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BLOG: Tampa Bay Buccaneers Football

  • 'Huggy' has got it made http://bucshots.blogs.heraldtribune.com/14969/huggy-has-got-it-made/ TAMPA _ Kareem Huggins is going to make the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 53-man roster. The first-year running back has earned it, with those two explosive runs in the first preseason game in Miami, that set him on his way to becoming the preseason leading rusher of the Buccaneers. He's held his ground in the last two preseason games [...] 'Huggy' has got it made
  • Is Clayton next to go? http://bucshots.blogs.heraldtribune.com/14931/is-clayton-next-to-go/  TAMPA _ Now might not be the best time to be Michael Clayton. It was fine when he was tearing it up as a rookie in 2004. Of course, it was great to be him, when he signed that nearly $26 million, five-year contract before the 2009 season, pocketing $10 million guaranteed from the Buccaneers.But since then, uh, [...] Is Clayton next to go?
  • NFL suspends Talib for one game http://bucshots.blogs.heraldtribune.com/14913/nfl-suspends-talib-for-one-game/ TAMPA _ Tampa Bay cornerback Aqib Talib has been suspended for one game by the National Football League and fined one additional game check for violating the NFL Personal Conduct policy. The punishment announced Tuesday afternoon, was handed down for Talib's involvement in an altercation with a cab driver last August. The former 2008 first-round draft pick, allegedly drunk and [...] NFL suspends Talib for one game
  • Ward released by Buccaneers http://bucshots.blogs.heraldtribune.com/14887/ward-released-by-buccaneers/ TAMPA _ Running back Derrick Ward was released early Tuesday afternoon, in a stunning move by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. One of Tampa Bay's high-profile free agent signings a year ago,  Ward was a huge disappointment that head coach Raheem Morris decided did not deserve a roster spot, in what was to be the second year of [...] Ward released by Buccaneers
  • Smith makes unhappy return http://bucshots.blogs.heraldtribune.com/14865/smith-makes-unhappy-return/   TAMPA _ It's understandable, as head coach Raheem Morris said Monday, that return man Clifton Smith showed a little rust in his first preseason game.Smith fumbled his first preseason kickoff return Saturday night against the Jaguars after missing more than two weeks of practice and the first two preseason games with inflammation in his knee [...] Smith makes unhappy return
  • Stovall, Joseph, Piscitelli out for Houston http://bucshots.blogs.heraldtribune.com/14844/stovall-piscitelli-out-for-houston/  TAMPA _ Wide receiver Maurice Stovall, guard Davin Joseph and backup safety Sabby Piscitelli will miss the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' final preseason game Thursday against the Texans in Houston. Buccaneers head coach Raheem Morris said Monday afternoon that Stovall's sprained ankle from the preseason opener against the Dolphins still has not healed. Morris added that Piscitelli's concussion that he [...] Stovall, Joseph, Piscitelli out for Houston

BLOG: Everything Golf

  • Sarasota native Scott Dunlap leads Nationwide Tour event http://everythinggolf.blogs.heraldtribune.com/10922/sarasota-native-scott-dunlap-leads-nationwide-tour-event/ Scott Dunlap, who grew up in Sarasota and was a local high school golf star and at the University of Florida, shot an opening-round 65 and is tied for the lead in the Mylan Classic tour event on the Nationwide Tour.If Dunlap wins, he would likely make his way back to the big show, the [...] Sarasota native Scott Dunlap leads Nationwide Tour event
  • A few super deals at area tracks http://everythinggolf.blogs.heraldtribune.com/10920/a-few-super-deals-at-area-tracks/ For the first time in my five years in Sarasota, the Stoneybrook Golf & Country Club is offering a special that makes it affordable to play the semi-private track.The deal being offered at Stoneybrook, located on Stoneybrook Boulevard off McIntosh Road, is one of several super deals out there these hot summer days.In the mornings [...] A few super deals at area tracks
  • Timely tips: Hitting out of deep, wet rough http://everythinggolf.blogs.heraldtribune.com/10914/timely-tips-hitting-out-of-deep-wet-rough/ With all this rain lately, one topic that gets a ton of chatter in my golf group is how to successfully hit out of the thick, wet rough that is present at nearly every area course these days.I suggested to a pal last week that my keys were to take more club, commit to swinging [...] Timely tips: Hitting out of deep, wet rough
  • Course profile: Venetian maturing nicely, very nicely indeed! http://everythinggolf.blogs.heraldtribune.com/10901/course-profile-venetian-maturing-nicely-very-nicely-indeed/ When I first played the Venetian Golf & River Club shortly after moving to Sarasota in late 2004, the club was a work in progress. Greens fees were paid in a trailer, and the course had the appearance, as some young tracks do, that the holes were dropped onto the Earth from space and did [...] Course profile: Venetian maturing nicely, very nicely indeed!
  • Tiger's ex speaks out: Elin never knew of multiple affairs http://everythinggolf.blogs.heraldtribune.com/10892/tigers-ex-speaks-out-elin-went-through-hell-during-ordeal/ By The Associated Press Tiger Woods' ex-wife Elin Nordegren said she has “been through hell” since her husband's infidelity surfaced but she never hit him, according to an interview released Wednesday.Nordegren told People magazine she and Woods tried for months to reconcile the relationship. In the end, a marriage “without trust [...] Tiger's ex speaks out: Elin never knew of multiple affairs
  • Tiger, Dustin, Juli: greatest golf gaffes ever http://everythinggolf.blogs.heraldtribune.com/10888/tiger-dustin-juli-golf-greatest-gaffes-ever/ So, I know that Tiger Wood's divorce Monday from Elin Nordegren, while certainly a gaffe of profound proportions, is not actually golf-related, except of course due to Tiger's omnipresent role as the biggest name in golf.And the legal action — which breaks up his gloriously rich, and beautiful family — is probably not on par [...] Tiger, Dustin, Juli: greatest golf gaffes ever