Catch a Rising Star: Mike Evans

November 17, 2014 Tampa Bay Bucs

Coming for Christmas: Mike Evans jerseys. And Mike Evans bobbleheads. And Mike Evans action figures. Soon, there will be the Mike Evans chess set, the Mike Evans footballs and the Mike Evans toothbrushes. A Greatest Hits CD is coming soon. For the right fee, I am certain that Evans will juggle at birthday parties. Yeah, […]

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FSU keeps finding ways to escape

November 16, 2014 Florida State University

First, you blindfold the FSU Seminoles. They are used to starting off in the dark. After that, you place them in a straightjacket. Then you submerge them in a water tank, and you let loose of the piranha, and you chum the water with blood. After that, you might want to drop heavy things upon […]

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Muschamp runs out of time, out of work

November 16, 2014 College Sports in Florida

The school tried being patient. It tried being reasonable. It tried being fair. It tried giving the condemned man a chance. In the end, none of it could save Will Muschamp. Even the Gators reached the inescapable conclusion that Muschamp was in over his head. His final effort against South Carolina finally coached him to […]

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It’s better elsewhere for Tampa Bay icons

November 15, 2014 Tampa Bay Bucs

It’s a nice place, Tampa Bay. Good weather. Nice beaches. Pretty water. Great sunsets. Fish for dinner. So why does no one stay? Why does no one pick here? Here, there always seem to be more flights leaving than arriving. Here, people stop by on their way on their way to somewhere else. Here, people […]

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Smith’s Sense of Calm Is Comfortingly Familiar

November 10, 2014 Tampa Bay Bucs

The coach was too quiet. The players didn’t pay enough attention to him. Already, the suspicion was that his voice had been tuned out. Already, the team was losing around him, and he wasn’t making enough changes to his team or to his scheme. There wasn’t enough urgency. Already, there didn’t seem to be a […]

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Is Winston football’s biggest villain?

November 10, 2014 College Sports in Florida

They loathe him in Louisiana. In Texas, they spit out his name as if it were a curse word. In Ohio, they shake their heads and wait for the next headline to drop. In New Jersey, he represents all that is wrong with his sport, and by extension, his university. He is Jameis Winston. And […]

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USF’s Big Comebacks Could Turn Program

November 10, 2014 College Sports in Florida

First things first. Tulsa is terrible. SMU is worse. Before you get all fuzzy about the way USF stormed back from a 20-point deficit against the first and a 13-point deficit against the second, you have to admit that. Beating Tulsa is like drag-racing a parked car. Beating SMU is like beating one going in […]

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Rays at Critical Point Under New Leadership

November 10, 2014 Tampa Bay Rays

Who knows if Alex Cobb is the new David Price? Who knows if Chris Archer is the new James Shields? For crying out loud, we don’t even know if Desmond Jennings will finally turn out to be the new Carl Crawford. For now, the bigger question is whether Matt Silverman can turn out to be […]

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How Close Is Stamkos To Being Face Of Bolts?

November 10, 2014 Tampa Bay Lightning

With every shift, he comes closer. With every goal, this franchise becomes closer to being his. How long, then, will it be before Steven Stamkos is remembered as the finest Bolt of them all? And how does March 13, 2017 sound to everyone? It is a tricky thing, this comparing of today and yesterday, of […]

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