USF starts fresh with win over South Carolina State

September 15, 2019 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. Forget the weakness of the opponent. Pay no mind to the lopsided score of the game. For USF, the important part of Saturday night’s victory was simple. It was a new start. Say hello to freshman quarterback Jordan McCloud, who is now behind the steering wheel of the USF Bulls. After eight […]

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Looking back on the Bucs’ victory over Carolina

September 14, 2019 general

5 Thoughts 1. Jameis Winston threw 25 times Thursday night. That’s a good number, because it means the Bucs are trying to run the ball. Counting four Winston scrambles, they ran it 31 times against the Panthers, meaning Winston didn’t have to carry the load all by himself. Yippee. 2. The Bucs still miss Jason […]

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Morton solid in Rays’ easy victory over Anaheim

September 14, 2019 general

Saturday, 3 a.m. This is why he was brought in. This is why he is worth the money. Charlie Morton won his 15th game of the season Friday night, tying his most in a season over his career, as the Rays found their balance again after two straight losses. Morton, though not as his best, […]

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Hargreaves, Bucs, stop the Panthers just short

September 13, 2019 general

Friday, 4 a.m. A year ago, they do not win this game. Five years ago, 10 years ago, for most of the years this franchise has tried to play this game, the Bucs do not win this game. On the road? With the other team driving? With too many penalties? Squint, and you can picture […]

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Bad pitching again trips up the Rays in Texas

September 13, 2019 general

Friday, 3 a.m. For most of the season, you have been able to count on the pitching of the Tampa Bay Rays. But now, at the most important point in the season, they appear to have run out. One night after Andrew Kittredge and Jalen Beeks took turns throwing gas on the fire, Brendan McKay […]

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Baserunning keeps Rays from beating Rangers

September 12, 2019 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. At this rate, the Tampa Bay Rays may run themselves out of the American League Wild-Card race. The Rays lost four runners to pickoffs Wednesday night, keeping them from coming from behind for a second time in a 10-9 defeat. The Rays fell to a half-game ahead of Oakland and one game […]

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The Predictions: Bucs Need to Learn to Win

September 12, 2019 general

Thursday, 3 a.m. As far as aging defensive tackles, one side likes Gerald McCoy. The other side prefers  Ndamukong Suh. As far as Heisman-winning quarterbacks, both teams would probably vote for Cam Newton…but not by much over Jameis Winston. As far as fast little running backs, everyone likes Christian McCaffrey over Ronald Jones. Hey, it’ll […]

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Rays pull one out as Rangers fall apart

September 11, 2019 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. The formula is simple. You play baseball until the other team forgets how. And then you win. Again. The Tampa Bay Rays took advantage of the Texas Rangers falling apart in the 11th inning Tuesday night, winning their sixth straight game (and 11th of the last 12). The Rays rallied from three […]

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Winston has to rebound quickly for Bucs

September 11, 2019 general

Wednesday, 3 a.m. James Winston says his eyes are looking forward. Good thing. What’s behind him is too painful to consider. Yeah, yeah. Bucs’ coach Bruce Arians has said that two of his three interceptions weren’t his fault. But of all the quarterbacks in the NFL, only Winston and Baker Mayfield had three. Clearly, he […]

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Looking back on the Bucs loss to the 49ers

September 10, 2019 general

5 Thoughts 1. The Bucs’ defense is better. That’s the good news. It wasn’t just that they held the 49ers’ offense to 17 points, they challenged more passes in a day than the Bucs did all last season. Let’s count the hands of everyone who missed Brent Grimes. Okay, that’s Miko. Anyone else? 2. The […]

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