tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79660460043267254062024-03-13T10:16:32.594-07:00Sounding OffUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger737125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966046004326725406.post-24361260060079445122015-05-08T17:19:00.002-07:002015-05-08T17:21:02.560-07:00Lakewood Ranch athletes announce intentions<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Multiple Lakewood Ranch High football players announced their
intentions to play college football at NCAA Division III schools next season:
Chad Rex and Brendan Hadley (Adrian College, Mich), T.J. Davis (North Carolina
Wesleyan) and Max Vonderhofen (Carroll University, Wisconsin. Also Jordan Bezet
announced he would play for NAIA Southeastern University in Lakeland.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Others announcing their intentions were golfer Spencer
Schulz (Jacksonville) soccer players Maria Miller (St. Leo), Schmid Payen
(Kings College) and Jake Dube (Midland University, Ne).</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966046004326725406.post-4428614040879420752015-04-10T08:02:00.004-07:002015-04-10T08:04:06.420-07:00District Softball Tournament schedule<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">District Softball
Schedule:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">All games at 7 p.m. unless
otherwise noted</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">8A-8</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Tuesday</span></span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">#3 Manatee at #2 Sarasota
Riverview</span></span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">#4 St. Petersburg at #1
Palm Harbor</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Thursday</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Final at higher seed</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">7A-10</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Monday</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">#5 North Port at #4 Braden
River</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Tuesday</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">BRiver-NP winner at #1
Lakewood Ranch</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">#3 Sarasota at #2 Palmetto</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Thursday</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Final at higher seed </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">5A-10</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Monday</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">#5 St. Petersburg Gibbs at
#4 Southeast</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Tuesday</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">SEast-Gibbs winner at #1
Boca Ciega, 4 pm</span></span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">#3 Bayshore at #2 St.
Petersburg Lakewood</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Thursday</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Final at higher seed; Game
at 4 pm if at Boca Ciega</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">3A-11</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Tuesday</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">#2 Saint Stephens at #1 1
Bradenton Christian, 4:30 p.m. (championship)</span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966046004326725406.post-11969185208917095132015-03-11T15:36:00.001-07:002015-03-11T15:36:21.783-07:00Palmetto's Jordan Smith earns All Tournament honors
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Palmetto High product
Jordan Smith earned All-Tournament honors in helping Benedict College win the
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference post season basketball tournament
last week.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The 6-4 guard was at his
best in Benedict’s 60-58 semifinal round victory over Morehouse College when he
scored a team high 20 points in draining six of 12 attempts from beyond the
arc. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Smith scored 18 points in
the Tigers quarterfinal victory when canned 4 of 9 three-point attempts in an
82-78 victory. He averaged 12.8 points in Benedict’s four SIAC tournament
games.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Benedict College (19-11)
will be in Lakeland Saturday to face Florida Southern (29-1) in an NCAA
Division II South Region game. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The three day region
tournament will be at Florida Southern, which is the top ranked team in NCAA
Division II men’s basketball. </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
eight regional champions advance to the quarterfinals for the 2015 NCAA
Division II Men's Elite Eight at the Ford Center in Evansville, Ind. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966046004326725406.post-57163067129469011922015-02-03T11:26:00.001-08:002015-02-03T11:26:48.761-08:00Manatee has five signees; Saint Stephens' Knopfke plans to sign with Boston College<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Manatee High expects to have five players sign college
football scholarships on Wednesday, the first day high school athletes are
allowed to sign letters of intent for the 2015 collegiate season.<br />
Manatee’s standout receiver Kelvin McKnight has committed to Samford, an FCS
school in Alabama that recently hired Chris Hatcher to be its new head coach.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hatcher, who was head coach at Murray State, replaces Pat
Sullivan, former Heisman Trophy winner at Auburn.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hatcher brings an up-tempo offense that ranked second in
the nation last year (FCS) in passing averaging 327 yards per game. Murray
State was 3-9 last season but averaged 36.6 points per game. Unfortunately its
defense gave up 42 points per game.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Safety Antonio Henderson, who had 67 solo tackles last
season, has committed to Carson-Newman, a Division II school in Tennessee.
Other commitments are Zach Staton (Warner-Southern), Jamarion McDonald (Nebraska-Kearney)
and Joe Robinson (New Mexico Military.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The signings will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the high school
auditorium.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">****</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Saint Stephens offensive lineman Wyatt Knopfke has
verbally committed to Boston College and plans to sign with the Eagles. The
6-2, 265 pounder Rivals. Com three star recruit reportedly had offers from
Miami and Kentucky. He has been recruited by Todd Fitch, former USF offensive coordinator.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Braden River
receiver Justin Ross plans to sign with Northeast Oklahoma Community College. Southeast
and Lakewood Ranch do not have any signings planned for Wednesday though there
might be some in the future.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966046004326725406.post-74014264819711056202015-01-30T07:44:00.003-08:002015-01-30T07:44:43.580-08:00Boys Basketball District Tournament Schedule
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Boys District Basketball
Schedule:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">All games at 7 pm unless
otherwise noted</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Class 8A-8</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Wed: </span></span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">#3Manatee at #2 St.
Petersburg</span></span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">#4 Palm Harbor at #1
Riverview (Sarasota)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Friday</span></span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Final at home of higher
seed</span></span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Class 7A-10</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Mon:</span></span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">#5 Sarasota at #4 Braden
River</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Wed:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">BRiver-Sar</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>winner at #1 Lakewood Ranch</span></span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">#3 Palmetto at #2 North
Port</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Friday:</span></span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Final at home of higher
seed</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Class 5A-10</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Tues:</span></span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">#5 Bayshore at #4 Boca
Ciega</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Wed:</span></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">#3 Southeast at #2 St.
Petersburg Lakewood</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Bayshore-BC winner at #1
St. Pete Gibbs</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Friday</span></span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Final at home of higher
seed</span></span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Class 3A-10</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">All games at
Out-Of-Door-Academy</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Tues:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">#2 Bradenton Christian vs
#3 ODA 5 pm</span></span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">#1 Cardinal Mooney vs #4
Saint Stephens</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Friday:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Championship game </span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966046004326725406.post-58868901748283515452014-04-14T15:02:00.001-07:002014-04-14T15:02:57.521-07:00Southeast state tourney MVP Kewshana Robinson plans to sign with Eastern Florida State College
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">BRADENTON- Keshawna
Robinson, who was named state tournament MVP in Southeast’s run to the 5A
championship, plans to sign with Eastern Florida State College (formerly
Brevard CC), on Tuesday.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The 5-11 Robinson turned
in arguably the best back to back games of her career at the state tournament
in helping the Seminoles defeat Land O’ Lakes and then Choctawatchee. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Against Land O’ Lakes she
scored 20 points and pulled down seven rebounds while converting 10 of 13 from
the free throw line.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In the state championship
clinching 52-35 victory over Choctawhatchee, Robinson scored 12 points and had
a game high 10 rebounds while going a perfect 4 for 4 from the charity stripe.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In her two state
tournament games Robinson was 14 of 17 from the line and connected on 9 of 19
field goal attempts.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">For the season, Robinson
turned in eight double-double games averaged 14.4 points and 8.5 rebounds per
game. Her high game was 24 points, which she scored three times. </span></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Her long range goal is to
become a nurse.</span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966046004326725406.post-64737663169492835122014-03-28T10:46:00.003-07:002014-03-28T10:50:28.759-07:00Source: Masiello says improper paper work might have caused problems <br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Is Masiello a victim of paper work?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Steve Masiello believed he earned his degree from the
University of Kentucky and may have completed the necessary course work, but it
was submitted improperly, according to the New York Post. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Masiello accepted an offer to coach the USF basketball
team earlier this week after three years as the head coach at Manhattan
College. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">USF rescinded the agreement after it said it learned he
did not graduate from the University of Kentucky as it states on his resume.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The New York Post reported Thursday afternoon that
according to an unnamed source connected with Manhattan College Masiello
believed he graduated; that his predicament stemmed from paperwork involving
two online classes and an independent study course, which he failed to properly
submit as a senior.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Masiello never resigned from Manhattan and is now on
administrative leave while he completes the process of reviewing his degree
status. The school is expected to make a decision on his status soon.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">USF said Wednesday it was moving on in its search for
another coach. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966046004326725406.post-80542282685944507782014-03-21T12:27:00.000-07:002014-03-21T12:27:21.733-07:00Eric Dungy at USF should be a recruiting boostUSF head football coach Willie Taggart should get a nice boost to recruiting with Eric Dungy expected to enroll at the school.<br />
The wide receiver from Oregon has one year of eligibility remaining. However he is scheduled to graduate in four years and would be eligible immediately.<br />
The son of legendary coach Tony Dungy, Eric's presence is sure to create a lot of interest in the program if only because of his dad's well known connections to the NFL and what he did as head coach of the Indianapolis Colts and Tampa Bay Bucs.<br />
Eric and his dad visited the USF campus on Wednesday. Tony Dungy still lives in Tampa and has a good friendship with the Bucs new head coach Lovie Smith.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966046004326725406.post-54993461001696677742014-03-13T08:53:00.001-07:002014-03-13T08:54:44.180-07:00Palmetto's Rhodes; Southeast's Mays selected for FACA All-Star hoops game
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Palmetto High’s Jarrid
Rhodes and Bevin Mays from girls state champion Southeast have been selected to
represent the area in the Florida Athletic Coaches Association All-Star
basketball game Saturday at Indian River College in Ft. Pierce.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">They will represent FACA
District 16, which is comprised of schools from Manatee and Sarasota County.
Nick Havener from Riverview is also representing the district.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">A four year starter, Mays
was a vital cog in sparking Southeast to the Class 5A State title and a 31-1
record. Rhodes was the leading scorer on a Palmetto team that reached the
7A-Region 3 final.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Mays averaged 11.8 points,
3.2 steals, 3.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game. She topped the Seminoles
from the free throw line shooting a team high 76 percent from the charity
stripe while dropping in a team leading 116 foul shots.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Rhodes led the Tigers in
scoring averaging 14.8 points per game. The 6-7 swingman displayed an uncanny
range from beyond the arc for a big man converting 33 percent of his attempts
from 3-point land.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">DeAngela Mathis, another
four year starter and top scorer for Southeast during her four year career, was
named the MVP of her White team in last week’s Florida Association of
Basketball Coaches Association FABC all star game. She scored 17 points, had
four assists and six rebounds in her team’s 83-81 victory. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Mathis played against her
Southeast teammate Kewshana Robinson, who had four points and six rebounds.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Southeast head coach John
Harder said Mathis received inquiries from at least six college coaches after
the game. She has not signed a scholarship yet and is looking to play at
Division I school.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The girls game Saturday
begins at 11 am and the boys follow.</span></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966046004326725406.post-2743798895907968982014-03-02T08:35:00.001-08:002014-03-02T08:38:21.762-08:00USF football team looking bigger and tougherUSF spring football is underway and the first thing you notice about the 2014 Bulls is size.<br />
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The offensive line is bigger and stronger looking more suited to carry out Willie Taggart's style of<br />
offense.<br />
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The average weight of he returning starters on the offensive line is 310 compared to 297 last season. Much of that is due to their hard work and a conditioning program set up by strength coach Hans Straub.<br />
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“We’re putting in a lot more time after our workouts. I know me and about
five guys are doing an hour after every workout every day,” said senior center
<a class="biolink" href="http://www.gousfbulls.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=204879885&DB_OEM_ID=7700" jquery15204361878719223703="3">Austin Reiter</a> of Lakewood Ranch who gained 13 pounds in
offseason conditioning to get up to 286.<br />
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The new size comes with a new attitude says USF head coach Willie Taggart, the former Manatee High quarterback great and All-American at Western Kentucky.<br />
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“It’s been a different attitude
with our guys and watching them,” Taggart said. “Out of 79 guys we had go
through workouts and our winter conditioning we had 66 make every last one
of them. It’s huge, big-time, and it says a lot about our football team.”<br />
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“We need people movers out there, big strong
guys to move people out of the way so we can run the football and we can protect."<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966046004326725406.post-42673798190225687372014-01-15T06:47:00.001-08:002014-01-15T06:47:37.041-08:00Bucs Akeem Spence arrested after reportedly driving in exess of 100 mphLooks as if new Tampa Bay Bucs head coach Lovie Smith has his first crisis, though this one does not qualify as major.<br />
Bucs defensive tackle Akeem Spence was arrested for marijuana possession Tuesday afternoon after a traffic stop in Alabama.<br />
The scary part if you are on the Bucs coaching staff is that Spence was stopped because he was speeding in excess of 100 miles per hour reports said.<br />
Spence was a fourth round pick by the Bucs last year and signed a four year deal for a reported $2.6 million.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966046004326725406.post-86359791756510816342014-01-01T18:59:00.002-08:002014-01-01T18:59:19.103-08:00Lovie Smith will be Tampa Bay Bucs new head coach <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNUVw8NxBew9tDLA5JNR4GywzE7IZNWqlDADyEuzx-fNkmKLNXjbuoCiIaAMg5-cHB8roLXxzwL2cYcthRmSw5fSuvNA2hcz2cMuSlXv5G1Gpp-gZXgxjuyP2-FBZKJ7EfJJE4OvCveaY/s1600/LovieSmith.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNUVw8NxBew9tDLA5JNR4GywzE7IZNWqlDADyEuzx-fNkmKLNXjbuoCiIaAMg5-cHB8roLXxzwL2cYcthRmSw5fSuvNA2hcz2cMuSlXv5G1Gpp-gZXgxjuyP2-FBZKJ7EfJJE4OvCveaY/s200/LovieSmith.jpg" width="185" /></a>The Tampa Bay Bucs have reached agreement to hire Lovie Smith in a move that will create excitement for a franchise that was plagued with the turmoil the past two years. <br />
The Glazer family that owns the Bucs moved quickly to beat out multiple teams that were interested in hiring Smith.<br />
There is a good chance the Bucs new GM will be Jerry Angelo, who was Lovie's GM at Chicago. <br />
Reports say Lovie met with team on Monday and both sides worked to finalize a deal over the last two days. He is expected to earn in excess of $5 million per year. Fired coach Greg Schiano had a five year deal for $3 million per year.<br />
The 55-year-old Smith was the Chicago Bears head coach from 2004 through 2012, leading the team to five winning seasons and three playoff appearances. Smith's Bears went 13-3 and reached the Super Bowl in 2006. He was 81-63 during the regular season.<br />
Among the things Smith can bring to the Bucs is stability after going through two seasons of drama under the previous regime.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966046004326725406.post-91680392784844035432013-11-13T13:43:00.002-08:002013-11-13T14:39:35.331-08:00Palmetto High's Jordan Smith has career night against 7th ranked Michigan Ever since he was a little kid, Palmetto High product Jordan Smith has always dreamed about playing basketball on the big stage.<br />
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The sophomore got his chance on Tuesday when South Carolina State traveled to take on Big 10 power and seventh ranked Michigan in Ann Arbor.<br />
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Smith made the most of the opportunity pouring in a team high 19 points. The sharp shooting guard drained five of nine from 3-point land. Overall he connected on six of 13 shots and did his damage in only 24 minutes on the floor.<br />
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Unfortunately, South Carolina State suffered a 93-59 drubbing from the Wolverines, but it is a night the 6-2 Smith will remember and hopes to add a lot more big games after transferring to SCS following a year at Brevard College.<br />
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"I opened a lot of eyes. I was feeling good," Smith said. "I just want to continue to play well and help get our team going. To play and to start at Michigan was very special to me. I want to build on this."<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966046004326725406.post-38905645605970218302013-10-31T07:33:00.001-07:002013-10-31T07:34:41.069-07:00Despite being maligned and ridiculed Schiano says he is having funHas <b>Greg Schiano</b> really lost it?<br />
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Despite being maligned, criticized and ridiculed with signs going up all over the Tampa Bay Area calling for him to be fired, the Tampa Bay Bucs head coach says he is having fun.<br />
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"Everyday, everyday, I love what I do," Schiano said Wednesday at his daily presser. <br />
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"It isn’t always fun for what your family has to go through but as far as my job? It’s the best! What I do for a living, I wouldn’t trade it. I love it. I know I speak for our coaches and players, that’s what makes it exciting," Schiano said.<br />
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Okay, everybody has their own idea of what fun constitutes so give Schiano his do. It would be nice if he would win a game, which is probably the only thing Bucs' fans would consider fun.<br />
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Winless Tampa has lost seven straight and that number figures to grow to eight when the Bucs visit Seattle on Sunday.<br />
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Have fun Greg!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966046004326725406.post-29289957832864723492013-10-16T12:32:00.000-07:002013-10-16T12:32:05.778-07:00Bucs Carl Nicks has surgery to remove MRSA
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Former All
Pro guard <b>Carl Nicks</b>, one of the Tampa Bay Bucs prized acquisitions
last year, has undergone surgery to remove MRSA from his toe.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Nicks was
diagnosed with the deadly infection in training camp, but after treatment was
ruled healthy enough to play in week three. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Unfortunately,
he suffered a reoccurrence of the disease shortly afterwards and had to sit out
last Sunday’s game against Philadelphia.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Nicks is the
third Bucs player to contract MRSA, joining former kicker <b>Lawrence
Tynes</b> and rookie cornerback <b>Johnthan Banks</b>. Banks
was cleared to play last week after an independent doctor ruled he could not
infect other players.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">It’s
uncertain how long Nicks will be out, but one report said he would be back next
month. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Bucs are shuffling their
offensive line. <b>Ted Larsen</b> replaced him at left guard last
game.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">At practice
on Wednesday, the Bucs had <b>Jeremy Zuttah</b> at left guard with
Larsen at center and <b>Gabe Carimi</b> at the other guard. Two
time Pro Bowl selection <b>Davin Joseph</b>, who missed all of last
season, is listed day to day because of a sore knee.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966046004326725406.post-67962004370481267912013-10-02T07:04:00.000-07:002013-10-02T16:50:25.372-07:00Donald Penn defends Freeman and now blames mediaDonald Penn, the Tampa Bay Bucs well respected offensive lineman, has accused people of trying to bring down quarterback Josh Freeman.<br />
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But Penn never said what everyone wanted to hear: Who is "they?"<br />
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That was in the morning. Later in the day Penn named the enemy and wouldn't you know it was the media.<br />
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“The media. The Media. The Media. The Media. Y’all,” Penn said. “Y’all are all trying to find any way to tarnish his character and make it sound like he is not a good guy, like he is not a good person, like this is all his fault," Penn said.<br />
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Its ironic because Freeman never blamed the media. He said the damaging information was coming from inside One Buc Place. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Donald Penn defends Freeman off the field</td></tr>
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Since Freeman was benched last week numerous reports have come out painting him as an irresponsible malcontent. It was revealed that he was in stage 1 of the NFL's substance abuse program and has missed team meetings and functions.<br />
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"It’s like they’re really trying to bring him down and Josh is a great guy. Josh is a very humble spirit. He’s a very good guy. He’s a very good person and he really cares about him teammates and cares about his team.” Penn said. <br />
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Throughout this whole ordeal Penn said Freeman has never said anything bad about any of his teammates and even helped rookie Mike Glennon, his replacement at quarterback.<br />
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"Josh has not said one negative thing since all this happened and I talk to Josh all the time. It’s just a tough time right now. We’re getting through it. We’re sticking together," Penn said.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966046004326725406.post-14063321414424546852013-09-29T09:53:00.003-07:002013-09-29T09:54:46.077-07:00Bucs de-activate Freeman; he won't be on the field for game.Bucs quarterback <b>Josh Freeman</b> has been de-activated for today's game against Arizona and ordered off the sidelines. He will watch the game from a suite if he decides to show up.<br />
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It was the decision of Bucs head coach <b>Greg Schiano</b> to bench Freeman and it seems he is behind the de-activation. The last thing he would want is for starting quarterback <b>Mike Glennon</b> to struggle badly or get hurt and then have to go back to Freeman.<br />
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The drama hasn't let for the Bucs since training camp. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966046004326725406.post-14903731517837767152013-09-08T08:47:00.001-07:002013-09-08T08:47:21.218-07:00Bucs Carimi will start for Carl NicksGabe Carimi will start for Carl Nicks; also on inactive list for Bucs are: Orlovsky, Melvin, Lorig, Crabtree, Gholston and Jones Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966046004326725406.post-82848404397625868672013-09-01T12:47:00.001-07:002013-09-01T12:47:58.091-07:00Former Taggart players have good day<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "> Willie Taggart had a rough debut as new head football coach of USF, but his former team Western Kentucky and players he recruited there from Manatee County had a big day. </span><div><div>Former Manatee High running back Leon Allen gained 92 yards on 10 carries in WKU's 35-27 victory over Kentucky Saturday. </div><div>Willie McNeal from Braden River caught six passes for 57 yards and defensive back Jon Dowling from Southeast preserved the victory with a forced fumble late the game. </div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966046004326725406.post-23057630688765222392013-08-28T07:48:00.002-07:002013-08-28T07:48:19.754-07:00Austin Reiter likes the job Willie Taggart is doing at USF<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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USF center and Lakewood Ranch product <b>Austin Reiter</b> says he likes the energy the new coaching staff under <b>Willie Taggart</b> brings to the program.<br />
"They want to win games, that's the whole mantra they have and that's what we want to do," Reiter says. "The camaraderie on the team is a lot better. Every coach wants to win, but coach Taggart has fun with it. The music we have in practice that really helps."<br />
Reiter started all 12 games for USF last season and is on the Rimington Trophy Watch List that goes to the top center in college football.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966046004326725406.post-22243467732182458662013-08-02T10:31:00.000-07:002013-08-02T14:11:17.034-07:00Mike Galati becomes third offensive lineman to commit to USF<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/null">Mike</a> Galati was out fishing last weekend when he got the
word that USF head football coach Willie Taggart offered him a scholarship.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It was the one the Manatee High offensive lineman had
been waiting for, but when he returned from his fishing trip he couldn’t get a
hold of Taggart.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">To the relief of the 6-3, 280 pounder, the two finally
hooked up Thursday and he was able to give Taggart a verbal non-binding offer
he doesn’t see changing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“I’ve been wanting to commit all week. When we finally
talked I was so happy and so was coach Taggart,” Galati said. “He welcomed me
into the family. They have always been my number one choice for a lot reasons.
They are only an hour away so my family can go to all the games and I like coaching
staff.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“I first met coach Taggart on junior day at USF and he is
such an exciting person. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I like the
offense he runs and his style of running a program and the way he talks about
his program.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Galati is the third offensive linemen in the class of
2014 that has committed to USF. He will be going into his third year as a
starter at Manatee and said he expects to play tackle. He played guard last
year and tight-end as a sophomore.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When he arrives at
USF for the 2014 season he will join another Manatee County offensive lineman
in Bulls center Austin Reiter, who is a graduate of Lakewood Ranch.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Galati’s main recruiter is Ray Woodie, the former head
coach at his alma mater Palmetto and previously at Bayshore. Taggart is a
Manatee High legend who went on to set a slew of records at Western Kentucky where
he started for four years.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966046004326725406.post-26680234185691792682013-07-31T10:47:00.000-07:002013-07-31T10:51:59.337-07:00Bad day for Bucs; Adrian Clayborn suffers injury in practice No matter how you look at the Tampa Bay Bucs practice Wednesday it couldn't be considered a good day.<br />
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"<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Today Adrian Clayborn injured his groin. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">He couldn’t practice the rest of day and that's not a good sign. He is incredibly frustrated," Bucs head coach <b>Greg Schiano</b> lamented after practice. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This is a huge blow for a pass rush that bordered on anemic last year. The Bucs first round pick in 2011, Clayborn played in only three games last year and is coming off surgery after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee. To make things worse, the Bucs allowed defensive end <b>Michael Bennett</b>, last year's sack leader (9), to leave via free agency.</span><br />
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In his 19 career games with the Bucs, Clayborn has 28 solo tackles and14 assists. He led the Bucs in 2011 with 7.5 sacks. <br />
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Clayborn was hurt last year in a game against Dallas when he got tangled up with <b>Gerald McCoy</b>. He suffered his injury today doing individual drills. Schiano said he wasn't sure about the severity of the injury, but didn't sound optimistic.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966046004326725406.post-14438952887004210382013-07-19T13:59:00.001-07:002013-07-19T19:41:23.986-07:00Bucs trade cornerback Eric Wright to San Francisco 49ersIn what might be a surprise to some, the Tampa Bay Bucs announced late today they have traded troubled cornerback <b>Eric Wright</b> to the San Francisco 49ers for a 2014 conditional draft pick.<br />
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Wright had gotten himself into quite a bit of trouble since the Bucs acquired him last March and was suspended for four games at the end of last season for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy.<br />
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However the Bucs were able to restructure his five year $38 million contract at a vastly reduced rate because of his suspension to $1.5 million (one year) and with them being so thin at cornerback it seemed likely Wright would stay. <br />
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It now figures that rookie Johnthan Banks will start at one CB position opposite free agent acquisition Darrelle Revis.<br />
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Wright was arrested last Friday (June 12th) in Los Angeles for suspicion of driving under the influence. <br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966046004326725406.post-60342921425017758232013-07-03T08:20:00.000-07:002013-07-03T08:20:04.550-07:00Is Florida to blame for not reeling in Aaron Hernandez before it was too late?The misdeeds of <b>Aaron Hernandez</b> has stirred up a lot of controversy with some wanting to point fingers at who is indirectly responsible for not saving him from himself before it was too late.<br />
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Of course the University of Florida football program under then coach <b>Urban Meyer</b> has become a target. But is that fair or not?<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966046004326725406.post-87216896618895207532013-06-26T08:00:00.000-07:002013-06-26T08:00:06.420-07:00NFL exceeds last June's arrest total with Hernandez bringing this month's total to 5As reported in a column last weekend, the number of NFL arrests hits high gear from the end of minicamps in June to the open of pre-season camps in late July.<br />
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Well this "arrest season" really kicked into high gear this week with the arrest of New England Patriots tight end <b>Aaron Hernandez</b> today in connection with a murder investigation. <br />
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Hernandez arrest followed the arrest Tuesday of Cleveland Browns rookie linebacker <b>Ausar Walcot</b> (from the University of Virginia) on an attempted murder charge after he allegedly punched a man outside a bar in New Jersey. The Record (New Jersey) reported the victim remains in critical condition.<br />
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In the month of June there have now been five reported arrests of NFL players, which surpasses the four NFL players arrested in June of last year. <br />
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This could be a bad omen because the big month for NFL arrests is July. There were 11 reported arrests of NFL players in July of 2012, which was the highest monthly total of the year.<br />
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The three other NFL players reportedly arrested this month are: Cincinnati Bengals DB <b>Adam Pacman Jones</b> for assault; Philadelphia Eagles offensive tackle <b>Jason Peters</b> for drag racing and resisting by flight and Baltimore Ravens running back <b>Damien Berry</b> for failure to appear in court on a driving with a suspended license charge.<br />
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