Friday, 3 a.m. At the time, they were an annoyance. A victory that was easy that the score would suggest. Another speed bump on the highway. At the time, there was no reasonable expectation that the Philadelphia Eagles would pose any sort of legitimate threat to the Tampa Bay Bucs. Ah, but times change, and […]

Wednesday, 4 a.m. When he is moving as if he owns the ice, when he is seeing the things that mortal skaters do not see, when his stick is once again golden, those are the times that the Tampa Bay Lightning remind you that they have won two straight Stanley Cup championships. They are, after […]

Monday, 4 a.m. Here is the reason they can’t survive long in the post-season. Tom Brady is out of weapons. For three drives Sunday afternoon, he and his Bucs’ offense were miserably. For 18 minutes. Brady hit just five of his first 10 passes for 34 yards, and the Bucs trailed 7-3 to a hopeless […]

Sunday, 3 a.m. So much for the Tampa Bay Lighting being healed. The Boston Bruins re-opened a lot of wounds — particularly psychologically — with a crushing win over the Bolts Saturday night. Boston jumped to a 4-0 lead and coasted to a 5-2 victory over the Lighting in Amalie Arena. The Bruins scored twice […]