winning streak

Bucs’ defense growing into a competitive unit

December 5, 2016 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Every day, the pass rush gets a bit better. No, it isn’t, say, that of the ’85 Bears. But it’s growing, and it’s getting better. It isn’t benign anymore. Every day, the coverage gets a little tighter. No, it isn’t the ’89 49ers. But it’s better, and it’s combative. It isn’t chasing […]

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Wounded warriors return to help the Rays win

April 24, 2015 general

Friday, 11:20 p.m. ST. PETERSBURG This is the part of the movie when the rescuers come. This is the part where the good guys pull trouble out of the fire. This is the part, at least, where the Tampa Bay Rays turn back into the Tampa Bay Rays. The Rays welcomed back two of their […]

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Lightning get another home win, but road awaits

January 31, 2015 general

Saturday, 11:40 p.m. TAMPA Here, they are a juggernaut. Out there on the road, they are another pair of gray pants. Here, they skate like the wind, and their big guys make muscles, and their goaltender plays as if he is at Hell’s Gate. Out there, they skate in circles, the sometimes they get lost, […]

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How does FSU’s 29-game winning streak stack up?

December 31, 2014 College Sports in Florida

Wednesday, 3:30 p.m. The streak the wonderful, glorious streak, may die Thursday. After all the winning, after all the comebacks, the FSU run to glory may conclude. Certainly, that is a possibility. Oregon is pretty good, too, and who knows,  it may run off and hide from the Seminoles. The way FSU has sputtered throughout […]

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