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May 15, 2020 By: FWC While fishing continues to be a popular activity both in Florida and nationally, growth in the sport has not kept up with populationincreases. The USFWS reported there were 29,409,950 licensed anglers in the U.S. in 2016, with 1,513,696 being Florida…
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May 12. 2020 By: Rick Wilks WWE Superstar and Women’s Champion, Becky “The Man” Lynch announced on Monday Night RAW that she was pregnant. Lynch and fiancé WWE Superstar Seth Rollins are expecting in December. This will be Lynch’s first child. Being unable to defend…
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May 12, 2020 By: Martin Fennelly It wouldn’t dare. Baseball is taking steps to return to American life. If you are having a hard time remembering American life, well, baseball was part of it. That includes your Tampa Bay Rays, who, along with the Miami…
Read More Fennelly- MLB Back? It Wouldn’t Dare
May 11, 2020 By: AP Report NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball owners gave the go-ahead Monday to making a proposal to the players’ union that could lead to the coronavirus-delayed season starting around the Fourth of July weekend in ballparks without fans, a…
Read More MLB Owners Approve a Plan To Start The 2020 Baseball Season in July
May 9, 2020 By: Jensen Diaz- Special To The Free Press After the 2019 season, Rotoworld, USA Today, and NFL.com ranked Bucs GM Jason Licht the second to worst General Manager in the league, trailing only Redskins’ Bruce Allen in each ranking. Five years into…
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May 8, 2020 By: Martin Fennelly If Tom Brady accidentally walks into your house this week (We checked, and it’s your turn), you will have lots to talk about. It’s the offseason, the strangest of the strange in the middle of one the saddest chapters…
Read More Fennelly – Buccaneers Super Bowl in Tampa, Dreamscape, anyone?
Below is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ complete schedule for 2020. Week Date Opponent Kickoff time TV 1 Sept. 13 at Saints 4:25 p.m. ET Fox 2 Sept. 20 vs. Panthers 1 p.m. ET Fox 3 Sept. 27 at Broncos 4:25 p.m. ET Fox 4 Oct.…
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May 4, 2020 By: Martin Fennelly This doesn’t have a lot to do with Tampa Bay sports, but everything to do with the heart and soul of these games we miss. It’s this wonderful story about Don Shula, the winningest coach in NFL history, who…
Read More Don Shula- The Heart and Soul of The Games We Miss
In the 1st Round and 13th pick, The Tampa Bay Buccaneers chose Tristan Wirfs. Wirfs, a three year starting Offensive Lineman from Iowa has a scouting rating of 93. Strengths: Rare athletic ability for someone that size Can play both RT and LT Wrestling background…
Read More NFL Draft 2020, Tampa Bay Buccaneers- Round 1, 13th Pick
The New England Patriots agreed to trade tight end Rob Gronkowski and a seventh-round draft pick to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Tuesday in exchange for a fourth-round draft pick, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer reported that Gronkowski passed his physical with the team. “Rob has agreed to play for Tampa…
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