Perine leads Gators to Orange Bowl win

December 31, 2019 general

Tuesday, 3 a.m. For most of the season, he was just another guy for the Florida Gators. Another face in the team photo. Another piece of the puzzle. Then came the Orange Bowl. And Lamical Perine became a star. Perine led the Gators in rushing this season (they were last in the SEC), but he […]

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Last interception by Winston dooms the Bucs

December 30, 2019 general

Monday, 4 a.m. It was the final insult, the final stake into the heart of his team. It was the latest defeat, the most recent case of throwing it to the wrong team. It was a play that will sit with the Bucs, and their followers, for some time to come. Jameis Winston’s freshest interception […]

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Bolts win another game against the Red Wings

December 30, 2019 general

Monday, 3 a.m. If the Lightning are prepared to climb up the standings, as they say, there is nothing better than a game against the Detroit Red Wings. The Bolts beat the Wings again Sunday night, 2-1, to win their third straight game. It moved Tampa Bay within a point of Florida for third place […]

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Lightning finally wake up, rally to beat Montreal

December 29, 2019 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Things that are slow: Tortoises. Snails. Glaciers. Sloths. Oh, and on Saturday night, the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Lightning barely seemed aware that their game against the Montreal Canadiens had begun Saturday night. Montreal got off the first 18 shots of the game, and the first two goals against the sluggish Lightning. […]

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Do you trust the Bucs to close out winning?

December 28, 2019 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. It is your last chance to believe. Your last chance to trust. Is there something really different about these Tampa Bay Bucs or not? The Bucs close out their 2019 season today — their 12th straight in which they have failed to make the playoffs — and once more, they will test […]

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The season ends for David — again — after 16 games

December 27, 2019 general

Friday, 4 a.m. The post-season has no use for him. Not the Pro Bowl, which he has made just once. Not the playoffs, where he has yet to appear. Yet, around here, Lavonte David remains an honored warrior. The truth is, David may be the most beloved player to be so underappreciated in the history […]

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Sports has been a timeline for Christmas

December 26, 2019 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. All these years later, all the Christmases that have flown past, the gift still fills my senses. I remember the feel of it, the smooth leather as it wrapped around my small hands. I can remember the rich smell of it as I would push my face into the web of it. […]

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The Falcons have won the rebound game before

December 25, 2019 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. This one should be in the bag, right? Beat the Atlanta Falcons? Heck, the Bucs have already beaten the Atlanta Falcons. At their place. When the Bucs were 3-7. They won by 13, and they were ahead by 19 with two minutes left to play. So what’s the big deal in doing […]

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Arians: the Bucs should have been 10-6

December 24, 2019 general

Tuesday, 3 a.m. Down the stretch, they were better. But head coach Bruce Arians wanted more from his Tampa Bay Bucs. He wanted to be good. “This was a playoff team (Houston Texans) and our defense held them to one of the lowest [total yards] they’ve ever been held to,” Arians said. “So, if you […]

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UCF finishes off another 10-victory season

December 24, 2019 general

Tuesday, 2 a.m. In the backyard of their biggest rival, UCF showed USF just how far it has to go to catch up under new coach Jeff Scott. UCF walloped Marshall, 48-25, in Monday’s Gasparilla Bowl. “It was important to finish the season the right way,” said UCF coach Josh Heupel. “We talked a lot […]

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