Lightning survive with shootout win

November 22, 2021 general

Another coach, another night, and voices would be raised. Another opponent, another view, and doors would be kicked. Instead, Jon Cooper was smiling. And that’s how much winning a game matters. For the second straight night, the Lightning blew a two-goal lead in the third period. That would make most coaches talk about the closing […]

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5 Bucs Who Have to Play Well Tonight

November 22, 2021 general

Monday, 3 a.m. Yeah, the quarterback needs to be better. But doesn’t everyone? The Tampa Bay Bucs, in too many games, have turned into a one-man show. All of the headlines are about Tom Brady, and most of the photos. He’s the star of most wins, and he’s the disappointment in most losses. But now […]

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Lightning blow lead against Jersey

November 21, 2021 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. No wonder they call them the Devils. Games like this can leave an opponent feeling like hell. The Tampa Bay Lightning saw a game they had in control lost in a total collapse Saturday afternoon in a 5-3 embarrassment against New Jersey. The Bolts blew a 3-1 lead on home ice, breaking […]

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USF bashed by a weak Tulane team

November 21, 2021 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. Remember all of those small clues that suggested USF might be an improving team? Well, forget those. The Bulls were squashed Saturday in perhaps their most disappointing loss of the Jeff Scott era — and there have been plenty — in a 45-14 embarrassment against a weak Tulane team. Content beyond this […]

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Brady wants to start winning again

November 21, 2021 general

Sunday, 2 a.m. There have not been a lot of months like this for Tom Brady. There have not been a lot of stretches as long, as lonely, or as winless. It has been since Oct. 24 since Brady won a football game. In that time, there have been two defeats, an off-week and a […]

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Bucs miss the feeling of victory

November 20, 2021 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. The more. you win, the more it hurts when you do not. Such is the paradox of being Tom Brady, football’s most accomplished quarterback. He is a man who has lived in the headlines, and he wants to remain there. He is a star who has dealt in championship trophies, and so […]

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Stamkos, Point lead Lightning rally

November 19, 2021 general

Friday, 4 a.m. The start was awful. The finish was worse. So how in the blazes did the Tampa Bay Lightning win this one? The Lightning overcame a 2-0 deficit in the first period, and they endured giving up the tying goal with 8.1 seconds to play. Then again, a lot of shortcomings are forgiven […]

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Will the Bucs be better against the Giants?

November 19, 2021 general

Friday, 3 a.m. For those who haven’t been paying attention, a recap. A week ago, the Bucs played on the road. This week, ditto. A week ago, the Bucs played a bad team from the NFC East. This week, same thing. A week ago, the Bucs talked a good game about energy and bouncing back. […]

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Bucs need to discover their passion to win

November 18, 2021 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. It wasn’t that long ago that their energy defined them. They attacked. They marauded. They swarmed. They were quicker than their opponents. The results of each play seemed to matter more. They were fleet and physical and furious. There was an urgency, a hunger, to the way they played football. Alas, that […]

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Cash wins second straight Manager of Year

November 17, 2021 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. The first year he won a Stanley Cup, Jon Cooper didn’t win the coach of the year award. He didn’t win it the next year, when his Lightning repeated, either. Say what you want about John Gruden, but in 2002 he did a fine job as he inherited someone else’s team and […]

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