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Bucs’ Smith Should Make a Big Leap in Year Two

July 28, 2015 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. He is a quiet man, not prone to outbursts or beating upon his chest. He is a calm man who does not think the way to get a call in the fourth-quarter is by yelling at the referee from the first. He is a bright man, and he is fully capable of […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Gibbs, Smith, Walsh, Year Two

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Can Winston learn from Freeman’s failure?

July 27, 2015 general

Monday, 6 a.m. To Jameis Winston, he is just another quarterback who didn’t measure up. No one to think twice about. No one to consider. Yes, he used to work here. Yes, he was once the hope for the future, too. Yes, he was loaded with potential and laced with promise. But Josh Freeman failed, […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Dilfer, Freeman, Leaf, Testaverde, Winston, Young

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First, Winston must virtually be a quarterback

July 21, 2015 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. The closest I have ever been to a dinosaur was when I saw a virtual one in the movie Jurassic Park. I felt terror when the virtual raptors attacked. I scooted back in my seat when the play-pretend T-Rex charged. I was horrified when the artificial dilophosaurus spit venom. For Jameis Winston, […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Freeman, McCants, Thomas, Virtual Reality, Winston

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The best of Tampa Bay’s athletes across the board

July 20, 2015 general

Monday, 6 a.m. As a standup, grin-for-Twitter photo, it captured it all. Youth. Wealth. Fame. Three sports, three stars, three faces-of-a-franchise. Three NFL Pro Bowls. Three major league baseball All-Star games. Three NHL All-Star games. They stood shoulder to shoulder in the recent snap. Evan Longoria. Gerald McCoy. Steven Stamkos. You could not help but […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Lightning, Rays, Rowdies, Tampa Bay, Top Athletes

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Ask Gary: Which NFL team loves L.A.?

July 18, 2015 general

Saturday, 6 a.m. (Each week, the readers take over Ask Gary. They send in a question, or a couple, and we all talk about the world of sports. Think of it as a radio show where you don’t have to be on hold. Join us and ask a question, make a comment or be funny. Send the […]

Tagged as: Amphetamines, Bucs, Culverhouse, Gehrig, Jeter, Los Angeles, Rice

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How about a Franchise Four for our other teams?

July 17, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Perhaps you had problems with the execution. Perhaps you thought the voters botched the play. On the other hand, as ideas go, it was fun. Nice memories, healthy discussion, stats to compare. What could be better? When Fox-TV had fans vote for their “Franchise Four” on the night of the baseball all-star game, there was […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Bulls, Gators, Lightning, Rays, Seminoles, Top Four

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What’s fair to expect out of Winston in Year One?

July 14, 2015 general

At the risk of spoiling the party, I will say this. At some point this season, on some rainy afternoon when the winds are gusting, in some game where the ball slips out of his hand, Jameis Winston may throw an interception. Just warning you: It could happen. Around here, of course, there is never […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Dilfer, Freeman, Marino, quarterback, Roethlisberger, Testaverde, Winston

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Can the rest of Tampa Bay’s teams copy the Bolts?

July 6, 2015 general

Monday, 6 a.m. As a sport, it grew up a long way from Tampa Bay. As an entertainment value, it took some growing pains. As a team, there were moments when you wondered if it would ever mature. But here it is, 2015, and the Tampa Bay Lightning owns this town. It has arrived, and […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Lightning, Rays, Stamkos, USF, Vinik, Yzerman

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Is ex-Buc great Sapp angry at the world?

June 26, 2015 general

Friday, 9:13 a.m. Turns out, he was at his calmest on a football field. Turns out, he was at his most dignified in a helmet. There, the storm that was Warren Sapp was contained, and all of the violence was with direction. There, there was a use for his bad mood, a purpose for the […]

Tagged as: Arrest, Bucs, Domestic Violence, Sapp

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The Bucs will be better when its offensive line is

June 19, 2015 general

Are they ripe yet? Are they ready? Oh, they are big enough. In a profession where massive men rule, they are large enough to go to work. Are they skilled enough? We’ll find out. Are they driven enough? That’s what an off-season is made to determine. Maybe these will be be the four men who […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Edwards, Gruber, Marpet, Mayberry, offensive line, Pamphile, Smith

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