Lightning drops third straight game

December 7, 2025 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. The Tampa Bay Lightning has seen quite enough of Ilya Sorokin, thank you very much. The Lightning, absent Nikita Kucherov and Braydon Point, were firing blanks at Sorokin again Saturday night. They played against him twice this week, and they managed just one goal on 62 shots. “We’re outlaying (opponents) in these […]

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Controversial call dooms Tampa Bay

December 5, 2025 general

Friday, 4 a.m. Some losses are easier to swallow than others. Especially when fans can heckle the referees off the ice. The Tampa Bay Lightning lost their second straight game, 4-3 to Pittsburgh at Benchmark International. The Bolts came back to tie after falling behind 3-0. Then, after falling behind 4-3, they almost came back […]

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Bolts’ winning streak ends against Isles

December 3, 2025 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Turns out, the Tampa Bay Lightning will not go unbeaten the rest of the season. The Bolts, who had won seven straight games and 15 of their previous 18, saw their streak end at the hand of the New York Islanders, 2-1, at the UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y. Tampa Bay scored […]

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Looking back at Bucs’ win over the Cards

December 2, 2025 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. 5 Thoughts I don’t know about anyone else, but I’m dying to see Tristan Wirfs on a post pattern. 2. Question: How many appendages does Baker Mayfield have to injure before anyone is happy to see Teddy Bridgewater in action? 3. The Bucs ran 21 times (non-scrambles). Bucky Irving ran 17. So […]

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Big defensive stop lifts Tampa Bay

December 1, 2025 general

Monday, 4 a.m. It wasn’t pretty. It wasn’t slick. It wasn’t dominating. But after a three-game losing streak, it was good enough. The Tampa Bay Bucs held onto first place in the NFC South with a 20-17 victory over the Arizona Cardinals at Raymond James Stadium Sunday. “It’s finally good to get on the winning […]

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Remember this: Golesh, Brown lead USF

November 30, 2025 general

Sunday, 4:30 a.m. It was dominating. It was explosive. It was the stuff of highlight reels. But was it goodbye? The USF rolled to their ninth win of the season Saturday night, smashing Rice 52-3. It was the fifth time the Bulls had scored 50 or more this season. Still, it was hard not to […]

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Baugh runs wild against Seminoles

November 30, 2025 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Let’s face it. It was still a lousy year for Florida. Billy Napier is still fired. The Gators still lost eight games, including that unforgettable fold against USF. It was dismay covered in pain coated in agony. But, yeah, this makes it a little better. Just a little. Florida beat arch-rival FSU, […]

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Defense, Hagel star in Bolts’ seventh straight

November 30, 2025 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. The math doesn’t add up. The performances, either. But all of the sudden, the Tampa Bay Lightning are the monsters of the midway. It’s odd. The more pieces of their d-corps that are missing, the better the Lightning seems to play. They have lost Victor Hedman, the smooth captain. They have lost […]

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Lightning keeps winning streak alive

November 29, 2025 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. Remember the slow start? Remember when the Tampa Bay Lightning was just another team? No more. These days, the Lightning are the NHL’s hottest team, cutting through the opposition without breaking a sweat. The Bolts won 6-3 in Detroit against the Red Wings. The Bolts won their sixth straight game Friday, and […]

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Red-hot Lightning captures another win

November 27, 2025 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. The torrid streak of the Tampa Bay Lightning continued Wednesday night. The Bolts won their fifth straight game, and their 13th of their last 16 games, with an easy 5-1 victory over the Calgary Flames at Benchmark International Tampa Bay scored four goals in the first period and coasted. Two of the […]

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