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Lightning stumbles late in defeat

October 24, 2025 general

Friday, 4 a.m. It has gone beyond a bad start. For now, the Tampa Bay Lighting is a bad team. The sliding Bolts fell to 1-4-2 on the season Friday night, losing a 3-2 game to the Chicago Blackhawks. The Bolts, who are 0-3 at home, got off 31 shots. Only two of those found […]

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Looking back on Bucs’ loss to Lions

October 22, 2025 general

5 Thoughts I try not to blame officials for losses. But I have to tell you, it’s delightful to hear Baker Mayfield do it after that mess on Monday night. 2. I don’t care what their record is. The Saints in New Orleans feels like a trap game. 3. It would be easier to take […]

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Detroit handles outmanned Bucs

October 20, 2025 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. The fall back to ordinary is a painful one. All of the sudden, the quarterback doesn’t look like the MVP of the league. The team doesn’t look like the best in the conference. The magical rookie can’t be found. The defense gives up gaping holes. The new offensive coordinator doesn’t look like […]

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Stumbling Lightning falls again

October 19, 2025 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Is it possible for the Tampa Bay Lighting to go winless for the rest of the season? The Bolts fell again Saturday night, losing 3-2 to a Columbus team that had only one win coming into the game themselves. Oh, probably not. But who really thought the Bolts would have just one […]

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Bulls roll again in victory over FAU

October 19, 2025 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. The offensive machine that is the USF Bulls kept rolling Saturday night. The question is how USF will manage in the most important part of its schedule. The 19th-ranked Bulls ran their record to 6-1 with a comfortable 48-13 victory of FAU. USF wasn’t quite as explosive as it had been over […]

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Turnovers lead to Miami defeat

October 18, 2025 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. Carson Beck probably wrecked his Heisman Trophy campaign Friday night. Whether he took Miami’s national title remains to be seen. Beck, a high-priced transfer from Georgia, threw. his fourth interception of the night with 32 seconds left (while the Canes were in position to kick the tying field goal) in a 24-21 […]

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Bolts lack the offense to beat Wings

October 18, 2025 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. Too many nights, the Tampa Bay Lightning depends on Nikita Kucherov to provide most of its points. And so without him, it figures that the Bolts would struggle to score. Kucherov missed Friday night’s game against Detroit, and you guessed it, the Bolts had a hard time offensively. They dropped a 2-1 […]

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Lightning loses to Caps in overtime

October 15, 2025 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. For the third time in four games, the Tampa Bay Lightning have stubbed their toe. The Bolts lost two one-goal leads and fell to the Washington Capitals, 3-2 in overtime at Capital One Arena. Goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy had his best game of the year, but he still fell to 0-3. He saved […]

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Looking back on Bucs’ win over 49ers

October 14, 2025 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. 5 Thoughts At this rate, Desmond Watson and Vita Vea will become the Bucs’ healthiest receivers. 2. A lot of runway left, but yeah, I buy Baker Mayfield being in the MVP lead at this point. And yes, it surprises me to say it. But through six games, who has been more […]

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Bolts hold off Bruins for 1st win

October 14, 2025 general

Tuesday, 3 a.m. It was kind of wobbly, to tell the truth. The Tampa Bay Lightning couldn’t win a face-off. They saw a comfortable lead turn into a nail-biter. They took too many penalties. But they won. And, after the start to their season, that was good enough. The Bolts held on for a 4-3 […]

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