If you wanted poise, you saw it. If you wanted hope, you have it. If you wondered whether young Josh Freeman has the stuff to lead the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, your question has been answered in the affirmative. Fans have waited for a quarterback to make plays, to move the ball, and to give the Bucs the chance to win a ballgame. At times it seemed like too much to ask. ...more

November 9, 2009

It has to have a starting point. Every escape from the darkness does. Maybe that game-winning drive late Sunday against the Packers, which produced a 38-28 victory, was it. ...more

November 9, 2009

"The Bucs are on a bye! Now they can't lose!" Some variation of that declaration was virtually unavoidable for fans all last week. With the 35-7 British Browbeating still fresh and an 0-7 record a numbing reality, sarcastic mockery comes as no surprise. ...more

November 9, 2009

After watching Josh Freeman, I'm left with one thought ... How many wins would this team have if they played him sooner? ...more

November 9, 2009

On a day they saluted their past, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers gave their fans a tantalizing glimpse of the future with a 38-28 comeback victory against the Green Bay Packers. ...more

November 9, 2009

If Rich Bisaccia could concoct a perfect football script, it would look a lot like Tampa Bay's initial victory Sunday. ...more

November 9, 2009

TAMPA – As the losses and the frustration accumulated in the previous eight weeks of despair, Buccaneer players faced mounting pressure. On Sunday, they decided to apply some pressure of their own. ...more

November 8, 2009

TAMPA It has to have a starting point. Every escape from the darkness does. Maybe that game-winning drive late Sunday against the Packers, which produced a 38-28 victory, was it. It wasn't necessarily one for the ages. But coming as it did, with rookie quarterback Josh Freeman at the wheel and in a uniform that has come to symbolize a losing era, it was enough to make some believe better days are just ahead. ...more

November 8, 2009

Before the start of Saturday's Class 3A-Region 2 meet, Plant coach Gil Gonzalez told his girls team it could win it all. The girls just laughed at him. ...more

November 8, 2009

It's appropriate the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are donning their old orange and white colors for today's "throwback" game against Green Bay at Raymond James Stadium. In many respects, this year's team resembles the "Yucks" of old. ...more

November 8, 2009