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Much of the Lightning's core group remains in Tampa Bay, but the team has not played like a Stanley Cup contender this season ... Show more
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Vegas, gambling, drinking, Super Bowl. Has America reached its summit?: John Romano | Once, the NFL was dead set against sports betting. Now ...
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Vegas, gambling, drinking, Super Bowl. Has America reached its summit?
Quick Glance: Kansas City Shooting: Dispute Escalates During Super Bowl Parade
  • Police: Injured victims aged 8 to 47, at least half under 16

  • Three suspects in custody after shootings

  • No link to terrorism confirmed by police

  • Police seek witnesses and information on shooting incident
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Our sports columnist John Romano has been offering fresh perspectives on Tampa Bay's sports teams since 2001. To keep up with his sharp analysis and insight ... Show more
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Searching for answers to devastating string of injuries to Rays pitchers: John Romano | Tampa Bay has had more high-profile elbow injuries than any team in the ...
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Searching for answers to devastating string of injuries to Rays pitchers
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USF players are on board with Alex Golesh, but what will scoreboard say?: John Romano | The Bulls are set to begin a new season with their fourth head coach in ...
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USF players are on board with Alex Golesh, but what will scoreboard say?
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‘Exiles’ review: A vivid mystery with a satisfying conclusion: Third in a series, “Exiles” is an enthralling mystery about a mother who goes missing in southern ...
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‘Exiles’ review: A vivid mystery with a satisfying conclusion
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Todd Bowles arrived at a painful decision last week and it won’t be the last.

Firing Byron Leftwich — along with several other dismissals and ... Show more

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Sports columnist John Romano says this is exactly the way you should remember this Bucs team:⁠

Packed stadium. National buzz ... Show more

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Fulton County school board votes not to renew charter for two schools: Fulton County school system officials said they will work with parents to find options to ...
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Fulton County school board votes not to renew charter for two schools
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Bucs had to drag themselves across the finish line but they ain’t dead yet: John Romano | The only thing the Bucs seem to do well is win games in the fourth ...
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Bucs had to drag themselves across the finish line but they ain’t dead yet
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Nothing at stake for Bucs except a title. A playoff game. A legacy.: John Romano | Maybe all won’t be forgiven, but a lot will be forgotten if the Bucs beat ...
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Nothing at stake for Bucs except a title. A playoff game. A legacy.
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Rolling the dice on Alex Golesh may be USF’s best bet: John Romano | There are bigger names and more impressive resumes but Alex Golesh has a lot of the ...
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Rolling the dice on Alex Golesh may be USF’s best bet
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Rays sign Tyler Glasnow to extension through 2024 season, with a $25M salary: The right-hander is in the final stages of recovery from August 2021 Tommy John ...
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Rays sign Tyler Glasnow to extension through 2024 season, with a $25M ...
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Hurry up and jump on the Todd Bowles bandwagon: John Romano | Sure, it’s silly and premature. But the new head coach might have the right mix of calm and cool ...
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Hurry up and jump on the Todd Bowles bandwagon
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This baseball manager business is not quite as easy as it looks: John Romano | With eight weeks to go, Rays manager Kevin Cash needs to protect the arms of ...
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This baseball manager business is not quite as easy as it looks
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So Tom Brady was flirting with the Dolphins? Um, that’s what players do: John Romano | The news that Miami was tampering with the Bucs quarterback should not be ...
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So Tom Brady was flirting with the Dolphins? Um, that’s what players do
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Hey Tom Brady, no excuses necessary if you win another Super Bowl : John Romano | Now that he’s back in camp, the reasons for his disappearance don’t seem quite ...
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Hey Tom Brady, no excuses necessary if you win another Super Bowl
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With millions of dollars flying around, this was MLB’s best free-agent deal: John Romano | With their typical under-the-radar approach, the Rays came up with a ...
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With millions of dollars flying around, this was MLB’s best free-agent ...
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Say goodbye to Ondrej Palat, and hello to a different Lightning future: John Romano | The salary cap has eviscerated their roster, but the Lightning have made ...
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Say goodbye to Ondrej Palat, and hello to a different Lightning future
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A lifetime ago, he was the greatest basketball player St. Pete ever knew: John Romano | His FSU and NBA careers were troubled, but Benny Clyde was once the talk ...
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A lifetime ago, he was the greatest basketball player St. Pete ever knew
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The tide is coming in and the Rays are struggling to stay afloat: John Romano | Should the Rays surrender prospects at the trade deadline, or hope to tread water ...
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The tide is coming in and the Rays are struggling to stay afloat
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‘Motivated’ first-round pick Xavier Isaac joins Rays: The slugging first baseman is determined to show “why I’m a first-rounder” and worthy of the $2 ...
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‘Motivated’ first-round pick Xavier Isaac joins Rays
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Little by little, this Lightning team will steal your heart: John Romano | Yes, they keep winning but the Lightning also endear themselves with selfless play and ...
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Little by little, this Lightning team will steal your heart
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Forget the stars, awards and highlights, the Lightning had heart: John Romano | It was not a pretty game by any measure, but Tampa Bay’s three-peat hopes stay ...
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Forget the stars, awards and highlights, the Lightning had heart
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Rays’ Isaac Paredes adds to record-setting power show: Notes | A second-inning homer Wednesday makes him the first player in team history to go deep in four ...
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Rays’ Isaac Paredes adds to record-setting power show
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Is it possible the new favorite for a Rays stadium is the same old site?: John Romano | Financing and land have always been easier to find at the Tropicana Field ...
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Is it possible the new favorite for a Rays stadium is the same old site?
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Rays’ Manuel Margot on track for return next week: Notes | The hot-hitting outfielder sidelined with a hamstring strain is making progress.
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Rays’ Manuel Margot on track for return next week
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Rays place Manuel Margot on 10-day injured list with hamstring strain: The outfielder is having a career year, batting .348 with three home runs and 21 RBIs.
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Rays place Manuel Margot on 10-day injured list with hamstring strain
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In search of baseball’s disappearing bunt: John Romano | Bunting is almost a lost art in MLB, but against exaggerated shifts it can be a useful weapon.
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In search of baseball’s disappearing bunt
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Lightning have skated out of the neutral zone and into Toronto’s head: John Romano | Like it or not, it’s now up to the Maple Leafs to prove that they’re not ...
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Lightning have skated out of the neutral zone and into Toronto’s head
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Another year of Tom Brady at QB? Why would Bruce Arians want that?: John Romano | The unexpected resignation of Tampa Bay’s head coach leaves more questions than ...
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Another year of Tom Brady at QB? Why would Bruce Arians want that?
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Good luck, Todd Bowles, you’re going to need it: John Romano | The new Bucs head coach is walking into a buzzsaw of expectations for a team that is expected to ...
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Good luck, Todd Bowles, you’re going to need it