Starter struggles, Rays fall behind early, don’t hit much, lose again

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Thursday, Jun 04, 2026

 

Good thing Jon Cooper won an award before making the Hall of Fame

The Lightning coach has built a Hall-worthy legacy but had never won the NHL’s Jack Adams trophy before Wednesday. Read more.

 
 

Lightning’s Jon Cooper named NHL’s top coach for 1st time

While attending a ceremony for his latest charitable endeavor, Cooper receives the Jack Adams Award that’s long eluded him. Read more.

 

Starter struggles, Rays fall behind early, don’t hit much, lose again

The sweep by the Tigers makes it eight losses in 10 games for a Tampa Bay team that recently held MLB’s best record. Read more.

 

Rays hope to be well represented on AL team as All-Star voting starts

Notes | There is fan voting for the starters. Pitchers and reserves will be selected by the players and MLB officials. Read more.

 

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Rob Manfred: MLB officials ‘hopeful’ Rays can proceed with stadium plan

Team officials updated league officials and other owners on the project during this week’s quarterly meetings. Read more.

 

Hillsborough commissioner asks how to remove Sports Authority member

Christine Miller, who was appointed to the County Commission by Gov. Ron DeSantis, made the request. Read more.

 

Tampa Spartans rout Catawba, advance to NCAA Division II finals