Florida teams clobbered in college football

October 11, 2020 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. A question: Did the college football teams in Florida forget how to play the game? Another question: Does social distancing mean the teams don’t attend defensive meetings? Saturday was one of the worst days in memory for the state’s college football teams. Florida was upset by a late comeback and lost to […]

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Brousseau’s defining moment leads Rays

October 10, 2020 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. This is how a man claims history. This is how a man makes certain his name is never forgotten. Mike Brousseau, the head-hunted one, was back in the cross-hairs late Friday night. Once again, he stared toward the mound, and the intimidating presence of Aroldis Chapman loomed before him. Squint, and you […]

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Looking back at the Bucs’ loss to Chicago

October 10, 2020 general

5 Thoughts One thing that has always stuck with me about good football teams. They’re disciplined. During the years I covered Don Shula’s teams, Miami was always the least or second-least penalized team in the league. A coach doesn’t have to be bright to realize that it’s a rare team that can give away a […]

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Rays-Yankees comes down to one final battle

October 9, 2020 general

Friday, 4 a.m. It comes down to this. One team dances in the infield. The other goes home. One team goes on. The other team reserves tee-times. Nothing else matters. Not the number of times the Rays beat the Yankees. Not Ardolis Chapman throwing at heads. Not Mike Brousseau’s hitting home runs. Not Kevin Cash’s […]

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Lost down leaves Bucs short against Bears

October 9, 2020 general

Friday, 3 a.m. He is 43 years old now. Old enough, you would think, to count to four. For all the numbers he has amassed, the Super Bowls and the victories and the comebacks, that one eluded Tom Brady in Thursday night’s 20-19 loss to the Chicago Bears. On the Bucs final drive, Brady seemed […]

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Rays’ depth evident in win over Yankees

October 8, 2020 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Who do they hate? When your average New York baseball fan goes to sleep at night, whose face keeps him awake. Once they grow weary of blaming the umpires, which is happening a lot, and turn their focus toward the Tampa Bay Rays, which profile haunts them the most? Is is Randy […]

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Bucs face a trap game against Chicago

October 8, 2020 general

Thursday, 3 a.m. Every now and then, a team stumbles. Every now and then, it falls on its nose. Could tonight be one of those off nights for the Tampa Bay Bucs? Certainly, they seem ripe for it, don’t they? They are wounded, and they have to travel to Chicago in an upset week. They […]

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‘Secret Weapon’ leads Rays in win over Yankees

October 7, 2020 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. He will never lead the league in wins. Given the way he is used, he won’t lead it in saves, either. But when you’re measuring big moments? Then Nick Anderson has to rank. Anderson helped the Tampa Bay Rays to a 7-5 victory over the New York Yankees Tuesday night, evening their […]

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Bucs to be thin at receiver against Chicago

October 7, 2020 general

Wednesday, 3 a.m. Now that the old man is young again, now that Tom Brady has turned back time, a new challenge seems to await him. Where in heck is je supposed to throw the ball now? Hey, even for a great quarterback, it’s a problem. Over his career, counting playoffs, Brady has completed more […]

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Yankees’ power overwhelms Rays in playoff

October 6, 2020 general

Tuesday, 4 am. If the Tampa Bay Rays are to win their American League Division Series against the New York Yankees — and the word ‘if’ is bigger than ever — there are a few things they will have to accomplish. That was apparent after a first-game stumble against the New York Yankees, a 9-3 […]

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