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Bolts rally late to edge Canadiens

December 8, 2021 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. For almost 58 minutes, the Lightning were beaten Tuesday night. They were outskated by the homestanding Montreal Canadiens, and they were behind. And then pow. And furthermore, pow again. The Bolts scored two goals in the final 2:09, including a game-winner by Ondrej Palat with 37 seconds left to play, to pull […]

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Looking back on the Bucs’ win over Atlanta

December 7, 2021 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. 5 Thoughts Chris Godwin had quite a day with a record 15 catches. Not only that, he’s not Antonio Brown. 2. Speaking of Brown, he looks stupid even by Brown standards, which are considerable. To avoid a free shot he could have had from team doctors, he paid for a fake vaccination […]

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Bucs overcome shaky start to dismiss Falcons

December 6, 2021 general

Monday, 4 a.m. The quarterback was dominant. The receivers were dominant. The defensive tackles were dominant. Why, then, didn’t the Bucs’ 30-17 victory over the Atlanta Falcons feel dominant? The Bucs moved to 9-3 with a victory that felt more difficult than it had to be Sunday. Despite the Bucs’ array of weaponry, the Falcons […]

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Bolts roll over Flyers behind kids

December 6, 2021 general

Monday, 3 a.m. As it turns out, the kids might be all right, after all. The much-discussed Kid’s Line of the Tampa Bay Lightning took over the city of Philadelphia Sunday night, helping the Bolts surge to a 7-1 victory over the tumbling Flyers, who are 0-6-2 in their last eight games. Boris Kacthouk scored […]

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Stamkos’ overtime goal ends win over Bruins

December 5, 2021 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. The last second belonged to the captain. Over the career of Steven Stamkos, it often has. All those seconds that came before it? Most of those belong to Andrei Vasilevskiy. Stammer and Vasy, two of the last remaining stars of the Tampa Bay Lightning, each came away with a memorable game in […]

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Arians irritated by Covid suspensions

December 4, 2021 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. As much as it might hurt to play without starting safety Jerome Whitehead Sunday, that isn’t what ticks Bucs’ coach Bruce Arians. Playing hide-and-seek with the Covid protocols. That left Arians annoyed on Friday afternoon. “Obviously, we have two guys suspended,” is he way Arians started his press conference. “The league did […]

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Hedman leads Lightning win over Blues

December 3, 2021 general

Friday, 4 a.m. Around him, his fellow stars are missing. Still, he remains the most solid of Lightning players, the one you can count on the most. Thursday night, at Amalie Arena, Victor Hedman owned the joint. Hedman, who logs the most ice time for the Lightning, helped his team break a 2-2 tie to […]

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Two Bucs suspended for Falcons’ game

December 3, 2021 general

Friday, 3 a.m. Things are looking up for the Atlanta Falcons. The NFL and Covid just took steps to even the odds in Sunday’s game against the Tampa Bay Bucs. The NFL announced the suspensions of Antonio Bryant and Mike Edwards Thursday, handing each three-game suspensions for misrepresentation of their Covid vaccination status and violating […]

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Lightning loses big lead in loss to Blues

December 1, 2021 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Yes, their star was missing. And their star after that. And the one after that. And the goaltender sat out. You could refer to this team as The-Rest-of-the-Lightning. On the other hand, they led 3-0. How does a professional hockey team lose a 3-0 game? .Content beyond this point is for members […]

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Looking back on the Bucs win over Colts

November 30, 2021 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. 5 Thoughts Tom Brady has had three of his four lowest-rated performances in the last three weeks. Have teams adjusted to him, or does he miss Antonio Brown that badly? 2. Every time I watch Sean-Murphy Bunting play, I can see smoke. Either he’s getting burned a lot, or they have elected […]

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