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Tampa Bay moves farther from The Golden Boys

June 7, 2016 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. The Golden Boys are leaving us now, entering into the golden years. Can someone make them turn back? One by one, time has brought them to their knees. It has slowed them down, and it has made them old, and it has watched them go from stardom to contributors to hangers-on. And […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Greats, Lightning, Rays

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Ask Gary: Would Maddon be better than Cash?

June 4, 2016 general

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Random Thoughts: Goodell encourages, well, everyone

May 29, 2016 College Sports in Florida

Sunday,, 6 a.m. Hi, I’m Roger Goodell, and I’m here to urge Kenneth City to continue to try for Super Bowls, too. – Sometimes, I think USA Today thinks the world started Thursday. The website ranked Greg Schiano as the worst coach in Bucs history, which is just stupid. Hint, guys. Here are some Bucs […]

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Ask Gary: Does Lightning need to tweak roster?

May 28, 2016 general

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Lightning finally lose, but they made you care

May 27, 2016 general

Friday, 6 a.m. The wounds are fresh now. The heartache is brand new. The couch is freshly kicked and who knows where you threw the remote control. But when it all over, when the sting has subsided and reason returns to your living room, what will you think then? How will you remember this Tampa […]

Tagged as: Lightning, Penguins, playoffs, Vasilevskiy

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Defense has to show up for Lightning to win

May 26, 2016 general

Thursday, 6 a.m. There for a while, Victor Hedman was the Ice Linebacker. He was fast, and he was large, and never seemed to make a mistake. He skated, and the opponents got the dickens out of his way. He single-handedly made a mortal out of John Tavares. For the second straight year, there was […]

Tagged as: defense, Lightning, Penguins, playoffs

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Lightning believes it has one more surprise in them

May 25, 2016 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. Sometime in the first period, you doubted. Didn’t you? Sometime in the second, you questioned. Admit it. Sometime before the night was over, you considered giving up, didn’t you. The Lightning looked that lethargic, and the Penguins looked that spirited, and there for a while, you looked for the white flag. You […]

Tagged as: defeat, Lightning, Penguins, playoffs

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Should Cooper be considered for coach of the year?

May 24, 2016 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. At a key moment in the conference finals, the NHL Coach of the Year was looking under the couch for the remote control. When the game went into overtime, he was fishing a Cheez Doodle out of his navel. When it was time to tweak his line, he decided that a ham […]

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Kucherov making a name for himself in playoffs

May 23, 2016 general

Monday, 6 a.m. Once, you looked at Marty St. Louis the way you look at Nikita Kucherov. He, too, had the magic. He, too, had the touch. Once, you looked at Steven Stamkos the way you look at Kucherov. He, too, carried the hope of this team. He, too, was the difference-maker. Once, you looked […]

Tagged as: Kucherov, Lightning, Penguins, playoffs

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Ask Gary: Are relievers paid by the hour?

May 21, 2016 general

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Tagged as: Donovan, Lynch, Relievers, Safer

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