Powerless power play leads to Bolts’ loss

March 4, 2025 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. They lost? Didn’t the Tampa Bay Lightning cure that? For eight straight games, one of the longest streaks in the NHL this season, the Bolts were a dynamo. They scored. They shut down the opponent. They killed penalties. They managed the power play. On Monday night, it all ended. Content beyond this […]

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Bolts’ win third period for eighth straight

March 2, 2025 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Get them early, or do not get them at all. More and more, that is the lesson of the Tampa Bay Lightning.  The Bolts won another third period Saturday, and with it, another hockey game. Once more, they closed out a close game in the final period. Once more, they smothered an […]

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Vasi leads Bolts to 7th straight win

February 28, 2025 general

Friday, 4 a.m. As his hot streak enters its eighth season, the world is out of adjectives to describe Andrei Vasilevskiy. The Big Cat was at it again Thursday night, smothering the Calgary Flames for another victory in their hottest streak of the year. Vasilevskiy threw a shutout — another one — as the Bolts […]

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Bolts continue their winning streak

February 26, 2025 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. They have been built at the trade table. It is there that the Tampa Bay Lightning have been deepened, strengthened, fortified. It is there that the Bolts have put themselves over the top, rebuilt and reloaded. The way they are going now, however, you wonder just how much help the Lightning need. […]

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Bolts return to ice, to winning edge

February 24, 2025 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Coffee break’s over. It’s back to the grind. The Tampa Bay Lightning, after two weeks off for the Four-Nation Tournament, returned to the ice Sunday night. It was a good trip back. The Bolts won their fifth straight game, 4-1 over Seattle, to start their stretch run. Things have gone well for […]

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Rays struggle in preseason opener

February 22, 2025 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. The wobbliest off-season in the history of sports kept on going Saturday. Once again, the Tampa Bay Rays teetered along. Theirs has been a wild ride throughout the offseason. A hurricane blew their stadium away. Indecision has put a new home in jeopardy. The upcoming season doesn’t look like much. Given all […]

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Trying to appreciate auto racing

February 18, 2025 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. The courage, I admire. To whiz around the track at ridiculous speeds while others whiz around at similar speeds, is amazing. The skill, I concede. To balance such speed and such horsepower, must be like riding a lightning bolt. The resiliency is staggering. For drivers to walk away from spectacular crashes, to […]

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For now, the Bucs are in Licht’s hands

February 16, 2025 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. The team is in his hands now. The roster. The salary cap. The future. Where the Tampa Bay Bucs go from here will be because of the direction set by Jason Licht. Let’s be honest. Once the season is going on, there is precious little that a general manager can do. He […]

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Add it up: Brady’s still the best

February 12, 2025 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. We all thought the Super Bowl was about history. Turns out, it was about math. As in, Tom Brady still rules history. Anyone who doubts it simply can’t add. To remind you. Seven is still more than three. Two-hundred and 51 is still more than 89. Forty-six is still more than 23. […]

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Eagles’ Super Bowl comes with lessons

February 10, 2025 general

Monday, 5 a.m. Perhaps the result pleased you. History, with the help of the Philadelphia Eagles, stomped all over the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday night. It was loud, and it was flattening, and it made a strange little noise. Given the backlash over the Chiefs recently, that must have pleased a great many people. Content […]

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