August 14, 2020 By: Martin Fennelly TAMPA, Fla.- So, no Florida State-Florida game this year. And no Ohio State-Michigan. Tough stuff. Tradition cannot stand up to coronavirus’ goal-line stand. College football’s 2020 ranks keep dwindling from this global pandemic. At last count, 50 college football…
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August 7, 2020 By: Martin Fennelly TAMPA, Fla.- The Rays are suddenly scuffling about their new baseball season. Tom Brady and the Bucs are working their way into training camp. And then there is our hockey team. You know, the boys. Talk about social distancing.…
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July 30, 2020 By: Martin Fennelly TAMPA, Fla. – Leave it to the Marlins to maybe screw the Rays again. The Rays are off to a good start in this strange print of a post-virus baseball season, even though the Coronavirus is far from post,…
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July 23, 2020 By: Martin Fennelly TAMPA, Fla.- Play ball! Shhhh. Baseball is back, in all its 60-game, sound-deprived COVID or no glory. The first of the four major professional sports breaks from the gate tonight. The Yankees open this evening against the world champion…
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July 17, 2020 By: Martin Fennelly Saint Petersburg, Fla. – It is a cautionary tale, maybe for all of sports as it tries to struggle from the ashes, even as the COVID-19 pandemic rages. Our Tampa Bay Rays are the poster boys. Smack dab in…
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July 14, 2020 By: Martin Fennelly TAMPA, Fla. – We really do need Tom Brady and the Bucs to get to training camp, quickly. The man has too much time on his hands. Walking into the wrong house was one thing. Practicing in a Tampa…
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July 7, 2020 By: Martin Fennelly TAMPA, Fla. – The Rays are coming to life, preparing for their COVID-shortened season, fingers crossed. The Lightning won’t be far behind them, though they won’t be playing around here. The Bucs and Tom Brady, with all those expectations,…
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July 3, 2020 By: Martin Fennelly TAMPA, Fla.- Have we ever needed a Fourth of July like this Fourth of July? As for the celebration, President Trump will be at Mount Rushmore, where word is that Washington, Lincoln, Jefferson and Roosevelt will not be wearing…
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June 30, 2020 By: Martin Fennelly TAMPA Fla. – You know, just last week, I was in the middle of saying that all we have right now when it comes to Tampa Bay sports is our shiny new Bucs quarterback and in-house legend, Tom Brady.…
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June 26, 2020 By: Staff Report TAMPA Fla. – We aren’t there yet, but we are a lot closer to a baseball season than we once were. After owners and players tried to pull themselves to pieces despite a global pandemic, baseball – yes, baseball…
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