Bucs still have major work to do

March 11, 2024 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Today, he can buy a better car….or 12. He can buy a bigger mansion. Heck, he can even afford to supersize when he goes to McDonald’s. But, no, Baker Mayfield is not a better quarterback than he was yesterday. That’s the first lesson the NFL teaches you. That doubling, or tripling, or […]

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Lightning wallops Flyers in complete game

March 9, 2024 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. When your predecessors are looking on, why not play a game for the ages? The Tampa Bay Lightning, playing in front of several members of the 2004 Stanley Cup Champions, had one of their finest games of the season Saturday night in a 7-0 pasting of the Philadelphia Flyers. One of the […]

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What if the Bucs don’t sign Mayfield?

March 9, 2024 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. Any minute now, he signs. Any second, any heartbeat, and Baker Mayfield signs for scads of money. Then he will pose and grin and tell you that it wasn’t about the money at all. He will tell you he always wanted to be in…where was it…oh, yeah. Tampa Bay. That’s where he […]

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Looking back at Bucs’ win over Carolina

January 9, 2024 general

5 Thoughts Have you ever seen a fanbase less enthusiastic about winning a division title? How many fans rushed out and bought those new “division champions” t-shirts? 2. If Anthonio Winfield isn’t all-pro, they ought to cancel the game? Wait. They already did that. Maybe they should cancel the hula-hoop competition. 3. Can Todd Bowles […]

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Bucs clinch division in sputtering win

January 8, 2024 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Hooray, I guess. Yippee, I imagine. Congratulations, I suppose. Also: Whee. The Tampa Bay Bucs snuck into the NFL post-season Sunday, winning an less-than-impressive game to survive the less-than-inspiring NFC South. The Bucs beat them -0 to tke their third straight division title. It was an ugly eyesore of a game, one […]

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Bolts can’t survive another road trip

January 7, 2024 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. His teammates call him “the best goaltender in the world.” When it comes to Andrei Vasilevskiy these days, here’s a question: What world are they talking about? Vasilevskiy’s struggles continued in Saturday night’s 7-3 spanking at the habs of the Boston Bruins. Vasilevskiy gave up six goals on just 26 shots, and […]

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Do you trust Bucs to handle Carolina?

January 6, 2024 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. This feels bad. It smells bad. From here, you can see disappointment. So can the Bucs manage to beat a team that almost everyone else has? Can they hang around until Carolina realizes what a mess it is, and then pull out the NFC South title? Can a weak pass rush and […]

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Raddysh scores twice in Bolts’ victory

January 5, 2024 general

Friday, 4 a.m. For a night, he was Nikita Kucherov. For a night, he was Connor McDavid. The puck was on his stick, and the wind was blowing in his face, and the goalmouth looked as big as a tunnel. This is what it is like every night for the snipers of the NHL, the […]

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Bolts open road swing with loss to Jets

January 3, 2024 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Maybe you’ve seen this game before. Maybe you’ve heard the talk about tough calls and wasted scoring chances. Maybe this is all too familiar. It all comes with being a mediocre team. The Bolts lost to Winnipeg Tuesday night, 4-2, to fall to 18-16-5 on the season. Even worse, te Bolts are […]

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Looking back on Bucs’ loss to New Orleans

January 2, 2024 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. 5 Thoughts Do the math. A third of Bucs’ fans think Todd Bowles is mediocre, a third think the roster is mediocre and a third think both of the other thirds are right. Yeah, that adds up to 8-8, all right. 2. At what point did the Bucs’ coaches think that game […]

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