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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Consider this an ode to ineptitude. A memorial for the miserable.

The Tampa Bay Bandits will meet the Pittsburgh Maulers in USFL action on Sunday night from Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama.

Velasquez allowed four first-inning runs, the offense struggled to convert scoring chances and the Sox were unable to complete a three-game sweep.

TAMPA, Fla. — An emotional night and top-line production were key to the Lightning recording another 100-point season with Saturday night’s 7-4 win over Winnipeg at Amalie Arena.

It never really made sense when Tampa Bay quarterback Tom Brady retired and then abruptly unretired from the NFL earlier this year. Could it have all been part of an elaborate plan?

The Stars want to play playoff hockey. Tuesday night against the Lightning was a good preview.

TAMPA, Fla. — In the first period of Sunday’s home game against Buffalo, the Lightning received goals from two players who really needed them.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Let us pause and give thanks for those obvious blessings in our lives. For instance, a three-game series against the Baltimore Orioles.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — When spring training began last season, the computer models at Baseball Prospectus put Atlanta’s odds of winning the National League East at 20-to-1. Eight months later, the Braves were World Series champions. That’s not a knock on analytics, it’s a nod to unpredictability.

Turnovers and penalties proved too costly once again for the Lightning in a 4-3 loss in Washington on Wednesday night.

With all the wild, rampant speculation as to why Bruce Arians stepped down as the head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers earlier this week, it seems the media and fans have forgotten something that is normal protocol when a Super Bowl-winning coach retires.