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All eyes on Raymond James as Gasparilla Bowl kicks off Friday
When you hear the word “Gasparilla,” you may think of pirates or pirate invasions. But on Friday, think football.
‘I’m so excited’: UF fans invade Tampa for Gasparilla Bowl
Normally when you hear the word “Gasparilla” in Tampa, you think about a pirate invasion.
This weekend, — it’ll be an ‘invasion of gators.”
Kucherov has 2 assists as Lightning beat Blues 3-1
Nikita Kucherov had a pair of assists to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 3-1 victory against the St. Louis Blues. Anthony Cirelli, Gage Goncalves and Nick Perbix scored for the Lightning, who have won six of their last seven. Andrei Vasilevskiy finished with 31 saves in the win. Pavel Buchnevich scored for St. Louis. Jordan Binnington allowed three goals on 11 shots before being replaced by Joel Hofer, who stopped all seven shots he faced.
Bucs’ OC Liam Coen addresses NFL head coaching rumors
Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ first-year offensive coordinator Liam Coen has been excellent calling plays for the Bucs this season.
Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield named Offensive Player of the Week
It was announced on Wednesday that Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield has been named NFC Offensive Player of the Week.
Tampa native named starting QB for Atlanta Falcons
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons are turning to rookie Michael Penix Jr. as their starting quarterback and benching veteran Kirk Cousins as they fight for their first playoff berth since 2017. Coach Raheem Morris announced the decision in a statement Tuesday night. “After review we have made the decision Michael Penix Jr. will be […]
Tampa native named starting QB for Atlanta Falcons
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons are turning to rookie Michael Penix Jr. as their starting quarterback and benching veteran Kirk Cousins as they fight for their first playoff berth since 2017. Coach Raheem Morris announced the decision in a statement Tuesday night. “After review we have made the decision Michael Penix Jr. will be […]
Guentzel scores in 7 consecutive games, 1 shy of matching the franchise record in Tuesday’s win against Blue Jackets
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nick Paul had a goal and two assists to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 5-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Jake Guentzel, Luke Glendening, Brayden Point and Mitchell Chaffee also scored for Tampa Bay, which has won five of six. Andrei Vasilevskiy finished with 28 saves. Adam Fantilli, Cole Sillinger and Mikael Pyyhtia scored for the Blue Jackets. Jet Greaves made 27 saves for Columbus, which has one win in its past nine games. The Lightning pulled away in the second period, scoring three times. Paul had the first goal and assisted on the next two.
Florida Gators look to tie a bow on season in Gasparilla Bowl against Tulane
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl hosts the Tulane Green Wave (9-4) representing the American Athletic Conference and the University of Florida Gators (7-5) from the Southeastern Conference. The Gators finished the regular season on a high note winning their last three games. Two of the three teams were top 25 ranked opponents, which essentially got them […]