Coburn

Bishop shines as Lightning wins Game 7

April 30, 2015 general

Thursday, 12:45 a.m. TAMPA Behind him, the net was a porthole, and it was getting smaller. There was no room for air, for light, certainly not for pucks. This is how they will remember him. Ben Bishop, a tall man by nature, had turned into a giant. His 6-8 frame draped the net, blotting out […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Coburn, Cooper, Lightning, Montreal, playoffs, Shutout, Stamkos

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To All Fields: Could Winston be a smokescreen?

March 7, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Saturday, 1:07 p.m. At One Buc Place… Could it be smoke? Could it be misdirection? Or is Jameis, and full speed ahead? As a sportswriter, I have a face that is used to being lied into. I know a wild-goose chase. I can tell bluster from blarney. So it has to be asked. Are the […]

Tagged as: Coburn, college football predictions, Connolly, Mariota, middle infield, Rays, trade, Winston

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Coburn wins them at hello by showing some fight

March 3, 2015 general

Tuesday, 11:56 p.m. TAMPA The sight was something out of the past, something warm and protective. Something fierce and determined. Something safe and physical. In the area that matters the most, number 55 stood in a crouch, his eyes seeking any threat. Nothing was going to get by him. No one was going to stroll […]

Tagged as: Brooks, Coburn, Cooper, defense, Hedman, Lightning, Stamkos, Vasilevskiy

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After trade, Lightning a more complete team

March 3, 2015 general

TAMPA Today, they are more complete. Today, they stand a better chance. Today, the Tampa Bay Lightning has more balance to their roster. And isn’t that what the NHL trading deadline is all about? “It makes everyone just a little bit taller,” is the way coach Jon Cooper puts it. Content beyond this point is […]

Tagged as: Coburn, Connolly, Cooper, defense, Garrison, Gudos, Hedman, NHL, Stamkos, Strahlman, Sydor, Yzerman

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