Soccer

Rowdies can’t score against Edmonton

August 21, 2016 general

Sunday, 3:30 a.m. The Tampa Bay Rowdies kept hammering at the opponents’ goal Saturday night. They simply couldn’t penetrate it. The Rowdies got off 21 shots, nine of them on goal, only to see Edmonton’s Matt van Oekel turn them all away in a 1-0 victory by the Eddies. The Rowdies fell to 10th place […]

Tagged as: Edmonton, Rowdies, Soccer, van Oekel

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Rowdies fans are part of the soccer experience

July 25, 2016 Rowdies

Monday, 6 a.m. I have a confession to make. Deep inside, in a part of me that I don’t talk about much, I want to be a mobster. I want to chant, and I want to sing, and I want to pound the big bass drum. I want to dress in green and gold and […]

Tagged as: Cole, Fun, Rowdies, Soccer

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Rowdies complete Dream Week with victory

June 5, 2016 general

Sunday 6 a.m. The Tampa Bay Rowdies had the kind of week they have been waiting on all season. The Rowdies won for the third time this week, beating the Ottawa Fury, 2-1 as Georgi Hristov scored two goals. Hristov had also scored the only goal of the game in a 1-0 victory over Cincinnati. […]

Tagged as: Hristov, Ottawa, Rowdies, Soccer

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Why doesn’t America watch women’s sports?

July 7, 2015 general

They rarely test positive for steroids. They do not beat their spouses. They do not  go to strip clubs and make it rain. So why don’t we watch them more? They do not get caught with hookers. They do not punch their coaches. They do not play games with their own blood. So why aren’t […]

Tagged as: Gymnastics, Olympics, Skating, Soccer, Women's Sports

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Rowdies’ Herndandez big enough to shine

May 17, 2015 general

Saturday, 11:49 p.m. St. Petersburg The Tampa Bay Rowdies are still waiting for their breakout game offensively. The defense, evidently, will give it time. For the second straight game, the Rowdies’ defense smothered its opponents Saturday night, beating the Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1-0. It wasn’t that goalkeeper Matt Pickens passed the test. Heck, he didn’t […]

Tagged as: Al Lang, Hernandez, Pickens, Rongen, Rowdies, Soccer, Strikers

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