Seldom is the re-signing of a veteran running back who averaged five touches per game the previous season significant. ...more

February 16, 2008

WHAT WENT RIGHT FOR BUCS: With Jon Gruden resting many of his regulars and five new starters on offense, the Bucs wasted no time moving down the field to take a 7-0 lead. ...more

December 31, 2007

Sunday's Best Most people on the East Coast saw San Francisco LB Patrick Willis on this year's Pro Bowl list and may not have understood why, but everyone in the Tampa Bay area now comprehends. Willis led the 49ers with 20 tackles (12 solo and eight assisted), two sacks, one forced fumble, a quarterback hurry, plus a pass defended during his team's 21-19 victory against Tampa Bay. ...more

December 24, 2007

Before playing sports was about favorable draft positions, contract negotiations, media criticism and job instability, professional athletes enjoyed the purity of high school sports. ...more

December 9, 2007

There could have been no greater sign of Tampa Bay's emerging unity than after last week's victory against New Orleans. ...more

December 8, 2007

This week's Smackdown takes a step back to those wholesome days to determine which Tampa Bay player was the ''Best High School Athlete.'' The competition is between right guard Davin Joseph, one of the best wrestlers in state history, and cornerback Phillip Buchanon, one of the finest multiple sports athletes from Florida. ...more

December 7, 2007

Bucs CB Phillip Buchanon should have the phrase "I'm just playing football" etched on sheets of construction paper so he can hand them out like pamphlets and stop repeating himself. ...more

December 7, 2007

Nearly everyone in Tampa Bay's locker room was joyous after the Bucs' 27-23 road victory against New Orleans, but CB Phillip Buchanon was not so cheerful. ...more

December 4, 2007

Sean Taylor and Phillip Buchanon both grew up in Florida. Each was a defensive back for the University of Miami. Buchanon was a first-round pick by Oakland in 2002 and Taylor was a first-round selection by Washington in 2004. ...more

November 29, 2007

TAMPA – Sean Taylor and Phillip Buchanon both grew up in Florida. Each was a defensive back for the University of Miami. Buchanon was a first-round pick by Oakland in 2002 and Taylor was a first-round selection by Washington in 2004. ...more

November 28, 2007