the team is ne with Stammer, Heddy, Point, Kooch and Vasy all under contract. The Bolts Acquired D Philippe Myers and F Grant Mismash from Nashville in exchange for D Ryan McDonagh, signed F Nick Paul to a seven-year contract and re-signed D Darren Raddysh to a two-year contract. The team also gave 8-year extensions to Erik Cernak, Mikhail Sergachev and Anthony Cirelli. They signed Vladislav Namestnikov to one year contract but did lose Ondrej Palat and Jan Rutta to free agency. This team is solid, deep and experienced … look for another run at Lord Stanley’s Cup starting in October!

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