What went right and wrong for the Bucs in their 21-19 loss at San Francisco. ...more

December 23, 2007

(From time to time, Tribune staff ''columnist'' Martin Fennelly (left) talks with friend and Tribune staff ''writer'' Joey Johnston. Today's conversation is ''Bucs at 49ers,'' and it's as one-sided as, well, Bucs at 49ers. The Bucs left their heart - and their entrails - in San Francisco, with just one win in 10 games. Martin taps Joey's encyclopedic knowledge of all things Bucs on the shoulder.) ...more

December 20, 2007

Just about everyone at Sunday's game had a comment about Micheal Spurlock's historic kickoff return for a touchdown: ...more

December 17, 2007

At the start of the season, junior RB Antone Smith envisioned snapping Florida State's decade-long streak without a 1,000-yard rusher. At the end, he simply wants to be healthy enough to play a significant role in FSU's trip to the Music City Bowl on Dec. 31. ...more

December 15, 2007

TAMPA Bucs QB Jeff Garcia said he has felt for some time now that the Bucs would be a playoff team. He fears, though, that the Bucs won't be a playoff team for long if they don't clean up their red-zone play. ...more

December 14, 2007

Tampa Bay banged a panic button like a set of bongos after RB Cadillac Williams suffered a season-ending knee injury and backup Michael Pittman severely sprained his ankle. ...more

December 3, 2007

Sunday's Best It was only a year ago that Bucs DE Greg White was working security at Best Buy, but he now is helping Tampa Bay move closer to locking up a playoff spot. ...more

November 26, 2007

The Bucs faced their first real offensive challenge of the game just three plays into it when they lined up for a third-and-6 play at their 28-yard line. Quarterback Jeff Garcia dropped back to pass, but he never got the time to set up and throw as Dwight Freeney and Raheem Brock came rushing through the right side off a stunt to sack him 5 yards behind the line of scrimmage. Eight plays later, the Colts were ahead 7-0, the result of a seven-play drive engineered by Peyton Manning. The Bucs would go on to run just six offensive plays for a total of 2 yards in the first quarter. Talk about tough sledding. ...more

October 8, 2007