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I went to the racetrack with some friends last week for opening day. 100th season for the Tampa Bay Downs. It was quite the spectacle, hundreds of us dolled up, celebrating horsey season, cashing winners or crumpling tickets, all of Continue reading Week 13 College/NFL Picks: The Storms, they are a Risin’ →
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Well, things are getting worse for the Buccaneers. After losing to the Buffalo Bills last week, Tampa Bay was nearly tied with the Panthers at the top of the division, and wins were a necessity, but that didn’t happen in Week 12. Instead, the division leaders lost to the Rams by 27 […]
It’s Thanksgiving, at least among some of the lesser hockey countries. So today, I’m going to list a reason that I’m thankful for each NHL team. That’s it. No gimmicks, or clever twists. I promise I’m not even going to do the “Thanks for reminding us it could always be worse” backhanded compliment thing to anyone. Just one sincere, if slightly bizarre, reason to say a quick thanks to every team. >> Read the full post at The Athletic (Want to read this post on The Athletic for free? Sign u...
There are many interesting players who were left unprotected by other organizations following the recent Rule 5 roster deadline, and some of them look like they could fit in the bullpen if the Rays wanted to try their luck again after drafting two such prospects last offseason. Below are my top five Rule 5 pitching […]
Look. We’ve all done it. It’s Thanksgiving Day, the turkey comes out of the oven, and you tell yourself you’re going to pace yourself. You’re not going to over-indulge. Yet, twenty minutes later, with cranberry sauce dripping down your chin, you realize that you’ve just consumed the caloric intake reserved for a family of four. The next thing you know, you’re passed out on the couch. With four goals in the first ten minutes of the game, the Lightning devoured the Flames like they were smo...
The Arizona Cardinals face one of the NFC’s best teams, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Well, they began this season as one of the best and have since lost four out of their last five games, including three in a row. RELATED: MICHAEL WILSON THRIVES To make things worse, their starting quarterback, Baker Mayfield, injured his […]
The Arizona Cardinals will be without Walter Nolen this week as they prepare for their matchup with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Jonathan Gannon announced that the rookie defensive lineman is out this week after dealing with an injury during the Cardinals latest loss, this one to the Jacksonville Jaguars. While the play that the injury […]
With the Los Angeles Rams dismantling the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday Night Football one week after beating the Seattle Seahawks, this is a team that appears to be moving full steam ahead. They have now won six straight games and are widely considered the best team in the NFL. Head coach Sean McVay has […]
When the Tampa Bay Rays opted to cut some salary down the stretch in 2025, the Atlanta Braves leveraged their waiver wire position to infuse some offense at shortstop and attempt to improve their position for 2026 by taking on a few million in salary. How acquired The Braves claimed infielder — and with Atlanta, […]
Game Game Twenty-Three: Calgary Flames (8-13-3) at Tampa Bay Lightning (13-7-2) Time: 7:00 PM EST Location: Benchmark International Arena, Stop #8 on the TECO Streetcar Line TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, SN360, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App Odds: Lightning -185 Know the Opponents: Flame for Thought Tonight, the Tampa Bay Lightning close out a long stretch of home games with a pre-Thanksgiving match against a Western Conference team. In the midst of a stretch where t...
After a much-needed hate week victory, the Falcons look slightly less hapless. They’re also, against all odds and reason, still in the NFC South race with the Panthers looking mediocre and the Buccaneers collapsing in slow motion. You have to win the easy games to even entertain that thought, though. That means beating the Saints, […]
While the Tampa Bay Lightning’s defense is still, in the words of their goaltender , “Syracuse-ish” it appears that the forwards are getting healthier. Brayden Point’s status might still be in doubt, but based on Tuesday’s practice, it appears that another center could be ready to return to the line-up. Pontus Holmberg, who has been out of the line-up since early line-up was taking a regular shift. He was also part of the unofficial sign of return as he led the team stretch at practice, a...
For the third straight week, only one team in the division won a game. This was the NFC South we were raised on; this is home. Here’s the Week 12 NFC South review. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-5) Week 12 Result: Buccaneers 7 – Rams 34 Week 13 Opponent: Arizona Cardinals The Buccaneers have lost three […]
The Carolina Panthers and San Francisco 49ers played a mistake-filled game on Monday night, but if the Panthers were able to pull it out, they would lead the NFC South. That did not happen, and Carolina falls two games out of the wild card and a half-game back of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for first […]
With a line-up that was missing it’s top center and three of their four most used defensemen, the Tampa Bay Lightning needed their best players to step up and take control against a feisty Philadelphia Flyers team. The Bolts answered the call as Andrei Vasilevskiy picked up his first shutout of the season with 20 saves while Brandon Hagel scored twice and added an assist. His linemates, Anthony Cirelli (1 goal, 1 assist), and Nikita Kucherov (3 assists) provided the rest of the offense as the ...
After a pretty exciting week, the Flyers went to Tampa and left without a goal. Brandon Hagel was the star of the game with two goals and an assist, while Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped all 20 shots fired his direction. A sluggish start lingered well beyond the first period, with the Flyers never really finding their offensive game. In the end, the Flyers left Tampa Bay with a 3-0 loss. The basics First period: 15:34 – Brandon Hagel (Emil Lilleberg, Nikita Kucherov) Second period: ...
The Philadelphia Flyers have been kicking it back and after a lengthy break, they earned two fairly solid wins against the St. Louis Blues and the New Jersey Devils last week. Now, to kick off this road trip they are down in Florida facing a fairly ravaged Tampa Bay Lightning squad. Puck drop: 7:00 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺: NBCSP 📻: 97.5 The Fanatic Pregame reading It has nothing at all to do with the upcoming game but Flyers prospect Jett Luchanko was traded in ...
Game Twenty-Two: Philadelphia Flyers (11-6-3) at Tampa Bay Lightning (12-7-2) Time: 7:00 PM EST Location: Benchmark International Arena, on the shores of Garrison Channel TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, NBCSP ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App Odds: Lightning -175 Know the Opponents: Broad Street Hockey First things first. It looks like Nikita Kucherov will play tonight for the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Hockey Fights Cancer Night game against the Philadelphia Flyers. So that’s...
In case you haven’t heard by now, the Los Angeles Rams are 9-2 and lead both the NFC West division and NFC conference overall. LA is on a six-game win streak and peaking ahead of the final stretch of the season. Their 34-7 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was dominant. It was a total […]
Is Nikita Kucherov going to score a goal when his Tampa Bay Lightning face the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday? The puck drops at 7:00 PM ET — we can help you make the right call via the stats and insights available in this article. Nikita Kucherov Anytime Goal Odds vs. the Flyers Anytime Goal Odds: +155 (Bet $10 to win $15.50 if he scores a goal) Kucherov Goals Betting Stats Kucherov has eclipsed his points prop bet in each game he’s played with a set points prop (one total opportun...
The Edmonton Oilers have tried to push back on talk that something is “deeply wrong” in their room, but one former player is not convinced everything is fine. After TSN’s Jeff O’Neill suggested the team’s flat performances looked like the product of internal friction, the Oilers answered with two of their most energized efforts of the season, first in an overtime loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning and then in an emotional win over the Florida Panthers . Still, former Oiler Ryan Whitne...
The 6-5 Carolina Panthers are tied with the 6-5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the win column. They trail by one game by their divisional records (2-1 compared to 2-0) and have an opportunity to take sole possession of the lead in the NFC South with a win over the San Francisco 49ers tonight. Does that […]
The only thing that could change is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers may be without Baker Mayfield so things could be a little easier for the Arizona Cardinals. That will be something interesting to watch since our friends at FanDuel Sportsbook have the Arizona Cardinals as 2.5-point underdogs on the road this coming week. For the […]
Stakes were high for the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday Night Football. A win would give them first place in the NFC conference. They got off to a fast start against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers—leading early 21-0— and never looked back. The final score of 34-7 extends LA’s win streak to six games and moved […]
Technically, the game isn’t over until the final whistle blows. But, in the case of tonight’s Sunday Night Football matchup between the Los Angeles Rams and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the game was over in the 2nd quarter. The Rams blew out the Bucs 34 – 7 thanks to a 31 point first half. McVay’s Rams […]