Fisher withstands another turbulent FSU win

November 30, 2014 College Sports in Florida

TALLAHASSEE It was over now, the turbulence and the triumph, and the darndest football coach in America had survived another test in the darnedest season ever. Jimbo Fisher had won, because that’s what he does more than anyone else, but once again, his football team had put him through the paces. This is what it […]

Tagged as: Florida, FSU, National Championship

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Bucs should be interested in RGIII, but just a bit

November 29, 2014 Tampa Bay Bucs

If you forget about the last 18 games, and if you forget about the indecision, and if you forget about the way he has played his way out of the town that once elected him savior, then yeah, you might suggest that Robert Griffin III makes a lot of sense. On the other hand, if […]

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USF spends another pointless afternoon

November 28, 2014 College Sports in Florida

TAMPA The rest of us see a desert. Willie Taggart sees a beach. Soon, the surf will be coming in. The rest of us look at the scoreboard and see nothing. Taggart sees a change on the way. The rest of us see a team that has lost its way, and with it, it’s significance. […]

Tagged as: Bulls, Taggart, USF

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Weekend preview…hitting to all fields

November 27, 2014 College Sports in Florida

In Tallahassee… He is the best player on the last unbeaten team left standing. Most years, that would make you the Heisman Trophy favorite. He has engineered four come-from-behind victory and a game winning drive. Most years, that means it’s time to buy a suit for the presentation ceremoney. He is the defending winner. Most […]

Tagged as: Florida, FSU, Rays

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It wasn’t Marty’s show; it was Callahan’s

November 27, 2014 general

TAMPA On the last night he mattered to Tampa Bay, there were fans who cheered the name of Martin St. Louis. And that was good. To those fans, the years mattered more than the end, and the way he played was more important than the way he left. And so, they showed St. Louis a […]

Tagged as: Lighting, St. Louis

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Hey, didn’t you used to be Doug Martin?

November 25, 2014 Tampa Bay Bucs

TAMPA Looking back, no one remembers the details of his features. That’s because, for the longest time, Doug Martin was a blur. Back when he was a rookie, no one saw Martin standing still. He was always in motion – so good,  so fast, so elusive — that it seemed as if the Tampa Bay […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Doug Martin

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Someday, they’ll love Marty again. Just not yet

November 25, 2014 general

For all time, his face would be frozen in triumph. His mouth would be open, caught in mid-celebration. His eyes would be on fire. His arms would be raised, the way they were so often. For accuracy’s sake, there would be a trickle of blood running down his forehead. This is what the statue of […]

Tagged as: Lightning, St. Louis

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The best Bucs’ QB? It’s a debate without a winner

November 24, 2014 general

Some arguments are silly. Some arguments are pointless. Some arguments don’t have a defendable position available. This one, for instance: Josh McCown vs. Mike Glennon. Yikes. I know, I know. We are in the final third of a wasted season, and you would like very much to find something to care about. This guy vs. […]

Tagged as: Bucs, quarterback, Winston

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McCown struggles as the Bucs blow an opportunity

November 23, 2014 Tampa Bay Bucs

Looking back, perhaps Josh McCown should have saved his tears. This week, a lot of people might have wept along with him. After watching the Tampa Bay Bucs hand one over to the Chicago Bears, he could have led a cry-along. McCown had perhaps the worst day a quarterback with 341 yards passing has ever […]

Tagged as: Bucs, McCown

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Lightning rebounds to beat Minnesota in wild game

November 23, 2014 Tampa Bay Lightning

Welcome to the future. For the Tampa Bay Lightning, this is the image of hockey as it will be in those tense, terrific days ahead. It is 2015, late April, and the team will be a little desperate. The opposition will have them outnumbered and outgunned. The arena will not have enough oxygen. The lead […]

Tagged as: Lightning, Stamkos

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