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Bucs start off preseason schedule with sloppy loss to Eagles

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It’s only preseason. Repeat that to yourself a few hundred times. It doesn’t count. It’s just practice. It’s pretend football. Got it? The Bucs opened their preseason play Thursday night in the worst possible way, giving up a touchdown on a turnover inside a minute, then doing it again inside of five minutes in a 17-9 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. “Not how I drew it up,” said coach Dirk Koetter. Yeah, yeah. It doesn’t count. But if you were…

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Bucs debut under Dirk Koetter, but the play matters more than the score

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It is, of course, the biggest game of Dirk Koetter’s life. And we’ll all forget it in a matter of hours. When Koetter leads his Tampa Bay Bucs onto the field against Philadelphia Thursday night, it will be notable because it’s Koetter’s first game. Just that. Oh, you want to see the Bucs have more good plays than bad. You want certain individuals to shine. You want your team to win, because that’s always preferable to the alternative. But, really,…

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This time, Gators’ only player on All-SEC team is defensive back Jalen Tabor

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Perhaps this will strike you as familiar. But the University of Florida finds itself in the same position as a year ago. Last year, the Gators also had only one player on the first-team preseason All-SEC team, a defensive back. Despite that, Florida became one of the early-season surprises in the SEC. This year, Jalen Tabor is the only Gator on the first-team all-SEC team. The Gators on the second team were offensive linemen Martez Ivey and David Sharpe, defensive…

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Bucs announce preseason schedule, including Eagles game

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The 2016 preseason includes rematches involving the  Tampa Bay Bucs’  biggest victory and its most bitter defeat this year. The schedule kicks off in Philadelphia in Week 1, where Tampa Bay beat the Eagles 45-17. Jameis Winston threw five touchdowns in the victory. In Week 2, the Bucs go to Jacksonville. Tampa Bay held off the Jags 38-31 a year ago as Doug Martin scored three touchdowns. After that, the Bucs come home to unveil the first half of the…

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Tampa Bay Rays set roster for preseason game against Cuba

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Thanks to a bit of lobbying by his teammates, Dayron Varona is going home. Varona, a Cuban-born infielder, is among the 34 players who the Tampa Bay Rays have decided to take on their trip to Havana, Cuba, to play the Cuban National team on March 22. Several players, inclucing Chris Archer and Evan Longoria, spoke up on the behalf of Varona, but manager Kevin Cash said there was no need. “Obviously, this is a very special opportunity for me,”…

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Rowdies conclude English swing with draw against Stoke City

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The Tampa Bay Rowdies concluded a successful preseason trip to England Tuesday with a 1-1 draw against Stoke City Tuesday. The Rowdies, 1-0-2 on their trip, led for most of the game before allowing the tying goal in stoppage time. The Rowdies now return to Tampa Bay, where they will play their final preseason game against the University of Tampa at UT’s Peppin Stadium. “We were playing against a really good side and it was a great experience for our…

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Rowdies win first game of preseason by coming back to beat USF

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Finally, goals. Finally, victory. The Tampa Bay Rowdies won their first game of the preseason Saturday night as they came from behind and beat USF, 3-1, in the late stages of their exhibition game at Corbett Stadium. Tommy Heinemann came off the bench and a had a goal and two assists to lead the Rowdies’ victory. Tampa Bay had begun its preseason 0-2-1, playing Montreal to a 0-0 tie and losing 1-0 to D.C. United and 2-0 to Philadelphia. USF…

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