A look ahead at the Bucs’ upcoming schedule

April 20, 2018 general

Friday, 4 a.m. They hope to be different. They hope to be better. They hope to have a little bit of hope. But if this team of the Tampa Bay Bucs is going to be improved, it will have to do so with an imposing early-season schedule. The Bucs — who have the fourth-toughest schedule […]

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Miller has made the Lightning deal pay off

April 20, 2018 general

Friday, 3 a.m. In the world of headlines, he was the other guy. It was the trading deadline, and as we all know, the Tampa Bay Lightning wanted a heaping helping of Ryan McDonagh. He was the target, the object of the team’s affections. He was the reason the Bolts gave up so much of […]

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Bucs hope to add impact with 7th pick in draft

April 20, 2018 general

Friday, 2 a.m. A year ago Jason Licht sat in front of the room and smiled. At the time, he looked like the leader of a developing team, a team filled with promise, a team that would contend. Then the season came. And not so much. The Bucs dipped from their 9-7 season to 5-11, […]

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Step Three: Lightning one win from advancing

April 19, 2018 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. The Tampa Bay Lightning is going home. And once there, they will try to send the New Jersey Devils home for the off-season. The Bolts moved within one game of advancement Wednesday night, beating the Devils 3-1 with a strong penalty kill. New Jersey was threatening to tie the series at two […]

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Faria pitches the way he did in the old days

April 19, 2018 general

Thursday, 3 a.m. It was long ago, back when Jake Faria was. young and the world was new. It was July 25 of 2017, and back inn those days, he was an efficient rookie. He had just ran his record to 5-1 for the Tampa Bay Rays, and it seemed as if he would be […]

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Rays clobbered again in loss to Rangers

April 18, 2018 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Once again, ouch. After a night off from losing, the Tampa Bay Rays returned to their doldrums Tuesday night, getting thumped by the Texas Rangers, 7-2. It was the sixth time this season that the Rays lost by at least five runs. Pitcher Yonny Chirinos, who had not allowed a run all […]

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In which order would Bucs like draftees?

April 18, 2018 general

Wednesday, 3 a.m. Imagine they had the first pick. No Cleveland, No Giants, no nobody. Just the Bucs and a want list. Who would they take then? This is important, because for the thousands of mock drafters out there, no one has any idea. Have you seen the mocks? Unless you count Sam Darnold, the […]

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Penalties allow a series-saving surge by Devils

April 17, 2018 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. What? Did you think it was going to be easy? Did you think the Lightning would skate a few laps, wave to the crowd and proceed straight to the parade? Of course you didn’t. As disappointing as Monday night’s 5-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils might have been, it certainly wasn’t […]

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Rays finally win a lop-sided decision vs. Rangers

April 17, 2018 Tampa Bay Bucs

Tuesday, 3 a.m. So this is what it’s like other places. The hitting clicks. The pitching dominates. The defense is good. The team wins …by a lot. Ease finally came fo the Tampa Bay Rays Monday night in an 8-4 — yes, 8-4 — victory over the Texas Rangers. Prior to the game, the Rays […]

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Winston thinks ‘It’s about time’ for the Bucs

April 17, 2018 general

Tuesday, 2 a.m. There are different Jameis Winstons in the NFL There is the turnover kid. There is the quarterback who chews up yardage. There is the goofy leader. There is the quarterback who has thrilled his fans with his comebacks. There is the quarterback who has not done it enough. All versions of Winston […]

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