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In playoffs, Bishop is the Lightning’s great hope

April 13, 2015 general

Monday, 1:22 p.m. Trust the victories, he will tell you. Do not trust the stats. Trust the times he has skated away form a winning rink, he will tell you. Do not trust the times you rolled you eyes along the way. It is his season now, that of Ben Bishop and the other goaltenders […]

Tagged as: Bishop, goaltender, Khabibulin, Lightning, playoffs, Price, Rinne

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Random Thoughts: Does Palomalu affect Lynch?

April 12, 2015 general

Hi, I’m former Cowboy Emmitt Smith, and I’m here to tell you I’d still play football despite the blows I took to the head. And can someone please answer that darned phone? — I don’t know what your first thoughts were when Troy Polamalu retired this week, but mine were this; I wonder how badly […]

Tagged as: Buchanon, Bucs, Hernadez, Lightning, Lynch

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To all fields: Time for a great young QB in NFL

April 12, 2015 general

On the gridiron… If these things are indeed cyclical, it is time for the cycle. For the NFL, and for the rest of us, it is time for another great quarterback. Peyton Manning is 39. Tom Brady is 38. Drew Brees is 36. The fiercest pass rush any of them face is from father time. […]

Tagged as: Brady, Brees, Manning, NFL, old, quarterbacks, Rodgers, Winston

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Lightning win 50th, will face Red Wings

April 11, 2015 general

Saturday, 11:54 p.m. The Tampa Bay Lightning closed out their season with a shootout victory over the Boston Bruins Saturday night, the 40th victory of the season for goaltender Ben Bishop. Tampa Bay will now play its opening playoff series against the Detroit Red Wings. It was the 50th win of the season for the Bolts. […]

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Ask Gary: Ranking the locker rooms of Tampa Bay

April 11, 2015 general

Saturday, 6 a.m. (Each week, the readers take over Ask Gary. They send in a question, or a couple, and we all talk about the world of sports.  Think of it as a radio show where you don’t have to be on hold. Join us and ask a question, make a comment or be funny. Send the […]

Tagged as: Barber, Brooks, Bucs, Lightning, Rays, Rowdies, sportswriters

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Rowdies coach found growth in a foreign team

April 10, 2015 general

Friday, 2:51 p.m. It’s a movie, right? It’s fiction, right? Someone had to make it up, right? There are too many wonderful story angles. The good guys win in the end. The transgender soccer player not only has to play, she has to make the saving play. The coach not only has to teach the […]

Tagged as: American Samoa, growth, Next Goal Wins, Rongren, Rowdies, World Cup

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Lightning wins, but their captain isn’t satisfied

April 9, 2015 general

Thursday, 11:48 p.m. TAMPA Through the eyes of a young man, winning is plenty. Why, what else is there but winning? Winning is everything. Winning is the only thing. Cliches are carved in stone about winning. But through the eyes of an older man, simply winning is not enough. Steven Stamkos is an elder of […]

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Cash parties like he’s going to win another 99

April 8, 2015 general

Wednesday, 11:45 p.m. ST. PETERSBURG It was loud. It was wild. It was boisterous. Kevin Cash had heard about moments like this, how unbridled the Rays were when they had a victory to celebrate. And now, this was his celebration, and he was in the middle of it. It was dark. It was loose. It […]

Tagged as: celebration, defense, Odorizzi, pitching, Rays, walks

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Let’s End Stadium Stamps for the Rich

April 8, 2015 general

Wednesday, 6:03 p.m.  Guest Column By Scott Myers Scott Myers is a sports fan who has lived in Tampa Bay for the last 24 years. He is married with four children and recently retired from a 44 year IT career. Email him at: ascott.myers@gmail.com.  Incredible volumes of conversation, dialogue, and arguments have been going on for […]

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Rays fall short as Kiermaier plays well

April 8, 2015 general

Wednesday, 12:50 a.m. Centerfielder Kevin Kiermaier had a nice night for the Rays, getting a triple and a homer. However, the Rays’ comeback fell short, 6-5, and Tampa Bay lost to Baltimore again.    

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