April 6, 2021 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. Can Blake Snell please come home? And can he bring Charlie Morton with him. All along, this was the fear. The despite their reputation for rebuilding pitchers, the pitching staff of the Tampa Bay Rays wouldn’t be able to hold up. Well, so far, so bad. For the second straight game Monday […]

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Different goalie, same result for Bolts

February 9, 2021 general

Tuesday, 3 a.m. Hey, didn’t you used to be Curtis McElhinney? It had been so long since Lightning fans had seen McElhinney, the way-backup goaltender for Tampa Bay. Seldom seen, seldom heard. That’s the life of McElhinney, one of the league’s least-played backups. For 11 months, McElhinney might as well have been in an equipment […]

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CHAMPA BAY: Bucs back atop the NFL

February 8, 2021 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Here on the mountain top, it all seems worth it. After all of the misery, all of the heartache, all of the disappointment. Winston and Freeman and McCown. Morris and Smith and Schiano. Aguayo and Gay and Brindza. All of the tears. All of the doubts. All of the pain. It has […]

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Lynch finally elected to Hall of Fame

February 7, 2021 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. He’s a rich kid from California. He runs the 49ers. He finished his playing career with Denver. But the fame of John Lynch has always belonged to the Buccaneers. Lynch, 49, finally broke through the Pro Football Hall of Fame Saturday, elated after eight years of waiting. He joins an impressive group […]

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Looking ahead to Bucs-Chiefs Super Bowl

February 7, 2021 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. 5 Thoughts With the interviews being virtual this week, I’m wondering what the loons did to keep themselves busy. Usually, they show up in droves for the Super Bowl Media Day, wearing costumes and wedding dresses and trying hard to get attention with silly questions. It’s like watching the Village People with […]

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Succop stops the laughter about kickers

February 6, 2021 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. They were the joke within the joke. Even on the funniest days, through the funniest punchlines, the kickers of the Tampa Bay Bucs were always there. Usually, they were wide left. They were the Stooges. They were the Keystone Cops. They were Monty Python and the Faltering Feet. Hey, even the Bucs’ […]

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Bolts close out Red Wings once again

February 6, 2021 general

Saturday, 3 a.m. For the Detroit Red Wings, the stuff of nightmares includes a Lightning Bolt. The Red Wings were flummoxed by the Lightning again Friday night, dropping a 3-1 win that the Bolts found less than satisfying.  The Lightning have now won 16 in a row at home over the Red Wings, tied for […]

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Bucs’ offensive line must keep Brady clean

February 5, 2021 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. The key guy may not be fast. A 40-yard dash? Heck, the most important guy on the field may struggle to get in a good five-yard dash. The key guy may not be nimble. He will not vault over tacklers, and he will not make any jump cuts. For the Tampa Bucs […]

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Pierre-Paul, Barrett need to be an edge for Bucs

February 4, 2021 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. You can keep talking about all the things that the Chiefs offense possesses. They are fast, they are talented, and together, they’re one of the best Super Bowl offenses of them all. Up there with the Greatest Show on Turf, with the Giants, with the 49ers. With anyone. You can argue about […]

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Bolts jump to quick lead in win over Wings

February 4, 2021 general

Thursday, 3 a.m. It says a lot about expectations when a team can skate away from a 5-1 victory and talk about the things that felt incomplete. The Tampa Bay Lightning, Stanley Cup champions, had such a night Wednesday with an easy victory over the Detroit Red Wings. The Bolts scored three times in the […]

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