In case you missed it, here were the top sports stories on FOX Sports Florida from Thursday, September 12:
* Fernando Rodney's "moonshot" returned to the mound, and the dance
party returned to the home clubhouse. Manager Joe Maddon returned to his
positive outlook about the uncertain weeks ahead, and the Tampa Bay
Rays returned to being winners on Thursday with a 4-3 win over the Red
Sox. Read More
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Tampa Bay rookie Wil Myers knew the slumping Rays badly needed a
victory and he came through with a late big hit. Myers had a tiebreaking
double in the eighth inning and the Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 on
Thursday night to avoid a three-game sweep. Read More
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A Massachusetts man at the Tampa Bay-Boston game on Tuesday reached
across the railing and grabbed the Rays' mascot by the neck. The man,
who struggled to stand and slurred his words, was taken to jail. Read More
* It was rookie hazing day for the Miami Marlins, and several young players left the ballpark after Thursday's game looking like female nightclub dancers, in hot pink tops and tight black shorts. On the field, the team looked like the same old motley crew. The offense sputtered, spot starter Brian Flynn had trouble throwing strikes and the Marlins lost to the Atlanta Braves 6-1. Read More
* Florida fans cheered Patton in Saturday's 21-16 loss at Miami. He made the Gators' biggest play of the game and finished with a career-high six catches for 118 yards. In terms of breakout games, Patton had one. He took the field at Sun Life Stadium with nine career catches for 100 yards. Patton's career-long 46-yard catch in the first quarter was a work of receiver art. Read More
* The Jaguars will depart Friday for California, where they are scheduled to spend the better part of the next seven days at a hotel leading up to their game at Oakland and then preparing for a contest the following Sunday at Seattle. It will be the first multi-game trip out west in franchise history. Read More
* The Miami Dolphins last Sunday had just won their opener at Cleveland. Center Mike Pouncey should have been elated. Instead he was in tears. He learned going off the field his twin, Pittsburgh center Maurkice Pouncey, had suffered a torn ACL and MCL in his right knee earlier in the day and would be lost for the season. Read More
* Josh Freeman's latest miscue - sleeping in and missing the team photo - may seem minor. But along with all of the quarterback's other mistakes, the Bucs may have to decide if Freeman is the leader that they want guiding their football team in the future. Read More
* Linebacker Lavonte David's late hit on New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith on Sunday contributed to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' loss, and it hurt David in the wallet as well. David was fined $7,800 for the play, according to CBS Sports. David pushed Smith near the sidelines at MetLife Stadium, which led to a personal foul and allowed kicker Nick Folk to make a 48-yard field goal with two seconds left to give New York an 18-17 victory. Read More
* Jose Fernandez has thrown his last pitch for the Miami Marlins in 2013. FOX Sports Florida's Charlie McCarthy examines some of the statistics compiled by the rookie ace. Read More
* Former Gators catcher Brian Jeroloman isn't among the quarter of a million YouTube viewers who have watched the violent collision from Game 1 of the Eastern League Playoffs between Jeroloman's Harrisburg Senators and Douglas' Erie Seawolves a week ago. Read More
