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Lightning lose another road game

December 8, 2023 general

Friday, 4 a.m. That’s the problem with the Tampa Bay Lightning. You can’t take them anywhere. Hey, guys. It’s supposed to “travels.” Not “travails.” Once again, the Bolts have struggled on the road, falling 5-1 in Nashville to the Predators. It came on the heels of back-to-back wins over Dallas and Pittsburgh, a pair of […]

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Defense leads Bolts to another win

December 7, 2023 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. There are times they are leaky, times they are slow. The defense of the Tampa Bay Lightning has had its flaws this season in several games. Then there are games such as Wednesday night, when the net was the size of postage stamps and the ice seemed to tilt downhill. They were […]

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FSU should claim national title

December 6, 2023 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. If I were an FSU fan, I’d still be throwing things. I’d yell, and I’d swear, and I’d curse the day that Bobby Bowden invented third down. I’d threatened, and I’d call sports talk radio, and I’d swear never to watch Gameday again. I would do the Tomahawk chop, only I’d use […]

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Vasilevskiy returns to form against Stars

December 5, 2023 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. Yes, the Big Cat still has claws after all. For Andrei Vasilevskiy, the season has been in a hurry. There was the back surgery in late September, and then training camp and preseason came in a rush of games against NHL teams. He was rusty. He lacked his normal stamina. For goodness […]

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Looking back at Bucs’ win over Panthers

December 5, 2023 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. 5 Thoughts Have the Bucs ever had an offensive player who contributed as much to the team as Mike Evans? I think not. 2. No, a three-point win over a 1-10 team isn’t a lot to brag about. But isn’t it better than losing to a 1-10 team? 3. Don’t look now, […]

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Evans leads Bucs to win over Panthers

December 4, 2023 general

Monday, 4 a.m. It’s been a tough week for the Carolina Panthers, what with firing a head coach and insisting they got the right guy in last year’s draft. Still, somewhere along the line, you’d think the Panthers might have prepared for Mike Evans. Heck, he’s only been around for a decade or so. Evans, […]

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Did FSU’s win ensure playoffs?

December 3, 2023 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. They are champions. They are undefeated. They have one of the finest defenses in America. But is that enough to get FSU into the College Football Playoffs?’ The FSU Seminoles won a memorable game Saturday night, beating the 14th-ranked Louisville Cardinals 16-6. They did it behind their third-team quarterback, Brock Glenn, a […]

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Dallas hands Bolts 4th straight loss

December 3, 2023 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. They are average. Mediocre. Pedestrian. Funny, but it feels worse than that. The falling Tampa Bay Lightning took one on the chin Saturday, losing 8-1 to the Dallas Stars. It left the once-proud Bolts at 10-10-5 for the season, and never have their shortcomings seemed so stark. Content beyond this point is […]

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Bucs should win, but it will be close

December 2, 2023 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. Let’s face it. The Carolina Panthers are a mess. They have just dumped their third coach in two years. They have one win in 11 tries. They are 30th in offense, 30th in passing. Given their choice of two quarterbacks in last year’s NFL draft, they picked the wrong one. Can the […]

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Bolts blow lead and lose to Pittsburgh

December 1, 2023 general

Friday, 4 a.m. This is how bad things are going for the Tampa Bay Lightning: Even the opposing goaltender is scoring against them. The Bolts blew a two-goal lead and lost 4-2 to the Pittsburgh Penguins Thursday night, their third straight loss. And just to rub it in, Pens’ goalie Tristan Jarry scored on a […]

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