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Rowdies take over fourth place in NASL, eye playoff berth

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For the Tampa Bay Rowdies, the playoffs are within sight. After a Fall Season in which the Rowdies have struggled – they are tied for seventh in the Fall – Tampa Bay has fought its way back into fourth place in the standings. Tampa Bay beat the Carolina Railhawks, 1-0, as the Fort Lauderdale Strikers lost 2-1 to the Indy 11. That gives the Rowdies 39 points in the combined standings, one point ahead of the Strikers. If Tampa Bay…

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Rowdies are scoreless in disappointing draw with Atlanta

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The continuing headache of the Tampa Bay Rowdies‘ offense continued to haunt the team Saturday night in Atlanta. The Rowdies, once again, failed to score in a 0-0 draw with the Atlanta Silverbacks. Tampa Bay, trying desperately to get into the league’s top four in the combined standings, could have used the points that a victory would have brought. Instead, Tampa Bay got a point, but only one, in the draw. Going scoreless was hardly a new thing for the…

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Rowdies move into fourth place with comeback draw against Ottawa

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For the time being, at least, the Tampa Bay Rowdies are the fourth-place team of the NASL, a spot which would qualify the team for the post-season. The Rowdies earned a point Saturday night with a comeback draw against the first-place Ottawa Fury despite having only 10 men on the field at the time of the equalizer. “We wanted the three points, but even at halftime when we were 1-nil down, I believed that if we raised our level and…

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Lightning seems to lead the way with Tampa Bay fan experience

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Say this for the fans of the Tampa Bay Lightning. They sure like to dance. And why not? You could make an argument that they get more for their money than any group of fans in Tampa Bay. Oh, you can talk about ticket prices if you want. But like most teams, those in Tampa Bay have levels of tickets. So let’s take the prices of going to a game out of it. Who offers the best deal in sports…

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Tampa Bay Rowdies begin final push against league-leading Ottawa

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With a month to go in the season, the Tampa Bay Rowdies would like to think of this as the time to make a final playoff push. This week, however, it won’t be easy. The Rowdies of coach Stuart Campbell, whose team is on a 1-3-1 slide, play host to the league’s top team in the Ottawa Fury, a team that tops the standings in both the Fall and Combined seasons. Ottawa has scored 31 goals in the Fall, almost twice as…

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Rowdies’ offense shut out once again in 1-0 defeat by Minnesota

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The pieces of an offense are there for the Tampa Bay Rowdies. Every now and then, however, that offense evaporates for the team. The Rowdies’ last four defeats have been by shutout. The sputtering offense disappeared again Saturday night in a 1-0 loss to Minnesota. Ben Sweat was sent off, leaving Tampa Bay with 10 men. Minnesota forward Christian Ramirez scored the lone goal of the match in the 44th minute after a defensive miscue by the Rowdies. Midfielder Kevin Venegas whipped in…

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Rowdies disappointed after earning a draw with last-place Indy

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The new kids were pretty good, but the Tampa Bay Rowdies were not quite good enough in a midweek match Wednesday night at Al Lang Stadium. The Rowdies drew 1-1 with the last-place Indy 11, letting a perfect opportunity to slip back into fourth place in the combined NASL standings. Tampa Bay’s lone goal came when newcomer Long Tan one-timed a shot in off a corner kick from Freddie Adu, who has spent most of his time with the Rowdies…

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