One more time, Rinne turns the Bolts back

November 2, 2018 general

Friday, 3 a.m. Some days, a game just slips away. Some days, you get beat. Some days, you face a better goaltender. Some days, the scoring dries up. Some days, it doesn’t matter how much you pepper Pekka. Thursday night was one of those days for the Tampa Bay Lighting, who played a winnable game […]

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What’s next for Jameis Winston, backup QB?

November 1, 2018 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. What now? What’s next? And who cares? You are Jameis Winston, and you have dug yourself the deepest hole of your career. If you are honest — and that never seems to have been a strength of yours — you acknowledge that you are no longer married to the Tampa Bay franchise. […]

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Looking back at the weekend in college football

November 1, 2018 general

Thursday, 3 a.m. 5 Observations 1. No one wishes health problems on anyone, and so I hope Urban Meyer gets over his health problems. You don’t think that Meyer’s brain is restricting his ability for human compassion, do you? 2. Did Houston just score again? Has a defense as bad as USF’s ever been part […]

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Coburn, of all people, shows the Bolts the way back

October 31, 2018 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. When a team is down, when the night looks as if it’s going the wrong way, it looks toward its most dangerous scorers. No, not Nikita Kucherov. No, not Steven Stamkos. Not Brayden Point. Not Tyler Johnson. Braydon Coburn. Yeah, him. Coburn, the defenseman with just a passing relationship with the goal, […]

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Looking back at the Bucs’ loss to the Bengals

October 30, 2018 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. 5 Observations 1. Dirk Koetter made the easiest decision in the history of earth Monday when he decided to go with Ryan Fitzpatrick (who is playing great) over Jameis Winston (who isn’t) at quarterback. It’s like choosing good over evil, steak over salad or riding over walking. Winston will be back, but […]

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It’s time for Fitzpatrick to retake control of the Bucs

October 29, 2018 general

Monday, 4 a.m. There should be no vote. There should be no discussion. There should be no show of hands. Once again, this is Ryan Fitzpatrick’s team. Take it from him, if you can. Start him? Of course you start him next week against Carolina. You start him and you stick with him. If he […]

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Random thoughts: Bad day for Florida teams

October 28, 2018 College Sports in Florida

Sunday, 4 a.m. Yeah, it’s a state for great defense, all right. FSU, USF and Florida gave up a combined 152 points on Saturday. Miami and FAU lost on Friday. Does anyone around here not chase receivers across goal lines? — John Tortorella, old Captain Torture, says he misses the hate that has gone from […]

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Bolts clobbered by Arizona to end road trip

October 28, 2018 general

Sunday, 3:30 a.m. If this is how much the Tampa Bay Lightning miss Victor Hedman when he’s gone, the guy definitely deserves a raise. With Hedman sidelined because of an injury, the Lightning were clobbered in their worst defeat of the season. The Arizona Coyotes, in sixth place in the Pacific Division of the Western […]

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USF defense exposed in lopsided defeat

October 28, 2018 College Sports in Florida

Sunday, 3 a.m. For most of the season, the fears have been out there. For most of their journey, the USF Bulls were living on borrowed time. Saturday, the porous defense of the Bulls finally caught up with them. The Bulls were blown off the field by an unstoppable Houston team, 57-36. USF gave up […]

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Gators not seasoned enough to beat Georgia … yet

October 28, 2018 College Sports in Florida

Sunday, 2 a.m. Someday, the Florida Gators will be big enough for the opponent. Someday, they will be good enough on third down. Someday, they will be able to make a 14-13 lead stand up. Someday, they will prevent the opposing team from scoring 23 of the final 26 points of the game. Someday, the […]

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