Sunday, 3 a.m. Perhaps it was too much to ask all along. You take a new roster, with a new coaching staff, and you expect undefeated? You take 40-some transfers, and you throw them into a new season. You win four sloppy games against subpar opponents. And finally, you lose. The South Florida Bulls lost […]

Sunday, 2 a.m. The journey began in earnest for the Tampa Bay Lightning Saturday as the team won its first game of the season. The Bolts stopped Washington, 3-1, at Benchmark International Arena. The Bolts had lost their season opener 5-1 to the New York Rangers. The Bolts jumped to a quick lead, getting first-period […]

Monday, 4 a.m. Oh, brother. Oh, no. Oh, here we go again. The stumbling, fumbling Tampa Bay Bucs fell to 0-3 Sunday at Raymond James Stadium, inviting their fans to moan “oh, my heavens.” Theys bumbled around, drawing flags and making wayward passes, until they lost to the Minnesota Vikings 23-16. By now, the Bucs […]

Sunday, 4 a.m. So, weren’t the Philadelphia Phillies supposed to be something fearsome? The Phillies, on the verge of clinching the playoffs for a week, were clobbered by the Rays Saturday night. It ended up 12-1, and it was every bit as lopsided as it sounded. The Phillies, shut out on Friday night, had just […]