Bolts lose first division contest

October 15, 2023 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. The Tampa Bay Lightning got their first taste of how difficult the NHL’s Atlantic Division will be this season. The Bolts,  who finished third a year ago, lost their first division game Saturday night, falling 6-4 to the Detroit Red Wings. The Wings, seventh in the division last year, showed their improvement […]

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USF manhandled again by FAU

October 15, 2023 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. Any thought that the USF football team had improved, it turns out, were premature. The Bulls, once again, were clobbered on Saturday. Once again, they gave up 56 points to a losing team. This time, it was by Florida Atlantic, a team that has always been smaller, less impactful than USF, which […]

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Can Bucs pull upset against Detroit?

October 14, 2023 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. A million years ago, the Detroit Lions had a funny defensive tackle named Alex Karras. Later, they had Barry Sanders. And there you go, everything that matters about the history of the Detroit Lions. Content beyond this point is for members only. Already a member? To view the rest of this column, […]

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Could this be Stamkos’ final season?

October 13, 2023 general

Friday, 4 a.m. He has grown up here. He started as a ball of potential, and he grew into manhood, into stardom, into captainship. He won championships here, and he overcome injuries, and he watched a locker room revolve around him. He has scored 515 goals, and he has 542 assists, and he bound for […]

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How long can Mayfield keep it up?

October 12, 2023 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Are you convinced yet? Are you on board? Are you one of Baker’s Dozen? Granted, he has had an impressive first month. He has made the Bucs  look very good, and he has made Cleveland and Carolina look very stupid. His wins are up. His average yardage per game is up.  His […]

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Bolts open season with late victory

October 11, 2023 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. He remains a question mark. No one really knows how Jonas Johansson will measure up in the goal mouth of the Tampa Bay Lightning. But if the NHL season is an exam, well, Johansson got the first question right. Content beyond this point is for members only. Already a member? To view […]

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Looking back at the NFL’s Week 5

October 9, 2023 general

Monday, 4 a.m. 5 Thoughts Yeah, I still think Bill Belichick is a genius.  But he loses about five IQ points every time Mac Jones takes the field. 2. After the weekend, the Bucs’ list of victims looks better. New Orleans and Chicago both one big and Minnesota played well against Kansas City. 3. Sean […]

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What progress? USF gives up 56 points

October 8, 2023 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Upon further review, the USF is still a bad football team. Perhaps you had fooled yourself into thinking the Bulls had progressed more than they had over the last three weeks (two wins and a strong showing against Alabama). But the Bulls were clobbered by a 1-4 team from the University of […]

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USF should win against UAB

October 7, 2023 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. He won a Super Bowl (for another team). He made a Pro Bowl here. Now, as a coach, Trent Dilfer comes back to face a team from Tampa Bay As a quarterback, he was less than satisfying. Even now, there are those who tell you that when his Ravens won a Super […]

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Looking back on Rays loss to Texas

October 6, 2023 general

5 Thoughts Take the worst of the Tampa Bay Rays team, any one managed by Larry Rothschild or Hal McRae, and they would have done better against Texas than these Rays did. 2. Yeah, I would have pulled Zach Eflin earlier than Kevin Cash did, but I still think it was Cash’s best job to […]

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