The Tampa Bay Lightning fell short, 2-1, in Game 1 of their Stanley Cup Playoff series against the New York Islanders. The Lightning were not on the same page offensively and didn’t play up to their competition. The Islanders cut off passing plays at the top of the zone and …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine June 14
The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend that was either scary storms or golf-inducing sunshine. We are a weird state. And it just started raining again. 10. With the big news about the College Football Playoffs expansion last week, several virtual scribes went to work on what the …
Read More »NCAA Baseball Super Regionals Preview
The super regionals start today as college baseball teams continue to duke it out for a chance to reach the 2021 Men’s College World Series in Omaha. 16 teams will compete in the super regionals, with 11 of them being national seeds. Here is a short preview of the upcoming …
Read More »Takeaways from Tom Brady’s Press Conference
This might come to you as a surprise after knowing the fact that he just won his seventh NFL Championship ring. In Fact, Tom Brady spent most part of last year season dealing with a knee injury. Fifteen weeks ago, Brady had a knee surgery that he knew all along …
Read More »Rays Start Their Series With The Orioles
The Tampa Bay Rays start their first game of the series tonight with the Baltimore Orioles. The Rays are coming off of a 9-7 loss to the Washington Nationals. The Rays have a record of 16-5 against the Orioles dating back to the start of last season. The Rays have …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Friday Fivesome June 11th
The “Friday Fivesome” comes at you for the second installment of football only opinions, which means we are that much closer to football season. Heck, we can even see SEC Media Days from here. 1.Obviously, the plans for a new playoff system took center stage in the college football world …
Read More »Oklahoma Beats Florida State in the Women’s College World Series
In the end, the heavy weight came in and won it all. The Oklahoma Sooners took games two and three against the Florida State Seminoles to win the Women’s College World Series. This championship for the sooners caps off a season of shear dominance from start to finish. And the …
Read More »Arians pleased as Buccaneers end minicamp
As the Tampa Bay Buccaneers end mandatory minicamp, head coach Bruce Arians voiced his pleasure with what he saw from his team. The reigning Super Bowl champions held camp from June 8 to June 10. Arians pleased with camp Overall, Arians thought the entire team was impressive during camp. Specifically, …
Read More »College Football Playoff Considers Proposal to 12-team Format
The College Football Playoff Committee is heading to Chicago to discuss the terms of adopting a new 12-team playoff format. It came as a surprise to most. While having Chris Low on the Sport Scene to discuss his opinions on the CFP action plan, he said, “he has to see …
Read More »Congress debates NCAA NIL bill
With less than a month to go, five states will enact name, image and likeness laws for college athletes. Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and New Mexico will open endorsement opportunities for college athletes on July 1. Meanwhile, the race is on for the NCAA and Congress to get federal regulations …
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