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The Rays activated outfielder Austin Meadows, their top hitter and team co-MVP in 2019, from the injured list. [WILL VRAGOVIC | Tampa Bay Rays]
Rays activate Austin Meadows, option Trevor Richards
Meadows had been working out in Port Charlotte after missing three weeks due to a case of coronavirus.
5 hours ago• Rays
It’s a new day in Tampa Bay with Tom Brady and the Bucs
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12), second from left, joins teammates at mid field while attending Bucs training camp on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020, at the AdventHealth Training Center, 1 Buccaneer Pl, in Tampa. [DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times]
Throw in Rob Gronkowski and LeSean McCoy with the other weapons and the view is startling.
Earlier today• Bucs
Five position battles to follow as USF football plans for its return Friday
Oregon transfer tailback Darrian Felix (2) participates in USF's first and only spring practice in March. [Times]
Barring an 11th-hour complication, the Bulls begin preseason camp on Friday
Earlier today• USF Bulls
Shaquil Barrett sets high bar for his Bucs encore
Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Shaquil Barrett led the league in sacks a year ago. [Times]
NFL's sack king from last season says that if the Bucs win, recognition for the defense will follow.
Earlier today• Bucs
Limited Big 12 football schedule further endangers USF opener at Texas
Earlier today• USF Bulls
USF is supposed to take on Texas in the season opener, a game that is looking like more of a long shot by the day. [ERIC GAY | Associated Press (2019)]
The many ways 2020 already has been different for the Rays
Yesterday• Rays
Kevin Kiermaier reacts after striking out during the tenth inning of a baseball game against the Orioles Saturday in Baltimore. [JULIO CORTEZ | AP]
Lightning beat Capitals in strange, first-ever ‘playoff’ shootout
Yesterday• Lightning
Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) makes a save on Washington Capitals right wing Richard Panik (14) as the Lightning's Kevin Shattenkirk (22) chases during the third period of an NHL hockey playoff game Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020 in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) [FRANK GUNN | Associated Press]
Can the Pac-12 player boycott start a nationwide movement?
Yesterday• Gators
Pinellas Park High alumnus and standout Oregon lineman Jordon Scott doesn't want to be a guinea pig for the NFL during the coronavirus pandemic. [MARK J. TERRILL | AP]

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  1. Rays activate Austin Meadows, option Trevor Richards
    5 hours ago• Rays
    The Rays activated outfielder Austin Meadows, their top hitter and team co-MVP in 2019, from the injured list. [WILL VRAGOVIC | Tampa Bay Rays]
  2. USF football gets pledge from Tallahassee speedster
    Earlier today• USF Bulls
    The USF football team runs onto the field before its game against Memphis at Raymond James Stadium last November. [Times (2019)]
  3. It’s a new day in Tampa Bay with Tom Brady and the Bucs
    Earlier today• Bucs
    Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12), second from left, joins teammates at mid field while attending Bucs training camp on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020, at the AdventHealth Training Center, 1 Buccaneer Pl, in Tampa. [DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times]
  5. Five position battles to follow as USF football plans for its return Friday
    Earlier today• USF Bulls
    Oregon transfer tailback Darrian Felix (2) participates in USF's first and only spring practice in March. [Times]
  6. What you need to know about Tuesday’s Rays-Red Sox game
    Earlier today• Rays
    Charlie Morton had admittedly not been in top form coming off the abbreviated training camp, his fastball velocity down a bit. [WILL VRAGOVIC | Tampa Bay Rays]
  7. Shaquil Barrett sets high bar for his Bucs encore
    Earlier today• Bucs
    Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Shaquil Barrett led the league in sacks a year ago. [Times]
  8. Lightning’s Mitchell Stephens capitalizes on opportunities in hometown
    Earlier today• Lightning
    Lightning center Mitchell Stephens (67) scores on Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby (70) as defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler (34) tries to hold him off during the second period. [FRANK GUNN | Associated Press]
  9. Limited Big 12 football schedule further endangers USF opener at Texas
    Earlier today• USF Bulls
    USF is supposed to take on Texas in the season opener, a game that is looking like more of a long shot by the day. [ERIC GAY | Associated Press (2019)]
  10. This time, the Lightning do not plan on being pushed around
    Earlier today• Lightning
    Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) makes the final save to defeat the Washington Capitals in Toronto on Monday. [FRANK GUNN | Associated Press]
  11. Lightning beat Capitals in strange, first-ever ‘playoff’ shootout
    Yesterday• Lightning
    Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) makes a save on Washington Capitals right wing Richard Panik (14) as the Lightning's Kevin Shattenkirk (22) chases during the third period of an NHL hockey playoff game Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020 in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) [FRANK GUNN | Associated Press]
  12. Marlins’ Derek Jeter blames outbreak on ‘false sense of security’
    Yesterday• Rays
    Miami Marlins' Jesus Aguilar, right, celebrates a win with teammates following a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies in July in Philadelphia. Marlins CEO Derek Jeter blames the team’s coronavirus outbreak on a collective false sense of security that made players lax about social distancing and wearing masks. [CHRIS SZAGOLA | AP]
  13. Rays’ Charlie Morton not completely built up, but feeling good
    Yesterday• Rays
    Charlie Morton delivers a pitch in the first inning during the opening-day game against the Blue Jays last month at Tropicana Field. [DIRK SHADD | Times]
  14. Cardinals-Tigers series postponed after test results
    Yesterday• Rays
    In this July 24, 2020, file photo, members of the St. Louis Cardinals wait to be introduced before the start of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in St. Louis. The Cardinals' four-game series against the Detroit Tigers was postponed Monday after more Cardinals players and staff staffers test positive for COVD-19. [JEFF ROBERSON | Associated Press]
  15. The many ways 2020 already has been different for the Rays
    Yesterday• Rays
    Kevin Kiermaier reacts after striking out during the tenth inning of a baseball game against the Orioles Saturday in Baltimore. [JULIO CORTEZ | AP]
  16. Can the Pac-12 player boycott start a nationwide movement?
    Yesterday• Gators
    Pinellas Park High alumnus and standout Oregon lineman Jordon Scott doesn't want to be a guinea pig for the NFL during the coronavirus pandemic. [MARK J. TERRILL | AP]
  17. Lightning settle in to Maple Leafs’ home locker room
    Yesterday• Lightning
    The Lightning used the Toronto Maple Leafs' locker room for Monday's round-robin game. [Courtesy of the Tampa Bay Lightning]
  18. NHL reports no positive coronavirus tests from active teams
    Yesterday• Lightning
    New York Rangers defenseman Marc Staal (18) skates away as Carolina Hurricanes left wing Jordan Martinook (48) is congratulated on his goal by teammates Morgan Geekie (43), Joel Edmundson and Brock McGinn during a playoff qualifier Monday in Toronto. [FRANK GUNN | AP]
  19. Bucs’ Shaquil Barrett didn’t consider opting out, remains hopeful for future deal
    Yesterday• Bucs
    Bucs linebacker Shaquil Barrett said Monday that he didn’t consider opting out of the coming season. [MARK LOMOGLIO | AP]
  20. Navy investigates video of dogs attacking Kaepernick fill-in
    Yesterday• Bucs
    The U.S. Navy is investigating a video in which military work dogs attacked a "Colin Kaepernick stand-in" during a demonstration at a Navy Seal Museum fundraiser. The event happened last year at the museum in Fort Pierce, Florida, but the video resurfaced over the weekend. [TODD KIRKLAND | AP]
  21. Dwayne Johnson heads up group purchasing the XFL
    Yesterday• Sports
    Actor and former WWE Superstar Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson said his love of football was one reason he looked into acquiring the XFL. [AP]
  22. Saints’ Cam Jordan: Tom Brady’s Bucs fighting for second place
    Yesterday• Bucs
    Appearing on NFL Net Network’s Good Morning Football Monday, Cameron Jordan said even with Tom Brady at the helm and Rob Gronkowski in Tampa Bay, the Bucs are playing for second place in the NFC South. [Associated Press]
  23. Analysis: Early returns say so far, so good for NBA bubble
    Yesterday• Sports
    A basketball court is shown at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex last month in Kissimmee. The extraordinary health protocols put into place to try and save this season seem to be working. [TIM REYNOLDS | AP]
  24. Eagles coach Doug Pederson tests positive for coronavirus
    Yesterday• Bucs
    Eagles coach Doug Pederson, right, has tested positive for COVID-19. [MATT YORK | AP]
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