Can Rays figure out a formula to win?

March 30, 2023 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Once again, it is time for the Tampa Bay Rays to show us how smart they are. Oh, by now, we should know. The Rays are aways last in attendance, and usually near the bottom in payroll. They don’t hit, and occasionally, they get lost on the basepaths. But in baseball, the […]

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Point scores two more as Lightning win

March 29, 2023 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Maybe Brayden Point just doesn’t like hats. Some people don’t. Point, careening toward 50 goals (he’s three short) led the Tampa Bay Lightning to an impressive, skid-ending 4-0 victory over a very good Carolina team Tuesday night. For the 10th time this season, Point had two goals in a game. Yet, he […]

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It’s easy to pull for FAU in Final Four

March 28, 2023 general

Monday, 4 a.m. The cool thing about the NCAA basketball tournament is this: For once, we pull for the insects. In most sports, unless we are influenced by geography, we lean toward dynasties. If your local team can’t win it, you want the best team in the NFL to win the Super Bowl. You want […]

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Trying to adjust to baseball’s new rules

March 27, 2023 general

Monday, 4 a.m. So who is ready for a little Arena Baseball? Yeah, it’s time for the great game of baseball, a sport that relishes traditions more than any other, a game that embraces its rich history, a game where the legends cling to relevancy. And they keep reinventing it. Content beyond this point is […]

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Bolts better, but they lose once again

March 26, 2023 general

Monday, 4 a.m. On the other hand, they lost again. Yes, you can praise a better effort out of the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday. They played Boston, the best team in the NHL, almost nose-to-nose. They were feisty. They gave out a lot of hits. Ah, but it’s a bottom-line world, and the bottom […]

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Jets, Packers amusing to all of us

March 25, 2023 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. There are three possible reactions to the ongoing staredown between the New York Jets and the Green Bay Packers. The first is passion. You feel this if you’re a Jets’ fan. You have a celebrity crush going on in the name of Aaron Rodgers, and you cannot believe he is not a […]

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Lightning drubbed by Ottawa Senators

March 24, 2023 general

Friday, 4 a.m. You can talk about their successes if you want. You can talk about their brand names. You can talk about those nights when everything comes together. Sadly, however, there is this: Right now, the Tampa Bay Lightning isn’t a very good team. Content beyond this point is for members only. Already a […]

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Who’s next in Lightning Hall of Fame?

March 23, 2023 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Even in the bad times, they are the best franchise in the area. And so, when the Tampa Bay Lightning announced their first class of Hall of Famers last week, they hit every note. There was no debate, no arguing, no splitting of hairs. As these things go, they were three-for-three. Phil […]

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Once again, Bolts become the Road Worriers

March 22, 2023 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. This show, sadly, is not ready to be taken on the road. The miles away from Amalie Arena got to the Tampa Bay Lightning again Tuesday night. They came out sluggish, and they dropped a 3-2 game to Montreal. The Bolts have lost eight more games away from home than they have […]

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Does Mayfield inspire your faith?

March 21, 2023 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. Even with all of his missteps, you want to believe. Even with the losses, with all the teams preferring to go on without him, even with the cynics and the doubters, you want to believe in Baker Mayfield. Even now, even at the first sound of his voice as a Tampa Buc, […]

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