Bucs get a little wiser, a little better with Marinelli

January 12, 2015 general

The Tampa Bay Bucs just got a little smarter. They got a little more efficient. They paid more attention to tiny details. They became more passionate. Reports are that the Tampa Bay Bucs just brought Rod Marinelli home. It is like a No. 1 draft pick on the team’s defense. Content beyond this point is […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Lovie

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Koetter will watch every snap that Mariota takes

January 12, 2015 general

Monday, 6:00 a.m. Tonight, we’re here for you, Dirk. Tonight, we’ve got your back. You want some plays charted? You want someone to carry your stop-watch? You want someone to ask the Wunderlicht questions, like why the sky is blue and why firetrucks are red? In your attempt to play Sherlock Holmes, we’re your Watsons. […]

Tagged as: Ohio State, Oregon

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Who in the world can keep up with Triplets?

January 11, 2015 general

Sunday, 6 a.m. TAMPA The line starts in the great Northwest. It is there that the puck starts to move toward the East. He is from Spokane, Washington, a small, live-wire of a hockey player, built on jets and gristle. There is winner’s blood in his veins, and the more you watch Tyler Johnson, the […]

Tagged as: Lightning, NHL, Triplets

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The Rays ship the middle of their infield to Oakland

January 10, 2015 general

As it turns out, Asdrubal Cabrera will get to play second base and shortstop for the Tampa Bay Rays. At the same time. The Rays turned loose of both local fan favorite Ben Zobrist and shortstop Yunel Escobar in a trade with the As, gutting the middle of their infield for the return of catcher […]

Tagged as: Rays, Zobrist

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To all fields: Koettner has small shoes to fill

January 10, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Saturday, 5:52 a.m. To all fields. The first task that Dirk Koetter will have as offensive coordinator of the Bucs will be challenging. Right off the bat, Koetter has to squeeze into some awful tiny shoes. Hoo, boy. Have the coordinators, and the offenses, been underachievers over the years. To put it bluntly, it has […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Koetter, NFL

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At the crucial time, Stammer counts as much as ever

January 9, 2015 general

TAMPA A whole lot of Lightning players have gotten a lot of new attention lately. The old guy, yesterday’s hero, hasn’t gotten so much. Relatively speaking, this has been a dry period for Steve Stamkos. Dry as far as his goals are concerned. Dry as far as the love he has received. Lately, it has […]

Tagged as: Lightning, Stamkos

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Ask the Expert: Scot Brantley

January 9, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Thursday, 8 a.m. Scot Brantley was an all-American linebacker for the University of Florida and played eight seasons with the Tampa Bay Bucs. He has been a radio host in Florida for years. He follows not only the Gators but all of college football. Each week, Scot answers your questions on GarySheltonsports.com. To ask Scot […]

Tagged as: Florida, FSU

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Both Dungy, Lynch made their impact on the Bucs

January 9, 2015 general

Friday 6 a.m. In the beginning, before the games started to matter, before football became something to see, they were two men who seemed to be lacking something. It was only later that the two of them might have sewn the seeds of immortality. John Lynch. And Tony Dungy. Both of them made an impact. […]

Tagged as: Dungy, Lynch, NFL

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Bucs score points with the Koetter hire as OC

January 8, 2015 Florida State University

Thursday, 7:52 p.m. Just for the record, Dirk Koetter’s heart is fine. Whether his stomach is strong enough, we’ll see. Koetter invested heavily in Pepto-Bismol on Thursday when he agreed to become the new offensive coordinator of the Tampa Bay Bucs, a miracle-worker’s task if there ever was one. Koetter takes over an offense that […]

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Bucs have to end their long history of bad QBs

January 8, 2015 Florida State University

Thursday, 6:00 a.m. New England has Brady. Indianapolis had Manning. Buffalo had Kelly. And that’s why it’s so darned important. Everyone had someone. Everyone, pretty much, but the Bucs. Everyone had an arm to love. Everyone had a leader to adore. Everyone had someone to build a team around. Content beyond this point is for […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Mariota, Winston

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