Bucs win big, but without being sharp

October 25, 2021 general

Monday, 4 p.m. Now here’s a sight you don’t often see: Tom Brady, passenger. Tom Brady, backup singer. Tom Brady, tagalong. Oh, Brady had four touchdowns Sunday. He became the first quarterback in NFL history to throw for 600 touchdowns. But for the most part, Brady was a background player in the Bucs’ 38-3 walloping […]

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Bolts slump continues in shootout loss

October 24, 2021 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. So far, the electricity has been grounded. So far, there is no voltage to the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Bolts’ season-opening slump continued Saturday night in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Colorado Avalanche. Though five games, the Bolts have five points. However, they have yet to hold a lead in regulation, […]

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USF’s Scott finally gets a big victory

October 24, 2021 general

Oh. So that’s what they mean by running with the Bulls. USF stampeded over Temple Saturday night, rolling up a school-record 421 yards\s rushing in a 34-14 victory. It was the first win over an FBS opponent in the tenure of coach Jeff Scott. USF had not beaten a FBS opponent for 728 days. Jaran […]

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Bucs’ offense has room to improve

October 22, 2021 general

Friday, 4 a.m. You know the names. You’ve seen the highlights. You are aware of the way the resumes read. But after six weeks, the question lingers: Do the Tampa Bay Bucs have a great offense. The answer, of course, is this: Some of the time. Some of the time, they catch fire, and receivers […]

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Bucs’ running game is finally clicking

October 21, 2021 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Once, it was the league of the runaway running back. Football is a game built on legs, on the great runners who have stampeded across the field. Once, there was Walter Payton and Barry Sanders and Emmitt Smith. There was Eric Dickerson and O.J. Simpson and Marcus Allen. Larry Csonka and John […]

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Bolts are powerless in loss to Panthers

October 20, 2021 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Now that Nikita Kucherov has limped away — for the immediate future, at least — a question remains: Did he take the power of the Tampa Bay Lightning with him? The Lightning, playing their first game without the injured Kucherov, sputtered and fizzled in a 4-1 loss to the Florida Panthers. The […]

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Howard looking to play a role for Bucs

October 20, 2021 general

Wednesday, 3 a.m. By now, he was supposed to be a force. By now, O.J. Howard was supposed to be among the elite of NFL tight ends. He was supposed to split zones deep He was supposed to shrug off tacklers. He was supposed to be a devastating blocker. Five years in, however, and Howard […]

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Where did Florida’s swagger go?

October 18, 2021 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. As a state, we are lost. We wander around the desert, desperately looking for a first down. The end zone is not in sight. The fight songs are out of tune. Exactly when did the state of Florida’s college football teams forget how to play this game? Once, trophies lived here. There […]

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Brady is the Bucs’ best QB — already

October 18, 2021 general

Monday, 4 a.m. He just got here, okay. For an old guy, he is still fairly new. The ink is barely dry on his contract. He is eighth on the list of games won by a Bucs’ quarterback. He is eighth on the team’s all-time yardage record. He is eighth when it comes to touchdown […]

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Stamkos scores winner in overtime

October 17, 2021 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. He is older now. He has been injured. A great part of his game has been his transition from scorer to spokesman. But once the puck is on the stick of Steven Stamkos, some marvelous things can occur. Take Saturday night, when Stamkos powered the winning goal into the net with 15 […]

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