Tom Jones
Tampa Bay Times
Saint Petersburg, FL, United States
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Past articles by Tom:
Why sports reporting might never be the same after COVID-19
Journalists lost locker room access in the pandemic and may not be invited back. That’s bad for reporters, yes, but also for teams, athletes and fans. → Read More
Tom Jones says goodbye to sports after 33 years
The Times columnist pens his farewell sports column before moving to Poynter. → Read More
What do we make of Urban Meyer?
The coaching legend's career, retirement and legacy can be summed in one word. → Read More
This should be Bucs’ next turn on the road to nowhere
TAMPA — Well, that's about as vintage Bucs as it gets. The Yucks, if you will.During the game: two interceptions, two fumbles, two missed field goals.After the game: plenty of shrugs, grim face → Read More
Why benching Jameis Winston creates a mess for Bucs
TAMPA — A day later and we're all still trying to make sense of the Bucs benching quarterback Jameis Winston.What does it all say? What does it all mean?For the Bucs. For general manager Jason → Read More
Lightning journal: Victor Hedman out at least a week; Ondrej Palat day-to-day
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Through the first eight games of the season, a good part of the Lightning's success was because it had stayed relatively healthy. But that run of good luck ended in a big way → Read More
Victor Hedman hurt in Lightning win
LAS VEGAS — The feel-good start to the Lightning season took a definite dark and scary turn Friday in Las Vegas.Victor Hedman is injured.Those four words are about the worst four words the Ligh → Read More
Lightning can win any which way you want
LAS VEGAS — This is just the kind of hot start the Lightning was looking for.Eight games in and the Lightning has six victories and an overtime loss. That's good stuff. The kind of good stuff t → Read More
Tom Jones’ takeaways from Wednesday night’s Lightning-Avalanche game
Lightning-Avs was the nightcap of an NBCSN doubleheader Wednesday, but it was the first game that made a little history. The game between the Maple Leafs and Jets was the first regular-season game pr → Read More
Hobart College alumni love: Bucs’ Ali Marpet has big fan in NBC’s Pierre McGuire
DENVER — NBC hockey analyst Pierre McGuire, who called Wednesday night's Lightning-Avalanche game on NBCSN, couldn't wait to brag about one of his favorite Tampa Bay athletes Wednesday morning. → Read More
Why this is the biggest Bucs game of the season
TAMPA — It's only the sixth game of the season.Pretty early to have already arrived at the edge of the cliff. And yet, here we are. The Bucs are at the edge of the cliff. Looking down.A loss Su → Read More
Tom Jones: Late Lightning meltdown raises concerns
TAMPAWell, this Lightning season sure isn't off to the start everyone expected.This is supposed to be the fun stuff — kicking ice and taking names. Running teams out of the building and scoring → Read More
What Kevin Cash’s new contract says about the Rays
ST. PETERSBURG — They parted ways with the best manager in baseball and replaced him with a guy who never managed a day in his life.They traded the best player in franchise history. Then a bunc → Read More
Lightning has plenty to work on
TAMPA — The Lightning doesn't play again until Thursday. Good thing because it could sure use the practice.Tampa Bay collected two points in Saturday's season opener, a 2-1 shootout victory aga → Read More
Itching for the playoffs already? Treasure the two points from Lightning opener
TAMPA — Opening night.It had pomp. It had circumstance. It had Andrei Vasilevskiy.The Lightning is certainly glad about that last thing. Had it not been for the big Russian goalie, it would not → Read More
Bucs’ loss to Bears is the kind of game that can break a team’s will
CHICAGO — This was bad. Really bad. Like so bad that you wonder just how, or even if, a team can recover from something this bad.The Bucs were beaten so convincingly, so embarrassingly and → Read More
NFL picks Week 4: Our Bucs coverage team’s predictions
The Bucs head to Chicago to face defensive end Khalil Mack and the Bears as underdogs for the fourth straight week.Chicago is a 3-point favorite for the 1 p.m. game Sunday against the Bucs. Tampa Bay → Read More
The Lightning is quietly prepping for another Cup run
ORLANDO — They are Tampa Bay's best team. And Tampa Bay's best-kept secret at the moment.No, not the Bucs, though they are hogging most of the limelight these days. With a surprising 2-1 record → Read More
Jameis Winston’s Uber ride will never be forgotten, and shouldn’t
Just when you thought it was fun to be a Bucs fan again. Just when you were blissfully under the spell of FitzMagic. Just when the Bucs were becoming the cool kids in the NFL with the latest greatest → Read More
Stanley Cup clock ticking for Steven Stamkos, Lightning
TAMPA — Steven Stamkos had a quiet, uneventful summer. → Read More