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So You Got A Deadly Infection From Playing In The NFL? Prove It.
Of all the storylines you expected to be a part of the first half of the NFL season, a workman's comp issue involving a toenail probably wasn't one of them. But it is, and it's actually intriguing in a number of ways, large and small....
Gerald McCoy: Coaches Were Angry Because I Helped An Opponent Up
Sorry, Gerald McCoy, but as long as you're a Tampa Bay Buccaneer, don't respect your opponent....
Bucs' Cannon Scares The Shit Out Of Cam Newton And Steve Mariucci
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers got trounced by the Carolina Panthers last night, but they did succeed at making Cam Newton and Steve Mariucci nearly die of fright. ...
Lightning Defensemen Combine For Humiliating Own Goal
The timing couldn't have been worse. With 1:49 left in regulation, just 40 seconds after the Lightning had taken the lead on the defending champ Blackhawks, Matt Carle inexplicably and forcefully fired a pass back at Radko Gudas. It deflected off a surprised Gudas's skate, skittering past Ben Bishop...
This Is The Best Buccaneers Fan
This hazmat suit-wearing Bucs fan has been more entertaining than the team tonight. Go MRSAneers!...
It's Official: Greg Schiano's Players Hate His Guts
NFL.com's Michael Silver has a new report on just how badly things have soured between Buccaneers head coach Greg Schiano and his players, and it paints a bleak picture. There are two main takeaways from this story: Greg Schiano's players really, really dislike playing for him, and Schiano actually ...
Haughty Bucs D-Coordinator Invites Fans To Help Gameplan; Fans Oblige
Buccaneers fans have had a lot to complain about this year, and one of the things that has elicited the most qualms from them is the perceived ineptitude of defensive coordinator Bill Sheridan. Many have pointed out that Sheridan's defense relies too heavily on zone coverage, thus negating cornerbac...
Crews In Hazmat Suits Cleaned The Locker Room After The Bucs Left
MRSA is no joke. But this is darkly comic....
Greg Schiano Tried To Kick A Buccaneers Hero Out Of Practice
You might think a Schiano Man would see Super Bowl MVP Dexter Jackson taking in Bucs practice, not recognize him, and kick him out. You'd be wrong. A Schiano Man sends someone over to kick him out....
This Tampa Bay Lightning Fan Knows Exactly What He's Doing
The Bolts scored a goal! Let's celebrate by jumping up and down! The knowing smile and facial hair make me think this isn't the first time this dude's succeeded with this trick....
Third Buccaneers Player Diagnosed With MRSA, And Everything Is A Mess
We've been calling the 2013 Buccaneers things like "garbage fire," "dysfunctional shitshow," and "sad mess" lately. Now we can add "roiling pit of disease" to the list....
David Ortiz's Nephew Hit Him In The Dick With A Baseball
This happened before last night's series-clinching win over the Rays and it is mesmerizing. ...
What The Heck Was Joe Maddon Doing Last Night?
If he were anyone else (and the box score looks like a Tony La Russa special), the Rays manager would be getting flayed this morning. But everybody loves Joe Maddon, and his magnum opus of overmanaging in the Rays' 5-4 win over Boston somehow came back around to directly stave off elimination. That ...
Rays Keep Season Alive With Walkoff Homer Into Rays Tank
Facing elimination for the fourth time in eight days, the Rays overcame a blown Fernando Rodney save to extend their season and beat the Red Sox thanks to a ninth-inning Jose Lobaton homer that ended up in the center field fish tank....
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Everybody Is A Nerd, According To David Price [UPDATE]
David Price had a rough outing yesterday, giving up seven runs in seven innings and losing Game 2 to the Red Sox. He didn't take the media criticism well....
Did Wil Myers Blow This Play, Or Was He The Victim Of Gamesmanship?
Here's Rays outfielder Wil Myers, in the fourth inning of today's playoff game against the Red Sox, doing God knows what....
The Buccaneers Have Released Josh Freeman
So, that whole trying to trade Josh Freeman thing? Turned out nobody wants to give up a draft pick for a backup QB with league-worst stats who's still owed $6.2 million....
Reports: Buccaneers Fined Josh Freeman Three Times Last Week
As first reported by SI's Jim Trotter, and fleshed out by the Tampa Tribune, the Bucs fined QB Josh Freeman three times in two days last week, for missing two meetings and conducting an "unauthorized interview." Since opening day, that's five fines for a total of $35,230 for Freeman....