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     By now, the Lightning are ready to take the ice against Philadelphia. For a brief moment, the focus will be on the team, not Vinny Lecavalier. For the first time since the rumor mill heated up about a potential trade to Montreal...

    We know this much about the Baltimore-Pittsburgh matchup, it will likely not even be a contest.  I have all the respect in the word for the Baltimore defense.  In fact, they’re tops as far as I’m concerned.  But I think...

It took a little time to get over the shock of Arizona and Philadelphia in the NFC Championship game.  After therapy, we are now ready to short out this matchup.        Let’s see, we have an Arizona Cardinals team that...

LB DERRICK BROOKS “I'd first like to congratulate Coach Dungy on a great career and wish him well moving forward.  I certainly look forward to partnering with him on various community projects in Tampa.  He certainly meant a lot to me as...

On upcoming game versus Auburn: "This is our first SEC road game for us against a team that is very quick and very athletic. Last year they played a good portion of the year without their center, Korvotney Barber, who is back and is having a great...

   Reports out of Seattle say that Gus Bradley has been hired by Seattle as Defensive Coordinator.  So, the Bucs defensive staff continues to deplete beginning with the exit of Monte Kiffin.  There is also a report that former Bucs...

    After listening to Gators Head Coach Urban Meyer today, Tim Tebow will defintely be surrounded by people who will help the lefty make the right decision.  Tebow will get input from several people around the NFL who Meyer trusts,...

Bruce Allen opening statement. "We are evaluating the season. When I am talking about the season it is really starting February 15 last year through the end of the Raider game. We are very pleased with some of the accomplishments this year. We are awfully...

JOHN HUMENIK: The first trophy presentation we have this morning with Coach Meyer, representing the Bowl Championship Series, is the administrator of the Bowl Championship Series, Mr. Bill Hancock. BILL HANCOCK: Good morning, everybody. I want...

wFlorida was first to score in the game, as junior quarterback Tim Tebow connected on a 20-yard touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Louis Murphy with 14:02 to play in the second quarter. It marked Murphy’s 27th consecutive game with a catch and his...

St. Petersburg Awarded Opener for 2009 Indy Car Series For the first time in the history of the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, the event will be the opening race of the IndyCar Series.  The 17-race IndyCar schedule also includes stops in Long...

TAMPA BAY – Tampa Bay Lightning center Vincent Lecavalier has been named to his fourth career NHL All-Star Game today, the National Hockey League has announced.  Lecavalier leads the Lightning in goals with 16, power-play goals with five, game-winning...

TAMPA -- GoUSFBulls.com reports The University of South Florida football program officially announced a home-and-home agreement with Florida State that will begin in Tallahassee during the 2009 season.  The first meeting in the series will take...

   I made the mistake of listening to sports radio -- again.    And the host was promising that there really was something to "his" rumor that if the Gators beat Oklahoma, Urban Meyer would leave to become the new head coach...

      I've seen this scenerio too many times in my career.  Teams, companies not willing to keep talent worth keeping.  Making the neceassry moves to ensure it happens.  What I'm seeing over at One Bucdom is concerning...

      Manager Joe Maddon gets it.  So does the Rays front office.  What am I talking about?  Being a winner.        Recently, Joe and I talked about the state of the team after the...

Oklahoma Practice Quotes – 1/4/09 Bob Stoops, Head Coach On today’s practice … It was great. A good practice. We had full pads, and going at each other for parts of our team periods and it was good. On Austin Box’s injury and whether he’ll start...

    Records can be deceiving.  Such was the case for this year's Indianapolis Colts.  Even the so called experts were enamored with Indy's 8-game winning streak at the end of the season.  Conclusion: Quarterback Peyton Manning...

OKLAHOMA PLAYERS QUOTES OT Jon Cooper On his expectations for the BCS Championship game. We’ll be disappointed if we do anything less than the best. On the ability to run the ball without Murray We’ve got quite a few running backs and we’re lucky...

University of Oklahoma Practice Quotes – 01/03/09 Bob Stoops, Head Coach On Bill Parcels attending practice… It was great. He’s just evaluating our players I’m sure, but it was great to have him here. I’ve always been a big fan of the way he coaches...

      Maybe that Mississippi win over Florida earlier this year wasn't a fluke.  Anyone catch the Cotton Bowl.  Anyone see the Rebels roll over #8 Texas Tech 47-34.  Mississippi Head Coach Houston...

MEDICAL UPDATE FOR LIGHTNING DEFENSEMAN JAMIE HEWARD     TAMPA BAY – Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Jamie Heward has been released from a Washington D.C. hospital and is traveling back to Tampa today. Heward suffered a concussion during the...

    No sooner was Raheem Morris named successor to Monte Kiffin as Bucs Defensive Coordinator, he get s a call from Denver.  This meeting reportedly on Monday is about being their head coach.     Is Raheem Morris...

Jared Cook:   On whether you felt prepared for the game “Like coach Spurrier said everybody was ready, I think, but just came out with turnovers and got down by 21 points.”   “To play like this the last game of the year is very disappointing. ...