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Football flashback: FSU still remembers comeback versus Louisville

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Back in the day, Louisville jumped all over FSU. Back in the day, FSU managed to come back. Back in the day, FSU retained its national rankings. If it doesn’t seem long ago to you … well, it wasn’t. This week’s Football Flashback happened just two years ago, on the day of the comeback. As victories go, it was one of the Seminoles’ most memorable. It was Oct. 30, 2014, and FSU was 7-0 and ranked second in the country…

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Rays’ Alex Cobb finally makes return to major league baseball

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For 716 days, he was an outsider. For almost two years, he was a spectator. Friday night, Alex Cobb of the Tampa Bay Rays was a big-league pitcher again. Cobb, recovering from Tommy John surgery, threw five effective innings in Friday night’s 8-3 victory over Toronto. Cobb allowed only four hits and two runs in his five innings and struck out the side in the fifth. He retired his last 10 batters. “Well, I’m happy,” Cobb said. “It started off a…

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Have you heard this before? The Rays lose to a first-place team

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Right now, there seems to be advantage the Tampa Bay Rays cannot overcome. A great start by the pitcher? Matt Moore retired the first 13 batters he faced. But over the next two innings, he gave up six hits and five runs. A good start by the offense? The Rays scored three times in the first and had six of their first seven hitters reach base. However, the Rays never scored again. It all added up for the Rays in…

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Rowdies come from 2-0 deficit to defeat Notts County

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The Tampa Bay Rowdies rallied from a 2-0 deficit to defeat Notts County, 3-2, in their latest leg of their preseason trip to England. Tampa Bay had fallen behind 2-0 by the half-hour mark, but goals from Danny Mwanga, Darwin Espinal and Junior Burgos ensured the Rowdies would have plenty of positives to take from the match. “We got 100 percent of what we wanted from the match today,” Rowdies Head Coach Stuart Campbell said. “I wanted to push the…

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Lightning makes stunning comeback to beat Nashville

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Time was running out on the Tampa Bay Lightning. Another half-minute, and the team’s third straight loss would be completed. Then, with 27 seconds left to play, Steven Stamkos scored to snap a personal slump. Then, 64 seconds into overtime, Tyler Johnson scored again. Just like that, the Lightning won in a remarkable comeback, 4-3 over the Nashville Predators. It was the team’s ninth straight win on home ice. Stamkos drew a slashing penalty late, setting up three straight shots.…

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FSU comes back in second half to beat upset-minded FAU

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The FSU Seminoles spent most of the afternoon staring an upset in the face in the Orange Bowl Classic. In the end, they made it look the other way. FSU rallied from a 12-point halftime deficit to beat Florida Atlantic, 64-59. FAU, 2-9 on the season, scored the game’s first six points and led 11-3 and 17-8. It was 35-23 at the half. But the Owls scored only 24 in the second half. It was 44-33 early in the second…

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Bucs’ Doug Martin shows impressive turnaround during past year

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He has run back from mediocrity. For Doug Martin, that might be the best carry of his life. Last year, he was 40th among running backs in the NFL. This year, he’s fourth. Last year, the Bucs running game was 29th. Last year, the Bucs were 30th in the NFL in league in total offense. This year, they are fifth. Anyone have any questions about the effect of Martin? Martin has made himself an early contender for the NFL Comeback…

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