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A closer look at Tom Brady’s dominance of the Dallas Cowboys

TAMPA, Fla. — As intangibles go, history says take Tom Brady and the points Monday night.

Tribune News Service · Jan 11, 2023

Bucs receiver Mike Evans delivers ‘simple’ truth about Cowboys

TAMPA, Fla. — On its surface, Mike Evans’ sound bite came off as a slight. The Texas native, however, wasn’t so much tossing shade at the Cowboys’ scheme as he was lofting praise at their overall talent.

Tribune News Service · Jan 11, 2023

John Romano: The odds say it ain’t happening, but here are 10 reasons the Bucs will beat the Cowboys

TAMPA, Fla. — The running game disappeared back in September. The deep pass soon followed.

Tribune News Service · Jan 11, 2023

Florida Democratic Party chair resigns with frank letter after major 2022 losses

TAMPA, Fla. — Following months of pressure and a catastrophic 2022 election cycle for Democrats, the chair of the Florida Democratic Party, Manny Diaz, announced Monday that he is retiring, “effective immediately.”

Tribune News Service · Jan 10, 2023

Florida COVID-19 hospitalizations spike; new subvariant emerges

TAMPA, Fla. — COVID-19 hospitalizations are spiking in Florida, but there’s good news as the state weathers another winter uptick of the virus.

Tribune News Service · Jan 7, 2023

Will patience pay off for Kyle Trask and the Bucs?

TAMPA, Fla. — For Kyle Trask, patience has paid off before. The Bucs’ third-string quarterback waited seven years, through his high school career and into his redshirt junior season at the University of Florida before he got tabbed to be a starter. Now, with one regular-season game remaining in his…

Tribune News Service · Jan 7, 2023

Sit this one out? Not Tom Brady. ‘I’m ready to play.’

TAMPA, Fla. — Aside from when he tore his ACL in the 2008 season opener, Tom Brady has always been an ironman at quarterback.

Tribune News Service · Jan 6, 2023

Byron Leftwich gets defensive: ‘Everybody wants to throw dirt on the Bucs’

TAMPA, Fla. — Four days after watching Tom Brady finally re-gain his downfield mojo, the Bucs’ offended coordinator was ready to unleash a few shots of his own.

Tribune News Service · Jan 6, 2023

Tom Brady on "overcoming obstacles" to reach NFL playoffs amid Gisele Bundchen split

Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady confirmed his Tampa Bay Buccaneers place in the NFL playoffs as NFC South division champions, despite their 8-8 record in 2022

Daily Mirror · Jan 5, 2023

Matt Baker: Florida players have Georgia on the verge of a national title. Again.

TAMPA, Fla. — If No. 1 Georgia beats No. 3 TCU in Monday’s College Football Playoff national championship, Arian Smith will go down in Bulldogs lore for coming off the bench to score his first touchdown of the season — a 76 yarder that sparked Saturday’s comeback win over Ohio…

Tribune News Service · Jan 5, 2023