Gruden deserves to go before Dungy

May 31, 2017 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. I saw how he changed things. I saw how he moved Derrick Brooks to the right side of the line of scrimmage. I saw how he got his message to Warren Sapp. I saw how he buried the image of the Tampa Bay Bucs as awkward losers. Yeah, I’m a Tony Dungy […]

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Rays wear out their bullpen in defeat

May 31, 2017 general

Wednesday, 2 a.m. The Tampa Bay Rays’ reliance on their bullpen caught up with them Tuesday night. The Texas Rangers scored seven runs late in the game, blowing open the game and cruising to a 9-5 victory over the Rays. It was Tampa Bay’s 20th loss of the season in a game in which they […]

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Is Tiger a guy you want to hang with?

May 30, 2017 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. You stare at the picture, and you try to decide. Is Tiger Woods a good guy? It is a Walking Dead picture. It is a Foster Brooks’ all-star picture. It was a “hey, can you spare a quarter” picture. It was Tiger Woods, drunk and despondent and driving, and he had just […]

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NHL all-star game coming to Tampa in 2018

May 30, 2017 general

Tuesday, 3 a.m. The sporting world, it seems, has re-discovered Tampa Bay. Only days after being awarded the 2021 Super Bowl to Tampa, the NHL has announced that the 2018 all-star game will be held at Amalie Arena. In 2020, Tampa will host the first- and second-round of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Tampa will […]

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Rays overcome shortcomings in victory

May 30, 2017 general

Tuesday, 2 a.m. This time, the Tampa Bay Rays seemed to have no business winning. The previous day, they had played a grueling 15-inning game, then the team flew to Texas. Their pitching staff was running on fumes, with the previous night’s closer starting. And the Rangers jumped to a quick 4-1 lead. And then […]

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Remember the moments they sacrificed

May 29, 2017 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Do not remember the way he died, in a place too far from home, by gunfire from his fellow soldiers. Do not remember the ugliness that followed in the investigation of his death. Do not remember the profiteers who sought to squeeze a nickel from his death. With Pat Tillman, you have […]

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Rays win marathon on Longoria’s homer

May 29, 2017 general

Monday, 2 a.m. It was the game that wouldn’t end. Not when the Rays took an early lead and blew it. Not when the Rays came from behind in the ninth. Not when Tampa Bay went ahead in the 14th. Not when Minnesota came back. Not with 18 hits. Not with three errors. It wasn’t […]

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Random Thoughts: Souza’s flop was amusing

May 28, 2017 general

Could Roberto Aguayo miss a field goal so wide the Steven Souza couldn’t leap to catch it? Greg Louganis never had a dive like that one. – Maybe it’s just me, but I would have thought it would have been a hoot if Souza got up, looked at the camera and said “live….from New York. […]

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Rowdies rally to tie St. Louis behind Collins

May 28, 2017 general

Sunday, 1 a.m. For most of the night, the play looked ragged. At the end, however, Neil Collins looked terrific. Collins changed the entire view of the Rowdies 1-1 tie with St. Louis FC Saturday night. He headed in the tying goal in the 87th minute as the Tampa Bay Rowdies salvaged the tie. It […]

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Once again, Rays fail to hold a lead

May 27, 2017 general

Sunday, 2 a.m. Once again, the Rays watched a lead turn into a loss Saturday afternoon. Tampa Bay, ahead 2-1, let its 19th lead-holding game get away as Minnesota scored three times in the eighth inning. The Rays had won seven of their previous 10 games. Once again, the bullpen couldn’t hold the lead. With the […]

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