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USF can compare to the best teams USF has had

November 27, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Friday, 6 a.m. He moved across the field slowly, as if to linger, as if to savor the last moments of a season that ended so sweet. The stadium lights, and the ones from the scoreboard, bounced off of Willie Taggart as he milled around the field. Once again, his Bulls had been a dominant […]

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Bulls fall to 0-4 with loss to Boston

November 21, 2015 general

Saturday, 10:25 p.m. The USF Bulls basketball team fell to 0-4 on the season Saturday night, losing a 12-point decision to Boston University. Jaleel Cousins was a bright spot for the Bulls with 14 points and 12 rebounds. “This is my last year to just leave it all out on the floor, so every game […]

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USF scores 65 — 65! — in beating Cincinnati

November 21, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Saturday, 1:45 a.m. Here’s a question: Does anyone at USF even remember where the trophy case is? And if so, could someone please dust it and make some room? You know, just in case. With a staggering victory, the USF Bulls are within reach of a division championship in the American Athletic Conference. The Bulls […]

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USF men’s basketball team falls to 0-3

November 19, 2015 general

Thursday, 11 p.m. The USF Bulls fell to 0-3 Thursday night, losing a 73-67 game to George Washington at the Sun Dome. The Bulls trailed only 60-57 with 4:40 left, but George Washington remained in control on its way to a victory. “I think we are showing signs of getting better and improving in some […]

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Bulls record a huge upset over Temple

November 14, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Sunday, 12:06 a.m. More and more, Willie Taggart invites you to believe. More and more, he asks you to join in the growth. Taggart won the biggest game of his career Saturday night, upsetting a ranked team for the first time in a stunning 44-23 victory over previously 21st-ranked Temple. It was the fifth win […]

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FSU loses to Clemson; USF beats East Carolina

November 7, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Saturday, 11:49 p.m. A stopped fourth-and-one play with 6:30 to go spurred the No. 3 ranked Clemson Tigers to a victory over FSU Saturday night. The Seminoles were tied with Clemson at 13 at the time, but Shaq Lawson stopped Dalvin Cook on the biggest play of the game. From there, Clemson drove for the go-ahead field goal and […]

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Bulls growing up in the middle of a season

October 28, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Wednesday, 6 a.m. They were not Bulls. Not yet. They were calves trying to stand on wobbly knees. They were dogies, and the world seemed to big for them. They were too young to win, and asking it of them was too harsh. They were fledglings, more at home with Saturday morning cartoons that Saturday […]

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USF has had bigger wins, but this felt large enough

October 11, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Sunday, 12:05 a.m. There have been bigger days. Just not lately. They have beaten bigger opponents. It’s just been a while. There have been big bigger impacts. Did any of them feel this good? The USF Bulls finally collected a scalp worth keeping Saturday, pulling away from Syracuse to take a 45-24 decision. It was […]

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Cook makes the difference as FSU holds off USF

September 12, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Saturday, 9:30 p.m. If Dalvin Cook had preferred basketball as a youngster, USF would have won this game. If Cook had chosen to go, oh, to Miami, then USF would have won this game. If the court case of his summertime accuser had been stronger, then USF would have won this game. Instead, Cook is […]

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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 […]

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