Rowdies

Pickens knows hunted feeling of goalies

June 5, 2015 general

Friday, 6:30 p.m. The lonely goaltender looks toward the opposition staring him down, and he feels his pain. The missile launches toward the goal, who must twist and contort to protect his net, and he feels his pressure. The guy in the third row blames him for any misstep, no matter defection or bad bounce […]

Tagged as: Bishop, goalie, Hristov, Pickens, Rongren, Rowdies, Santos

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Rowdies’ Herndandez big enough to shine

May 17, 2015 general

Saturday, 11:49 p.m. St. Petersburg The Tampa Bay Rowdies are still waiting for their breakout game offensively. The defense, evidently, will give it time. For the second straight game, the Rowdies’ defense smothered its opponents Saturday night, beating the Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1-0. It wasn’t that goalkeeper Matt Pickens passed the test. Heck, he didn’t […]

Tagged as: Al Lang, Hernandez, Pickens, Rongen, Rowdies, Soccer, Strikers

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Ask Gary: Ranking the locker rooms of Tampa Bay

April 11, 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: Barber, Brooks, Bucs, Lightning, Rays, Rowdies, sportswriters

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Rowdies coach found growth in a foreign team

April 10, 2015 general

Friday, 2:51 p.m. It’s a movie, right? It’s fiction, right? Someone had to make it up, right? There are too many wonderful story angles. The good guys win in the end. The transgender soccer player not only has to play, she has to make the saving play. The coach not only has to teach the […]

Tagged as: American Samoa, growth, Next Goal Wins, Rongren, Rowdies, World Cup

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