Strong third period can’t bail out Bolts

January 30, 2022 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. The Lightning finally put a good period together Saturday night. Alas, it was only one. A sluggish start and a sloppy finish doomed the Bolts in a 3-2 shootout loss to Las Vegas. Not even an excellent third period could do anything for the Bolts other than force a single point. Tampa […]

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Will it be a Rams-Chiefs Super Bowl?

January 29, 2022 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. Are you ready for Patrick Mahomes against Matt Stafford? How about Tyreek Hill against Cooper Kupp? Maybe Aaron Donald vs. Chris Jones? It is almost time to start talking about matchups. Andy Reid vs. Sean McCoy? Tyrann Mathieu vs. Jalen Ramsey? Von Miller vs. Frank Clark? Oh, wait. The conference championships have […]

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Penalty kill helps Lightning overcome Devils

January 28, 2022 general

Friday, 4 a.m. It was midway through the second period, and the Tampa Bay Lighting had the New Jeeesey Devils right where they wanted them. The score was tied, 1-1, and the Bolts were facing a four-minute minor after Jan Rutta was called for high-sticking. Which is when the Bolts went to work. Despite the […]

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Climbing Tampa Bay’s Mount Rushmore

January 27, 2022 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Four seasons in a year. Four suits in a deck. Four leaves on a lucky clover. Fours tell a lot of things. About band members. About Horsemen. About directions on a compass About greatness. In sports, they call it the “Mount Rushmore” factor. We can usually tell the best player in the […]

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Brady holds the Bucs’ future in his hands

January 26, 2022 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. And so we wait. Will the Bucs be contenders in 2022? Will they matter? Will potential free agents answer the telephone? It all depends on Tom Brady, doesn’t it? Will the Bucs settle for a quarterback on the roster? Will they chase another aging star? Will Rob Gronkowski be back? Will Chris […]

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Looking back on the Bucs’ loss to the Rams

January 24, 2022 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. 5 Thoughts 1. Was that game-tying fourth-quarter drive the last we will see of Tom Brady? An entire franchise waits in the balance, because neither Blaine Gabbert nor Kyle Trask is as good as Jameis Winston was, let alone Brady. 2. Speaking of which, could Brady let Rob Gronkowski know if he […]

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Rams late drive ends Bucs’ season, 30-27

January 24, 2022 general

Monday, 4 a.m. The Tampa Bay Bucs ran out of miracles Sunday afternoon. Only the coming days will decide if they ran out of miracle-workers, too. The Bucs, behind Tom Brady, staged a furious comeback to pull into a tie with the Los Angeles Rams late in their NFC Divisional Playoff game. But even quicker […]

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Bolts rebound with crushing win over Sharks

January 23, 2022 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Sometimes, the road to day’s success is a product of yesterday’s disappointment. At least, that’s the way it worked out for the Tampa Bay Lighting on Saturday night. The Bolts, fresh off an embarrassing performance in a loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night, roared back to drub the San Jose […]

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5 Bucs to watch in today’s Rams’ game

January 23, 2022 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. Someone’s going to step up. Someone’s going to be better than you’d expect. If the Tampa Bay Bucs are to win, they’re going to need a good player, maybe two, to be great. That’s the way big games are won. The Bucs — facing a formidable Rams team — will need a […]

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Slow start dooms Bolts against Ducks

January 22, 2022 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. They stayed up late for this? You stayed up late to watch them? The Tampa Bay Lightning took it on the nose late Friday night, losing 5-1 to the slumping Anaheim Ducks. The Ducks jumped the Bolts early, outshooting them 18-7 in the first period. At one point, Anaheim led the game […]

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