Gators run all over South Carolina

November 13, 2022 general

The Florida Gators seem to be finishing Billy Napier’s first season with a rush. Florida won its second straight SEC game Saturday, rambling past South Carolina 38-6. rushing for 374 yards in a 38-6 victory. The Gators got 161 yards from Montrell Johnson, 100 from Travis Etienne and 96 from quarterback Anthony Richardson in their […]

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Bolts lack punch in loss to Washington

November 12, 2022 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. There are times they score like a pinball machine. They look fast, they look creative, they look dangerous. And then there are times when they look slow, lethargic. When the opposing goaltender looks bigger than the net behind him. And those are the moments the Tampa Bay Lightning are struggling to overcome. […]

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Can Bucs beat Seattle in Germany?

November 11, 2022 general

Friday, 4 a.m. I like foreign countries. I like the sites, the languages, the foods. I like being someplace different. Also, I like the NFL. But I don’t like the NFL in foreign countries. Not to be xenophobic here, but pro football is our game. It is bred into us, and whenever it travels to […]

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USF needs to regain its ambition

November 10, 2022 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. He stood in the end zone, his chin high, defiant. His team had just beaten UCF, again, and Jim Leavitt was posed — regal, defiant — in front of any critics there might be. To some of us, that is still the picture of USF football. Say what you want about Leavitt. […]

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Another short-handed goal dooms Bolts

November 9, 2022 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. For the Tampa Bay Lightning, it is an opportunity to exert their power. For crying out loud, they have the opposition outnumbered. They are home, and their stars are itching to shoot. And time after time, it blows up in their face. For the third time in four games, the Tampa Bay […]

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Looking back on the Bucs’ win over the Rams

November 8, 2022 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. Some judge a quarterback by touchdown passes. Some judge him by his quarterback rating. I’ve always been a sucker for fourth-quarter comebacks, because the best excel at that. Tom Brady had his 43rd, and his 55th game-winning drive, on Sunday. In a fourth-quarter league, it’s not a small number. 2. By comparison, […]

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Brady leads the Bucs to improbable victory

November 7, 2022 general

Monday, 4 a.m. There wasn’t much time left. The truth be told, there was even less hope. Tom Brady stood 60 yards from the end zone with 44 seconds to play. He was surrounded by the disappointment of an underachieving team that had been lost again. For all a reasonable man might imagine, another Sunday […]

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On the winning goal, Perbix is perfect

November 6, 2022 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Okay, who had Nick Perbix in the pool? On the ice with Nikita Kucherov and Steven Stamkos, with Brayden Point and Brandon Hagel, Saturday night’s winning goal for the Tampa Bay Lighting came from Perbix, an unheralded defenseman who had never scored in the NHL before. Perbix, 24, scored with 4:55 left […]

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FSU throttles Miami in rivalry game

November 6, 2022 general

By definition, a rivalry game is supposed to be a coin flip. A rivalry is supposed to be a close, heart-stopping game that comes down to the last play or the big break. How, then, do you explain FSU’s 45-3 thumping of Miami Saturday night? Content beyond this point is for members only. Already a […]

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Can Bucs stop their slide against Rams?

November 5, 2022 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. One team is bad. The other one is sad. Together, they get to decide which is which. The L.A. Rams compare disappointments with the Tampa Bay Bucs Sunday, a drag race between two stalled cars. The Rams have lost three of their last four. The Bucs have lost five of their last […]

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