SPORTS NIGHTMOVES®
BY PAUL ALLEN REPORT
TAMPA BAY BUCS – Football is finally here ! We all got caught up in watching guys kick the ball into a goal all summer BUT real NFL football is finally back! The Bucs need to show everybody that last year was a fluke and they own the NFC South Division. The division will be better this year as the Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers have all improved their teams. Baker Mayfield needs to be at his best (the front office needs to pay Baker what he deserves) and the team needs to replace future Hall of Famer Mike Evans at WR. I like what the Bucs did on defense by signing LB Alex Anzalone from Detroit and drafting Rueben Bain. I’m also glad they finally resigned superstar Vita Vea.
The season starts on September 13 when the Bucs visit the Cincinnati Bengals … Game two is September 20 when the Cleveland Browns come to Ray Jay … Game three features the Minnesota Vikings coming to Tampa. I’m hoping the Bucs go 3-0 and start the season off with a bang (I’ll take 2-1 but I can wish for all wins) … Go Bucs !!!
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING The Bolts start their preseason this month with home games against Nashville on 9/20 and the Florida Panthers on 9/24. The regular season starts on October 1 with the Bolts playing in New York against the Rangers. The home opener is 10/3 when they play the Washington Capitals. Look for Tampa Bay to once again be one of the top teams in the NHL and make a run to capture Lord Stanley’s Cup!
TAMPA BAY RAYS – Up Here we are in September and the Tampa Bay Rays are in first place! Yes … that is not a typo … The Rays are for real and hopefully
been solid all year. The acquisition of C/1B Liam Hicks at the trade dead- line was huge and the pitching staff has been great.
will make a run for baseball’s championship! This team is amazing as management seems to pull “rabbits out of their hat” year after year. The Rays are always competitive even with a payroll that is one of the lowest in all of baseball.
Let’s hope the Rays can make a run in the playoffs and let’s make sure the City of Tampa get’s their heads out of their butts and
the team can build a new sta- dium on Dale Mabry Highway across the street from Ray Jay!
Players like Yandy Diaz, Junior Caminero, Chandler Simpson and Jonathan Aranda have
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