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Bucs eliminated from NFL playoffs

January 5, 2026 general

Monday, 4 a.m. The season of the Tampa Bay Bucs is over. The final disappointment came Sunday, but the footsteps have been going on for a while. The Bucs have so many places to assign blame for their collapse after a 5-1 start. The Bucs lost to Atlanta, and to Carolina, and to New Orleans, […]

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Bucs still have a shot at playoffs

January 4, 2026 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. You can argue all week about whether the Tampa Bay Bucs deserve to make the NFL playoffs. But as the regular season approaches its final day, the Bucs still have a chance. The Bucs beat the Carolina Panthers, 16-14, at Raymond James Stadium Saturday afternoon. Like much of the season, it wasn’t […]

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Bolts hammer Sharks for 7th straight

January 4, 2026 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. Suddenly, the goal seems 10 feet wide. The opposition seems slow. The opposing goaltender looks lost. And the Tampa Bay Lightning cannot lose. The Bolts won their seventh straight game Saturday, blowing away the San Jose Sharks 7-2. The Bolts have averaged five goals a team in their streak. Darren Raddysh scored […]

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Bolts’ rally wins their sixth straight

January 2, 2026 general

Friday, 4 a.m. Yeah, that’s the way to finish a game. The Tampa Bay Lightning, often soft in their third periods this season, finally rallied for a victory Thursday night at the Crypto.com Arena against the L.A. Kings. The Bolts scored three goals in the final 3:39 of play to win their sixth straight victory […]

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Bolts win fifth straight game over Ducks

January 1, 2026 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. A thousand times, Jon Cooper has seen this. By now, he knows his way from the locker room to the bench. A thousand times, there have been triumphs, and disappointments, and injuries. Still, when we see him guide the Tampa Bay Lightning to another win. you get the feeling the guy is […]

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Looking back at Bucs’ loss to Miami

December 30, 2025 general

5 Thoughts I thought a lot about the worst teams in the NFL Sunday night. I would bet on all of them to beat the Bucs. Even the Raiders. 2. I’m not in the tar-and-feather group, but isn’t a coach’s job to make is team better as the season goes along? Just asking. 3. Should […]

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Surprise! Bucs beaten once again

December 29, 2025 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Once again, the Bucs lost. Is anyone surprised? Lately, it seems all the Bucs do is lose. They are on a nightmare streak, losers of seven of their last eight games. A once-promising season has gone dark. What was once very good has turned very bad, and it doesn’t look as if […]

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Bolts survive to win against Montreal

December 29, 2025 general

Monday, 3 a.m. It was a route. Then it was a rally. Then it was a shootout. And in the end, the suddenly hot Tampa Bay Lightning was still standing. The Bolts won their fourth straight game at Benchmark International Arena Monday night, surviving a 5-4 shootout against the Montreal Canadiens. It was a game […]

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Lightning stands up to Florida’s attack

December 28, 2025 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. There were so many reasons the Tampa Bay Lightning should have lost Saturday night. They didn’t, which might be the finest compliment you can give a team. — They gave up 11 power plays (and killed 10 of them). — They had 87 minutes in penalties. — They were 0-6 on the […]

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Looking back on Bucs’ loss to Carolina

December 23, 2025 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. 5 Thoughts The way I figure it, if the NFL season went 25 games, the Bucs could make a run at the No. 1 draft choice. 2. Bucs’ coach Todd Bowles made a thing of the Bucs winning the time-of-possession battle Sunday. Well, congratulations, Todd. I think Timex needs a spokesman. 3. […]

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