Even Bucs should handle Carolina Sunday

October 21, 2022 general

Friday, 4 a.m. Eventually, they have to win again. Right? Someday, perhaps soon, Tom Brady will go back to being Tom Brady, and Mike Evans will catch a lot of passes and the offense will somehow pick up a third and one. Won’t they? For a month now, the Bucs have been spinning their wheels. […]

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Bucs, Lightning share disappointment

October 20, 2022 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. The sports are different. The sounds of are the same. You get the same heavy sighs. You get the same tired cliches. You are reminded that there are a lot of games to go. Teams tell you they haven’t played their best, as if that is supposed to encourage anyone. It is […]

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Bolts lose their way again in another loss

October 19, 2022 general

Wednesday , 4 a.m. Suddenly, we are no longer Champa Bay. Suddenly, we are Disappointment City. The Tampa Bay Lighting continued their early-season slump at Amalie Arena Tuesday night. The Bolts blew a 2-0 lead at home, with Andrei Vasilevskiy in goal, to fall to 1-3 on the season. Content beyond this point is for […]

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Looking back on the Bucs’ loss to Pittsburgh

October 18, 2022 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. 5 Thoughts I don’t think missing a walkthrough made Tom Brady play badly. But between his training camp vacation, his weekly days off and turning into a wedding crasher, I do wonder this: How “all” is “all in?” 2. Just for old times’ sake, could we try risking it for, say, half […]

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Bucs lose to outmanned Pittsburgh

October 17, 2022 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Here’s a question. Just how many Pittsburgh Steelers would have had to miss the game Sunday for the Tampa Bay Bucs to have a chance? The heavily favored Bucs were beaten by the limping Pittsburgh Steelers 20-18 Sunday despite no T.J. Watt, no Minkah Fitzpatrick, no starting cornerbacks, and lost starting quarterback […]

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Lightning struggling early after big loss

October 16, 2022 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. Three games is a small sample size. It’s a start. It’s a couple of steps into a long journey. But for the Tampa Bay Lightning, it’s also a concern. The Bolts fell to 1-2 Saturday night, absorbing a 6-2 pounding at the hands of the Pittsburgh Penguins. The game was close, 2-1, […]

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Van Dyke leads Miami to narrow win

October 16, 2022 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. Don’t judge the impact of Miami quarterback Tyler Van Dyke solely on his statistics. Oh, Van Dyke is pretty good with the numbers, too. He threw for 351 yards Saturday. In the last two weeks, he has 747 passing yards. Saturday, however, part of Van Dyke’s afternoon included a clock-eating drive at […]

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Bolts take victory over Blue Jackets

October 15, 2022 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. The strategy starts with desperation. A little later, you sprinkle in some discipline and a bit of determination. Let’s face it. The designers of hockey expect a team to score in an extended five-on-three power play. There is too much ice, and too many weapons, for an outnumbered team to contend with. […]

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Bucs should beat this version of Steelers

October 14, 2022 general

Friday, 3 a.m. Power shifts. Dynasties end. Success fades. For the Tampa Bay Bucs, that’s a good thing. If you judge two franchises by the success of our lifetimes, there is no way the history books would pick the Tampa Bay Bucs over the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Bucs have had their successes, sure, but the […]

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Looking back at the 2022 Tampa Bay Rays

October 13, 2022 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. 5 Thoughts For the Rays, the convenient way to remember 2022 is the absurd amount of injuries the team had. But if they had never had an injury, the hitting still would have been lousy. Guys, run prevention is a dandy idea. So is run production. 2. I know he’s at the […]

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