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Still no final verdict on Winston

October 27, 2021 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. He has been terrific. He threw five touchdown passes is an upset of Green Bay. He threw four in a victory over Washington. And he has been lousy. He had a dismal 26.2 rating in a loss to Carolina. He somehow lost to the New York Giants. Amd the New Orleans Saints, […]

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Bolts ‘lack urgency’ in loss to Sabres

October 26, 2021 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. For a decade, the Buffalo Sabres have been a dead franchise. Doing nothing. Going nowhere. For two years, the Tampa Bay Lightning has been excellent. Two titles. Lots of confetti. So how do you explain the latest misstep by the Tampa Bay Lightning, a team going in the wrong direction in the […]

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Looking back on the Bucs’ win over Chicago

October 26, 2021 general

Tuesday, 3 a.m. 5 Thoughts It’s silly to argue what a fan might have gotten for the football from Tom Brady’s 600th touchdown pass, but a lot of us would be willing to bid for a replica of that cap Brady gave to the cancer survivor. That was his best moment of the day. 2. […]

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Bucs win big, but without being sharp

October 25, 2021 general

Monday, 4 p.m. Now here’s a sight you don’t often see: Tom Brady, passenger. Tom Brady, backup singer. Tom Brady, tagalong. Oh, Brady had four touchdowns Sunday. He became the first quarterback in NFL history to throw for 600 touchdowns. But for the most part, Brady was a background player in the Bucs’ 38-3 walloping […]

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Bolts slump continues in shootout loss

October 24, 2021 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. So far, the electricity has been grounded. So far, there is no voltage to the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Bolts’ season-opening slump continued Saturday night in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Colorado Avalanche. Though five games, the Bolts have five points. However, they have yet to hold a lead in regulation, […]

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USF’s Scott finally gets a big victory

October 24, 2021 general

Oh. So that’s what they mean by running with the Bulls. USF stampeded over Temple Saturday night, rolling up a school-record 421 yards\s rushing in a 34-14 victory. It was the first win over an FBS opponent in the tenure of coach Jeff Scott. USF had not beaten a FBS opponent for 728 days. Jaran […]

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Bucs’ offense has room to improve

October 22, 2021 general

Friday, 4 a.m. You know the names. You’ve seen the highlights. You are aware of the way the resumes read. But after six weeks, the question lingers: Do the Tampa Bay Bucs have a great offense. The answer, of course, is this: Some of the time. Some of the time, they catch fire, and receivers […]

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Bucs’ running game is finally clicking

October 21, 2021 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Once, it was the league of the runaway running back. Football is a game built on legs, on the great runners who have stampeded across the field. Once, there was Walter Payton and Barry Sanders and Emmitt Smith. There was Eric Dickerson and O.J. Simpson and Marcus Allen. Larry Csonka and John […]

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Bolts are powerless in loss to Panthers

October 20, 2021 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Now that Nikita Kucherov has limped away — for the immediate future, at least — a question remains: Did he take the power of the Tampa Bay Lightning with him? The Lightning, playing their first game without the injured Kucherov, sputtered and fizzled in a 4-1 loss to the Florida Panthers. The […]

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Howard looking to play a role for Bucs

October 20, 2021 general

Wednesday, 3 a.m. By now, he was supposed to be a force. By now, O.J. Howard was supposed to be among the elite of NFL tight ends. He was supposed to split zones deep He was supposed to shrug off tacklers. He was supposed to be a devastating blocker. Five years in, however, and Howard […]

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