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Bucs prepare for forgettable preseason game

August 25, 2017 general

Friday, 2 a.m. In two days, the Tampa Bay Bucs play their most important game of the preseason. You won’t remember a lick of it. Seriously. In the years to come, someone may ask you about the game against the Browns, and odds are, you’ll draw a blank. Instant amnesia. You won’t remember who scored, […]

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Ask the expert: Jerry Angelo

August 24, 2017 general

Jerry Angelo is a former personnel director for the Bucs and former general manager of the Bears. Each week, Angelo answers your questions regarding the NFL. Send your questions to GarySheltonsports@gmail.com with “ask the expert” in the subject line. The most interesting questions will be selected. Thursday, 4 a.m. If you were in charge of […]

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Rays rally, but fall short to homer-happy Blue Jays

August 24, 2017 general

Thursday, 3 a.m. Where the Toronto Blue Jays hit them, the Rays can’t catch them. Wednesday night’s latest loss was as simple as a knockout for the Rays. Six different Blue Jay players hit balls over the fence , leading their way to a 7-6 victory over Tampa Bay. Kevin Pillar’s eighth-inning home run off […]

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Could tight end be a hidden strength of the Bucs?

August 24, 2017 general

Thursday, 2 a.m. We all love quarterbacks. Right up to the moment we don’t. Ah, but when things are going well, we all imagine ourselves with the ball in our hands, two minutes on the clock and a cheerleader waiting in the wings. We all imagine smiling in the spotlight as the confetti falls. We […]

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Hard Knocks: Dancing with trees, rescuing goats

August 23, 2017 general

Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. Hardly knocking, week three: The longer training camp goes, the harder it is to watch. That’s not just true with the Bucs. That’s part of the preseason. True of Hard Knocks, too. The third episode wasn’t as delicious as the first two. Still, there were moments: Jameis Winston is still talking, still […]

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Koetter has to mold potential into production

August 23, 2017 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. In the days ahead, Dirk Koetter faces the biggest challenge a coach could face. And no, I’m not talking about facing the New England Patriots. For that matter, I’m not talking about the Packers or the Falcons or the Falcons again. I’m not talking about Drew Brees or Odell Beckham or Jordy […]

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Colome wobbly, but he saves the day once more

August 23, 2017 general

Wednesday, 3 a.m. For a man who deals in heat, there is a lot of ice inside the veins of Alex Colome. He is calm. He is placid. He perspires, but he doesn’t really sweat. All he does is save games. Colome was at it again Tuesday night. At a time when most pitchers would […]

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Bucs have often struggled with wayward kickers

August 22, 2017 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. The long, strange tale of the Tremblin’ Toes begins with a bricklayer. Perhaps, it ends with one, too. His name was Mirro Roder, the canceled Czech. He didn’t last long, but he was the original Bucs kicker, an odd designation of an odd position. He was a common man, a blue-collar man. […]

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Winston has started out sharp in preseason

August 21, 2017 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Halfway through the sweat, and the quarterback looks cool and collected. Halfway through the grind, and Jameis Winston has clear sailing. He looks sharper. He looks more efficient. No, he doesn’t look perfect. Yes, he had his brain cramp moment in a nullified interception where he tried too hard to force something. […]

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Snell, once again, allows Rays to end a losing streak

August 21, 2017 general

Monday, 3 a.m. Do you call him “Ace” yet? At least, do you recognize that he finally won the “deuce” of his season? Blake Snell, who spent much of this season as the Rays’ starter without a win, stopped his second consecutive four-game losing streak Sunday, throwing a shutout against a Seattle Mariners lineup that […]

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