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  •  TAMPA _ Cody Grimm, the Buccaneers seventh-round draft pick, reached agreement on Thursday on a four-year contract. To make room for Grimm, the 210th pick in the 2010 NFL Draft, the Buccaneers released S Dennis Rogan. With Grimm in the fold, Buccaneers general manager Mark Dominik and his negotiating team can turn their attention to first-round draft [...] Grimm signs; McCoy on the clock
  •  TAMPA _ The trickle of draft choice signings continued Tuesday when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced that they have signed WR Arrelious Benn to a four-year contract. Terms were undisclosed, but pewterreport.com reported that Benn received a $2.1 million signing bonus, citing multiple reports. Benn was the second of the Buccaneers' second-round selections (39th overall) last [...] Benn signs; only McCoy, Grimm left
  • TAMPA _ Fans of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will have only seven chances to attend the team's training camp this year.Only one session per day and only for the first week of training camp, which starts on Saturday July 31, will be open to the public.A night practice at Raymond James Stadium on Saturday Aug.7 [...] Training camp opens July 31
  • TAMPA _ Barrett Ruud is in the same boat, figuratively speaking, with his teammate and friend Donald Penn, who are both labeled as core players by the Buccaneers. The Buccaneers' veteran middle linebacker is a restricted free agent who is equally disgusted that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have forced him to take a one-year tender offer, like the one [...] Rah's 'QB' Ruud won't jump off bridge with Penn
  •  TAMPA _ When Raheem Morris shouted “water!' at his players Monday afternoon, he meant fire. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers' second workout of the first day of the team's mandatory mini-camp was becoming a bit ragged in one sense that the head coach could not tolerate. It was not the false start and offsides penalities that got under [...] Morris rips team up to speed
  • TAMPA _ The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have claimed S Matt O'Hanlon off waivers from the Carolina Panthers.O'Hanlon had signed as an undrafted free agent with the Panthers out of Nebraska on April 30. His arrival in Tampa could mean more competition for Sabby Piscitelli for playing time at strong safety, where the starter will be former [...] O'Hanlon claimed off waivers

BLOG: Everything Golf

  • One never knows what might happen on a golf course, but a plane landing on a fairway and crashing into the rough?Yup, it happened at Shark's Tooth Golf Club near Panama City recently, and a photographer from a local paper trekked to the site and took pictures of the plane and its happy now-safely-on-the-ground passengers.The [...] FORE! Plane lands on golf course fairway " pix!
  • For starters, let me say that I enjoy playing Serenoa Golf Club off Clark Road because it's a fun layout, the clubhouse employees are as nice as can be, and right now the greens are in great shape.And as regular readers know, I love a good deal. So it made sense to trek out there [...] Serenoa has Sarasota's best deal " with some drawbacks
  • As golfers in Florida, we've all seen alligators on golf courses.And though we've heard stories of people being attacked, losing a limb or even being pulled in and drowned (like the poor guy who died on No. 6 at Lake Venice a few years back,) many of us ignore the risks by playing a lakefront [...] Hot Pix: Giant gator that could eat a golfer!
  • Anyone following the recent British Open Championship  saw many golfers chasing the dragon, a term often used to describe heroin addicts chasing a high they can never quite sustain. But in this case, it refers to golfers looking for a spark that will ignite their game and bring them into the proverbial 'zone.'And like most [...] Me and Tiger: seeking the magic
  • The good folks at Heron Creek Golf & Country Club want you to play better golf, and learn to make a proper full swing — and they're willing to teach it for free during several sessions on Tuesday.The Golf Academy at the 27-hole track in North Port will kick off its teaching season with six [...] FREE, yes FREE! golf swing clinic on Tuesday at Heron Creek
  • The winds came up at the Open Championship today and the scores have come down as players have struggled to figure out how to keep the ball low and yet avoid the deep bunkers that dot the St. Andrews course.Fittingly for a British Open, the leaderboard on day two so far is a mix of [...] Scottish winds arrive; Friday leaders falling back