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Evan Closky

20 days

Sometimes in searching for what's best, you lose the heart of what got you there in the first place. My commentary on why Steven Stamkos should be a Tampa Bay Lightning player for life. #GoBolts

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4 years

This hit me hard. Pop consoling DeMar DeRozan before the game tonight.

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2 years

Tom Brady waiting for Julio to walk through them doors tomorrow. #GoBucs

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I know the NFL has to come out with a statement, but after everything with Kaepernick — we knew it would be a tone deaf response no matter what. The condolences sent contradicts the actions taken with Kaep, a person who fought for these lives lost.

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Statement from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell:

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3 years

I asked how DeMar and his family are doing after the intruder a few weeks ago and he said something along the lines of ‘I grew up in Compton. We good.’

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4 months

Baker Mayfield gets a late add to the Pro Bowl festivities and walks away with the Precision Passing victory. Cracks some jokes along the way. #GoBucs

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7 years

This exchange with a reporter on the phone wins the day from the Leach press conference. #WellMyMyMy

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5 months

Best collegiate football player from the Tampa Bay area showing love to his city. Michael Penix Jr. threw for 430 yards (31 rushing yards too) with 2 TD and is going to the National Championship. @TBTFootball

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4 years

Gregg Popovich talks after the game about the death of Kobe Bryant: #RIPMamba

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7 years

We need more Sharks and Gorillas! Leach discusses mascots and gives a shout out to @pittstate :

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4 months

"Baker is a hell of a player and he showed everybody he is criminally underrated." -- Mike Evans Mayfield certainly won the locker room in Year 1. Now it's time to see if there is a Year 2. #GoBucs

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4 years

DeMar DeRozan also talks to the media about the death of Kobe Bryant: "I'm a father. I can't imagine something like that happening. It's a sad, sad, very sad, day." #RIPMamba

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5 months

Best part of the Luke Goedeke Mic’d Up is Baker Mayfield telling everybody ‘no dumb shit’ just to specifically point to Luke 😂

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4 years

Whispers: It was a quadruple-double

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4 years

17 years ago, Tim Duncan nearly dropped a quadruple-double as the Spurs won their second NBA title 🏆

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4 months

RG3 asked Baker Mayfield what the difference was for him this season -- sends the love right to the Bucs organization. #GoBucs

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1 year

Here is the 'knock' Ronde has been patiently waiting for. #GoBucs

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1 year

A career member of the @Buccaneers and one of the top cornerbacks of his generation. Welcome to Canton, @rondebarber !

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2 years

Best thing I’ve seen from a Bucs player on Brady’s return is @joe_tryon ’s reaction on IG.

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4 years

This is why you have to watch Jeopardy on @KENS5 ...you never know when a @spurs question is going to pop up. Went back into the archives to find the reactions from players after the Coyote was tossed. Didn't disappoint.

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3 months

Baker Mayfield (who is not getting paid enough by AAP for the amount of interviews he is doing this week) mentioned with Dan Patrick there would be 'some sacrifices along the way' to get Mike Evans back to town if he joins Tampa Bay again. Also, funny convo about his Pro Bowl

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8 months

This is an All-Pro 'shieeeeet' from @TristanWirfs78 talking about Mike Evans. #GoBucs

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5 years

Josh Reynolds - John Jay Malcolm Brown - Steele Ramon Richards - Brackenridge San Antonio should have an easy choice on who its rooting for in the Super Bowl this year. It wasn't too long ago these guys were tearing it up in our area.

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4 months

Baker Mayfield is a headbutt guy. No helmet needed for Ryan Jensen. #GoBucs

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2 years

Mike Evans talking with James Jones about how much he wants Chris Godwin back + the QB uncertainty next season. #GoBucs Courtesy: NFL Network

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4 years

Please watch these two clips from Sean Wisdom, oldest brother, talking at Bryce's 'Celebration of Life' ceremony. So powerful. #BryceStrong

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5 years

Man, Ohio State has such a stud with @GarrettWilson_V . Going to crush it in Columbus. @alexgleitman

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4 months

We got Lincoln Riley in the house dapping up Gerald McCoy. #GoBucs

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1 year

Just your casual 5-4-3 DP. Easy peasy. #RaysUp

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1 year

That is one of the more absurd double play turns you're going to see all year. Holy smokes what a play by Paredes and Walls.

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2 years

An unbelievable moment after the game on @BallyRays as Brett Phillips talks about meeting Chloe Grimes, a child battling cancer for the 2nd time. She gave him a wristband before the contest and said the HR he hit was for her. #RaysUp

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4 years

For the first time since the 1996-97 season, the San Antonio Spurs are not in the NBA playoffs. - 22 years - 170-114 record - Seven Game 7's (3-4) - Bounced in the 1st Rd 6x - Bounced in Conf. Semis 6x - Bounced in Conf. Finals 3x - 6 NBA Finals - 5 NBA Titles - 1 Hell of a Run

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4 months

Baker Mayfield has said multiple times this season the Buccaneers 'allowed him to be himself.' Todd Bowles offered an amazing explanation of what that means and how the organization created a space for that to happen. #GoBucs

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7 years

Best quote goes to @JoshPerk13 : "If people are saying this is David vs. Goliath...we'll take it. We all know how that story ended."

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9 months

How on Earth did the Umps review this and say the call stands? His foot is clearly off the bag and it could cost the Rays a win. #RaysUp

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3 years

Love you someone the way Keldon Johnson loves his Mariah Carey songs. (But honestly, who doesn't love this guy?)

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1 year

Was there a reason this @MikeEvans13_ catch was not reviewed? It was under 2 minutes before halftime so nothing Bowles could do. How do you not peep a 2nd look? It is clear he gets both feet in -- whether he maintained possession would have been the discussion. #GoBucs

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3 years

Quote of the night from @DSmith_76 : “Make sure you put No. 99 as my son, I made him my son today.” #GoBucs @10TampaBay

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8 months

Not only did MLB spurn Tampa Bay in the 3:07pm slot, but the league didn’t release a schedule until the last possible moment. Think it’s quite negligent to force people to adjust plans in 48-72 hours to attend a game where clearly they have to take off work. Not right. #RaysUp

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10 months

Cillian Murphy thinking Tyler Glasnow is an AI generated image adds another hilarious wrinkle to this doppelgänger story. #RaysUp

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4 months

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are disappointed by the results today. They believed there was a Super Bowl run in them. However, they see the bigger picture. The 'rebuild' process is way ahead of schedule and they proved a lot of people wrong this season. #GoBucs

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7 years

Toughest question Leach heard all day was Vikings vs. Pirates. He gave a very thorough response and it was glorious as always:

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11 months

This man faced men 35, 50 and 80 pounds heavier than him. Only reached the bonus round once. Ultimately, not having the extra 30 seconds did him in, but what a performance. #RaysUp

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8 months

Pete Fairbanks and Brandon Lowe talked about the Tropicana Field attendance these past two days. #RaysUp

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5 years

Does this game need to be moved to a bigger venue? I’m hearing a lotttt of people missed out on tickets.

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3 years

Tyler Glasnow is a must listen for press conferences. Was praising Shohei Ohtani, then gets off track after calling him a ginormous dude. He asked if people could look up his weight. He calls BS on 203 or 210 pounds. Glasnow is listed at 225. #RaysUp Prove him wrong, @Angels .

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21 days

Jon Cooper has a long explanation about the disallowed goals. People will clip a byte, but you really should listen to the whole thing. Needless to say he was not happy.

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9 months

With another 6 weeks to play, Isaac Paredes has 20 doubles, 24 home runs, 78 RBI and an OPS of .860. The man is 24 years old. Not enough people are talking about this guy. #RaysUp

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3 years

The LaMarcus Aldridge Legacy: The One Who Chose Us @KENS5 | @spurs | @bigfunpod

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8 months

Devin White: "We'll see them again. We in the same (conference). We're going to the playoffs. I'm saying that right now." "I know this defense can carry us to the Super Bowl." The linebacker is staying confident in his team despite the ugly MNF showing. @10TampaBay #GoBucs

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2 months

@jessbensontv You were sitting on this gold mine of a tweet all week weren’t you 😂 This is A+ work

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2 years

This is disrespectful to Dejounte Murray. Guy is averaging 20/9/9/2 STL c'mon now.

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2 years

2022 NBA West All-Star reserves: Devin Booker, Luka Doncic, Rudy Gobert, Draymond Green, Donovan Mitchell, Chris Paul, Karl-Anthony Towns.

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1 year

Looked like @TristanWirfs78 was ready for all that smoke today. @_fournette

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1 year

Rays attendance today: 21,175 How about that?

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1 year

Rays attendance today: 22,702 Was 22,333 on Sat. & 17,973 on Fri. Before today, Tampa Bay ranked No. 25 in MLB with an average of 17,700 fans, per ESPN. Last year they ranked No. 28 with 13,927 average. Haven’t averaged north of 17,000+ in full season since 2014. #RaysUp

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6 months

Baker Mayfield makes that kind of throw on 4th and 10 and I gotta hear week after week from the peanut gallery how this guy is the problem. He ain’t perfect, but man he’s not high on my list as the problem.

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1 year

You think Tom Brady is getting annoyed by people asking him about retirement or nah?

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2 years

I don’t know, Brayden Point looks pretty good to me. #GoBolts @10TampaBay

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2 years

The hero the Bucs need… Kyle Trask dressing for the first time in his career. #GoBucs

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7 months

Raymond James Stadium looking ‘groovy’ as Carlton Davis said earlier this week. #GoBucs

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8 years

Leach: "We have the atmosphere of a JC softball game." #Cougs

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10 months

Randy Arozarena livin' his best life in Seattle. #RaysUp

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4 months

Really interesting stuff from @CameronWolfe who spoke with Baker Mayfield at the Pro Bowl events today. "My agent and them, I think they engaged a little bit (in negotiations), but obviously when Canales left...I think they know that we've got to know who's calling plays before

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3 years

See you soon, Tampa Bay!

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4 years

Holy smokes. What a shot by @RashadWisdom . CC: @dianawisdom & @RWisdom12

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2 years

Devin White on Josh Allen “Oh man, that boy is fast!”

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3 years

Spurs and their fans on every NBA trade deadline:

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5 years

This moment is so so special for the @HarlanHawks_FB family. Gives me goosebumps. @KamaliAnderson and No. 82 grabbing this catch. #shotime

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3 years

If you want to smile, watch Keldon Johnson play basketball.

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5 years

Last @DejounteMurray post... "I want a championship bad and I just want the players to want it as bad as me."

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4 months

Mikhail Sergachev provided great perspective on Nikita Kucherov's performance in Toronto for the All-Star Game. #GoBolts Full Interview:

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3 years

Dejounte: "We're winning, (DeMar) has to be an All-Star."

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2 years

The 'Quest for the Stanley Cup' Ep. 1 is out on ESPN+. Must watch for Lightning fans as it chronicles Games 3 & 4 inside AMALIE Arena. My favorite part about this series is hearing from the head coaches, especially Jon Cooper. Warning: Lots of cursing #GoBolts

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7 years

Few: "I don't know how many places out east, you know, the center of the universe, has a place like @BYU ."

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7 years

I thought @Coach_Leach had a great soundbyte on blocking. It's not as black-and-white as you might think:

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3 years

Dejounte Murray available tonight. Spurs Twitter will burn this app down if they lose.

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3 months

The Florida Gators got a good one in @TitusBullard1 ! The @BPS_Football product will follow in his father's footsteps to Gainesville. Surely a proud papa moment for @TitusONeilWWE .

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5 years

This is what Dejounte Murray brings to the table. Gets the steal, pushes the pace and Poeltl finishes off the nice feed from Lonnie Walker IV. #GoSpursGo

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5 years

For a small sliver of time @DejounteMurray thought he was good to go after getting injured against Houston. He recalls a funny moment from that night back at his crib:

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5 years

How can you not love Ramon Richards ( @chief_vii )? The Brackenridge product proving to be a great interview as he reps the 210 at Super Bowl LIII...Game airs this Sunday on @KENS5 !

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9 months

Carl Crawford feeling nice and comfortable back inside Tropicana Field. ...Maybe a little too comfortable... @BallyRays must have loved the sneaky 'F' bomb!

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2 years

If @JaneCastor needs someone to bring into meetings with @RaysBaseball -- Wade Boggs might be a good option. #RaysUp @10TampaBay

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4 years

Spurs schedule in the bubble July 31: Spurs vs. Kings August 2: Spurs vs. Grizzlies August 3: Spurs vs. Sixers August 5: Spurs vs. Nuggets August 7: Spurs vs. Jazz August 9: Spurs vs. Pelicans August 11: Spurs vs. Rockets August 13: Spurs vs. Jazz

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3 years

You know what’s cool? We get to watch Spurs basketball again tonight. 👀

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Evan Closky

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4 years

I would imagine @RandyMoss is happy about this one. @ZakhariFranklin with one heck of a TD grab. (Courtesy: ESPN2) @UTSAFTBL | @KENS5

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3 years

Gronk gets worked here by Marcus Davenport

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1 year

There’s a lot I can say about being a local sportscaster, but being a local anything is tougher than ever. Stuff I see and hear in the industry: - Producers editing - Photographers getting cut - Reporters stretched thin (some doing 2 a day in smaller markets) - Floor

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They were kind of a big deal. They were very important. They had many leather-bound books, and their apartments smelled of rich mahogany. Today? Not so much. @jon_wertheim on whether local sportscasters can reclaim their crowns:

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7 months

These Creamsicle uniforms are beautiful 🥹

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Evan Closky

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7 years

To the lovely people of the Palouse, I could not let @dweber3440 disrespect @WSUCougars fans without saying something. Please join in #3027 :

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1 year

The Tampa Bay Rays are have a new checkout-free concessions experience located in CF. The 'Short Stop' utilizes camera technology & shelf sensors to eliminate the checkout process. Fans validate a payment upon entry, grab what they want and exit the store. #RaysUp

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1 year

This is so lame. Been seeing this circulate for 48 hours. Here is a melt of all the throws I recorded from Baker Mayfield on Day 1 of OTAs. I included the one posted in there, but as you can see -- it was the only dud. #GoBucs

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1 year

Baker Mayfield first look in a Bucs uniform 🔥

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2 years

Andrei Vasilevskiy. How? #GoBolts

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2 years

Can’t wait to spend forever with you, @KourtniJefson !

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9 months

Cancer sucks. First time my mom dealt with it was 1999. She had to face that opponent another 3 times. I’m so damn proud of her will and tenacity. It was an unfair fight facing a foe that kept resetting the game clock, but no matter the inevitability of the final result — she

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10 months

One team acting like the AL East is on the line and the other playing like it’s March 12th.

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10 months

Live look at the AL East Standings:

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3 years

Today is the anniversary of two tremendous sports moments in Tampa Bay history. * Game 162 -- Evan Longoria's blast 10 years ago for @RaysBaseball * @TBLightning win their 2nd Stanley Cup What's your favorite sports moment (doesn't necessarily have to be Tampa-related)?