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Sep 12, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 12, 2026 · John Romano

    Commentary: 10 reasons the Bucs will win 10 games in 2026 (opens the original)

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    The Super Bowl is over there, the Bucs are over here, and the bandwagon is out of gas. I’m not saying it’s an impossible journey, but there are deserts, mountains and Rams in between. So, tell me, does that take all the fun and suspense out of the upcoming NFL season for you? For around here, there are still expectations. Maybe not as grand as the expectations in Los Angeles, Seattle or Buffalo, but certainly the expectation of better days. Yes, yes, that’s not the most inspirational motto but i

  2. Article · Aug 16, 2026 · John Romano

    Commentary: So much at stake in Bucs-Vita Vea contract standoff (opens the original)

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    TAMPA — Preseason games are now officially underway, and the defensive tackle is still way underpaid. It’s a quandary, no doubt about it. Vita Vea has been loitering around training camp to avoid being fined, but he’s missed the first dozen or so practices. Officially, he’s sidelined with a minor back injury. Realistically, he’s suffering from bruised feelings. Vea has been an integral cog in Tampa Bay’s recent successes, but his $17.75 million average salary no longer reflects that. It’s a heft

  3. Article · Aug 2, 2026 · John Romano

    Commentary: Baker being Baker means Bucs are now at odds with star QB (opens the original)

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    TAMPA — The first move is always the most important. That was when Baker Mayfield stutter-stepped past Joel. From there, he stiff-armed Bryan and then beat Avram to the edge. At that point, it was just a matter of outrunning Darcie and Ed. Yup, three-plus years into the Mayfield experiment, the Glazer siblings found out what it’s like to challenge Baker in a competition. To implicitly suggest he is a lesser quarterback than his heart believes. Without calling anyone out by name, Mayfield took ai

  4. Article · Aug 1, 2026 · John Romano

    Commentary: Past 50 sports years have brought Tampa Bay punchlines, titles (opens the original)

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    Fifty years ago, on July 31, 1976, the bay area officially joined the ranks of major-league sports markets when the Bucs played their first preseason game against the Rams in the Los Angeles Coliseum. (Yes, the exhibition schedule began at the end of July, because nothing said overkill like the NFL requiring every team to play six preseason games to prepare for a 14-game regular season.) Now, if you’ve been around for a good portion of those 50 years you already know Tampa Bay has what might pol

  5. Article · Jul 26, 2026 · John Romano

    Rays top draft pick Grady Emerson plans to get to majors quickly (opens the original)

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    Tickets to the ESPY Awards in New York? Check. A record-breaking $9,747,500 bonus for a high school player? Check. But all of that was just the preliminaries for Grady Emerson. The No. 2 overall pick in the draft for the Rays is eager to begin the grind of professional baseball, even if it is in the lowest rungs of the minor leagues at the team’s Florida Complex League team in Port Charlotte. “Oh my gosh, I’ve been dying to get there,” Emerson said Saturday at Tropicana Field. “I haven’t played

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