Latest blog entries from Tampa Bay teams across every league
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
The American League took a 4-0 victory in the All-Star Game on Tuesday night. During the game, Tampa Bay Rays all-star Junior Caminero was hit by a pitch, resulting in his leaving the game in the third inning. Now, Caminero is speaking out about the event after X-rays came back negative, per Jorge Castillo of […] The post Rays star Junior Caminero’s ‘scared’ confession after All-Star Game HBP comes with silver lining appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Trash talk can rattle some players, but for Baker Mayfield, it became rocket fuel. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were coming off as NFC South champions in the 2025 season. After breezing past the Atlanta Falcons 23-20 in Week 1, the Buccaneers faced the Houston Texans in Week 2. At one point, the Mayfield-led team was […] The post “I Was Banged Up”: Baker Mayfield Reveals How CJ Gardner-Johnson’s Trash Talk Fueled Comeback vs Texans Despite Injury appeared first on EssentiallySports .
Joe wants to see someone at One Buc Palace build up enough courage to come clean about Mike Evans — legends that profess love for a franchise don’t just up and leave after 12 seasons to take a massive paycut […] The post Can Zac Robinson Re-Energize A Mike Evans-Less Offense? appeared first on JoeBucsFan.com .
Gruden will reportedly call a Buccaneers’ preseason game next month.
The Tampa Bay Rays — rightfully so, given their dominance in the American League thus far — had a strong showing at the All-Star Game this week, chief among them Junior Caminero. Home Run Derby At still 23-years young, which I feel the broadcasts should have mentioned even more often than they frequently did, returned […]
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One day after putting on a show in the Home Run Derby, Rays star third baseman Junior Caminero was in the starting lineup for the American League in the All-Star Game. During the third inning, Caminero was facing Cardinals All-Star Riley O’Brien. With the count 1-0, O’Brien uncorked a 98mph pitch that ran up and […]
Kyle Juszczyk impressed by Mike Evans, 49ers rookies ahead of training camp (paywall)“The expectations we had for Mike were already high … he’s a Hall of Famer … and he blew us all away,” Juszczyk said. “He was unguardable in practice, especially in the red zone. And he fits in so well.” As far as […]
Joe has dived head-first into the “Quarterback” series on Netflix featuring Baker Mayfield. Joe wil step off the chronological order here and serve up what Joe thought may be the most prophetic line from Mayfield in the series. The series […] The post Baker Mayfield Explains His “Stubborn” Mentality appeared first on JoeBucsFan.com .
The 96th All-Star Game at Citizens Bank Park was supposed to be all about joy and festivities, but it took a turn in the third inning. The sound of the hit-by-pitch was picked up by FOX’s microphones, and that alone was enough for the baseball community to grasp the force of the impact on the […] The post MLB All-Star Game 2026: Scary Scenes Emerge as 23YO Rays, AL Star Exits Mid-Game in Visible Pain appeared first on EssentiallySports .
Junior Caminero was hit on the left hand by a 98 mph pitch in the All-Star Game and exited. X-rays came back negative for a fracture. Latest update on the Rays star. The post Junior Caminero Exits All-Star Game After Hit by Pitch; X-Rays Negative appeared first on On Tap Sports Net .
Firing general manager Perry Minasian seemed to pay off for the Los Angeles Angels in the 2026 MLB Draft. MLB’s Jim Callis ranked the Angels as one of the best 2026 draft hauls in the league. In addition to the Angels, Callis said the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago White Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, Cleveland Guardians […] The post Angels Get Praise for 2026 Draft Haul appeared first on LA Sports Report.
Buccaneers Buccaneers OLB Lavonte David announced his retirement from the NFL in March after 14 years in the league, but admitted he’s had some second thoughts after Tampa Bay added Rueben Bain Jr. in the draft. Bain has high hopes for the team and Bain, but was clear he doesn’t plan on coming out of […] The post NFC Notes: Lavonte David, John Metchie, Buccaneers, Falcons, Panthers appeared first on NFLTradeRumors.co .
American League lineup Mike Trout – CF (Los Angeles Angels) Yordan Alvarez – DH (Houston Astros) Shea Langeliers – C (Athletics) Junior Caminero – 3B (Tampa Bay Rays) Bobby Witt Jr. – SS (Kansas City Royals) Cody Bellinger – RF (New York Yankees) Ben Rice – 1B (New York Yankees) Riley Greene – LF (Detroit Tigers) […]
The Tampa Bay Lightning are tasked with assembling a competitive team for the upcoming 2026-27 season. In what feels like a tale as old as time, they’re looking to maximize…
If the 31-year-old was still slinging it with only half his body working properly, then imagine what he can do in a year at full strength.
Jon Gruden wants to call NFL games instead of analyzing them. JoeBucsFan.com, which first reported the comments, indicated this isn’t just Gruden musing out loud, writing that he’s “not joking about a new broadcast role” and that a more formal announcement could be coming soon. “I was a broadcaster for nine years; hell’s bells,” Gruden…
As questions mount about Baker Mayfield’s long-term future with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the New York Jets should be paying close attention.
UPDATE: The Bucs removed the X post in question. If the Buccaneers wanted to attract attention via innocent and wounded citizens, they didn’t have to wait for a 65-year-old to be maimed in a national park. All they had to […] The post Bucs X Post Deemed Controversial appeared first on JoeBucsFan.com .
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers faced heavy criticism after posting a social media video that used footage of the recent Yellowstone bison attack before cutting to NFL rookie receiver Tez Johnson completing a flip. Carl Isom McDaniel, a 65-year-old grandfather from…
Yes, Buccaneers Ring of Honor head coach Jon Gruden wants a new job — even though he has a gig with Barstool Sports. Ira Kaufman and Joe spent a couple of hours at Gruden’s Tampa office on Friday and walked […] The post Jon Gruden Wants A Play-By-Play Job appeared first on JoeBucsFan.com .
Earlier this year, Joe’s good friend, NFL humorist/columnist Mike Tanier typed the Bucs should consider themselves a rebuilding team rather than a retooling team. Tanier pointed out there are only four starters left from when the Bucs won the Super […] The post The Core Is Getting Thin appeared first on JoeBucsFan.com .
Fun times with legendary Jon Gruden, as Ira nears his 10th anniversary at JoeBucsFan.com. Enjoy!! The wisdom and fun of Ira and Joe is presented by Bill Currie Ford. Click play above or listen at Apple Podcasts or Podbean.com. Many […] The post Ira Kaufman Welcomes Special Guest Jon Gruden appeared first on JoeBucsFan.com .
It’s Dinger time (and not the Rockies mascot). Tonight includes a couple Phillies on the list: Kyle Schwarber, Phillies Jac Caglione, Royals Wilson Contreras, Red Sox Ben Rice, Yankees Junior Caminero, Rays Bryce Harper, Phillies Jordan Walker, Cardinals Munetaka Murakami, White Sox