Two days after Raheem Morris tried to take some pressure off Tampa Bay's battered defense, middle linebacker Barrett Ruud responded. ...more

November 6, 2009

Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Raheem Morris is downplaying a radio report that second-year cornerback Aqib Talib cursed him out after breaking curfew following the 35-7 loss to New England in London Oct. 25. ...more

November 3, 2009

Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Aqib Talib was charged this afternoon for striking a cab driver two months ago, the Pinellas County State Attorney's Office said. ...more

October 22, 2009

Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Aqib Talib posted a cash bail early this morning after he was jailed on charges of resisting arrest without violence and simple battery on a taxi driver. ...more

August 20, 2009

One day of practice apparently was enough for Kellen Winslow. Tampa Bay's new tight end declined to work out with his teammates on the second day of a voluntary minicamp, although Winslow was at the team facility on Wednesday. ...more

April 1, 2009

No pads, no helmets needed. Some familiar faces traded in the pigskin for a round ball Friday night. Buccaneer Cato June hosted the Celebrity Superslam Basketball Game. Teammate Aqib Talib and former Buc Simeon Rice joined him on the court. Proceeds from the charity event are to benefit the June Family Foundation. ...more

February 1, 2009

Bombs killed at least eight people Sunday across Iraq and wounded dozens of others, officials said. Syria's president blamed the U.S. military presence for Iraq's instability and called on U.S. troops to leave. ...more

November 10, 2008

Forty-seven seconds. That's how long it took for the Bucs defense to implode. It was the late first-half span - blink and you missed it - in which poise and discipline went out the window. Four defensive penalties by the Bucs provided a magic carpet ride for the Dallas Cowboys, who were almost startled to score Sunday afternoon's only touchdown. ...more

October 27, 2008

He certainly doesn't run like he's 36. There are increasing signs, however, Bucs wide receiver Joey Galloway is starting to feel like he's 36. ...more

September 16, 2008

Falcons coach Mike Smith needed only three plays to make his first rookie mistake Sunday. On a third-and-15 play from his own 18-yard line, Smith allowed his play-caller (we assume it was coordinator Mike Mularkey) to call for a pass play against the Bucs' nickel defense. The play wouldn't have worked even if its intended receiver, Harry Douglas, had caught the ball. When Douglas let the ball slip through his hands, though, the Falcons became married to the disaster they courted on that play. Rookie Aqib Talib only ran 2 yards after recording his first NFL interception but that was enough to set up the Bucs' first touchdown. ...more

September 15, 2008