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Bolts’ power outage continues in loss

March 23, 2022 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Maybe the Tampa Bay Lightning need to make a couple of more trades. Either that, or someone needs to plug the offense back in. The sliding Lightning took another backward step Tuesday night, absorbing a 3-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. It was the fifth time in six games the Bolts have […]

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Fournette doesn’t deserve top-5 money

March 22, 2022 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. Leonard Fournette wants money, lots of money, top-five money. He wants a make-it-rich contract, one that will set him up for life. He wants a general manager to make it rain. All of that is understood. On the other hand, when I was a kid, I wanted to be an astronaught. Sometimes, […]

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Bucs hope Belichick acted too early again

March 21, 2022 general

Friday, 4 a.m. When a team goes to pick the fruit of the Belichick tree, it must proceed with caution. He is the finest coach in the NFL, and arguably the best ever. He is a fine judge of talent, and a great developer of it. A team does not go to the trading table […]

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Penalties cost Lightning in loss to Rangers

March 19, 2022 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Before the Tampa Bay Lightning can cash in on their season, they’re going to have to get out of jail. Once again, penalties helped to slow down the Lightning in their 2-1 loss to the New York Rangers Saturday night, the third time this year New York has beaten the Bolts. Tampa […]

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Once again, the Lightning embraces the present

March 19, 2022 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. The NHL draft is about hope. It’s about tomorrow. It’s about building for a better day. All of that is fine. The Tampa Bay Lightning, on the other hand, is about today. Once again, the Lightning traded in the future for today on Friday. They sent two future No. 1 draft picks […]

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Bucs’ owners continue to invest in winning

March 18, 2022 general

Friday, 4 p.m. The dark secret that no one talks about is this: The Tampa Bay Bucs have always been about the bucks. For almost a half-century, since skinflint Hugh Culverhouse fished enough nickels out of the storm grate to promise $16 million dollars for a franchise awarded to someone else, to now, the Bucs […]

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Bolts finish off a road trip the right way

March 17, 2022 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Pebble by pebble, he has built a mountain. Goal by goal, he has constructed a legacy. After 14 years — already? — Steven Stamkos has become a star. He is 31 now, on the other side of devastating injuries, but Stamkos is still plugging away. He played in his 900th game in […]

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It’s hard to out-guess the Bucs these days

March 16, 2022 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Pity the poor NFL “expert.” Which is, actually, a lofty sounding title for a guy who does a lot of guessing in his three-times-a-day mock drafts. The Bucs must be driving those clowns batty. One day, a lot of mockers are suggesting that the Bucs might take a quarterback if they were […]

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More and more, Licht is a good idea

March 15, 2022 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. Time was, you couldn’t figure out why they hadn’t changed the lock to his office. When Dirk Koetter left the employ of the Tampa Bay Bucs — and it wasn’t his choice — it was hard to figure out why Jason Licht wasn’t shipped along with him. Nothing personal, but Licht was […]

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After weeks of retirement, Brady is back

March 14, 2022 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Evidently, there are only so many hours a man can spend whittling. There are only so many Early Bird specials that a guy can digest. Only so many sessions he can spend sitting around the fireplace and talking about the old days. Only so many afternoons you can spend at the fishing […]

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