SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — After going the distance in the Stanley Cup Final last year with the Florida Panthers beating the Edmonton Oilers by a goal in Game 7 and being one win apart during the regular season, not much is separating these two NHL powerhouses so far in their championship series rematch. This final is just about as close as can be through two games, with each … [Read more...] about Panthers-Oilers Stanley Cup Final is as tight as can be. Game 3 could tilt the series
Yandy Díaz powers Rays past Marlins 3-2
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Yandy Díaz hit a tying two-run homer in the fifth inning and his double in the eighth led to the eventual winning run as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Miami Marlins 3-2 on Sunday. Díaz homered off Miami reliever Valente Bellozo in the fifth, tying the game at 2. He doubled off Bellozo (1-3) with one out in the eighth and was replaced by pinch runner José … [Read more...] about Yandy Díaz powers Rays past Marlins 3-2
After 2 overtime games, Panthers and Oilers relish days off as Stanley Cup Final shifts to Florida
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — After Brad Marchand scored the winning goal in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final, he and Florida Panthers teammate Sam Bennett were asked how they kept their bodies going during another long and intense matchup against the Edmonton Oilers. “I think (Marchand) grabbed a Blizzard … I think it was Oreo today,” Bennett quipped, referring to a viral … [Read more...] about After 2 overtime games, Panthers and Oilers relish days off as Stanley Cup Final shifts to Florida
Hernandez gets go-ahead hit in 10th as Marlins outlast Rays 11-10, snap losing streak
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jesús Sánchez had a three-run homer and a two-run double, and Heriberto Hernandez singled in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning as the Miami Marlins outlasted Christopher Morel and the Tampa Bay Rays 11-10 on Saturday to snap a five-game losing streak. Morel went 3 for 3 with two home runs, a double and four RBIs for the Rays, who had a four-game win … [Read more...] about Hernandez gets go-ahead hit in 10th as Marlins outlast Rays 11-10, snap losing streak
Rays win their fourth straight, 4-3 in Marlins’ fifth consecutive loss
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jonathan Aranda drove in two runs Friday to lead the Tampa Bay Rays over the Miami Marlins 4-3 at George M. Steinbrenner Field. It was the Rays’ fourth straight win to improve to 34-29, and the Marlins’ fifth consecutive loss to drop to 23-38. Aranda is hitting .379 at the Rays’ temporary home ballpark. He drove in the first run on a single in the first … [Read more...] about Rays win their fourth straight, 4-3 in Marlins’ fifth consecutive loss