Linebacker Barrett Ruud participated in his first practice of the week Friday and pronounced himself ready to go against the Panthers.

Ruud suffered a right knee sprain and some swelling. But he says there is no structural damage to his knee and the injury should not be a factor.

"I felt goo…

A good water cooler bet: Jeff Garcia will quarterback the Bucs on Sunday.

Garcia will take all the reps today — and likely Thursday — in practice and is preparing to start against the Carolina Panthers while Brian Griese recovers from elbow and shoulder injuries he suffered in the Bucs 16-13 los…

We’re here in the press box at Invesco Field on a beautiful day in Denver. Before we get into some of the ins and outs of today’s game, a little news.

Jeff Garcia is now the No. 2 quarterback behind Brian Griese, with Luke McCown the inactive third quarterback. whether you read the St. Petersburg…

No surprises here, but the Bucs have updated their injury report to reflect the fact WR Joey Galloway (foot), FB B.J. Askew (hamstring) and S Sabby Piscitelli (elbow) did not build the trip here to Denver.

Galloway and Askew were ruled out on Friday. Piscitelli was listed as doubtful. It’s tough …

Maybe I’m the final person in Tampa Bay to realize that, but I notice the Bucs and Rays will have a direct clash in their games on Sunday as both play at 4 p.m.

The Bucs, as you know, play at Denver. Meanwhile, the Rays travel to Chicago for Game 3 of the Divisional Playoffs against the White Sox…

Injured RG Davin Joseph (foot) is participating in practice for a moment consecutive day, giving us more reason to think he could return Sunday at Denver against the Broncos.

Joseph said that daylight he responded much better after yesterday’s workout than he did final week. final week, he practic…

Kicker Matt Bryant and linebacker Derrick Brooks were recognized by the league for their emotional performance in Sunday’s 30-21 win by Green Bay Sunday.

Bryant was named the NFC’s Special Teams Player of the Week and Brooks was recognized as the Defensive Player of the Week.

Bryant, who played …

Raiders owner Al Davis finally got around to firing coach Lane Kiffin today.

The move had been speculated for months, but he did reveal one surprise.

In describing the fallout with his 32-year-old coach, Davis said Bucs defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin wanted to join his son’s coaching staff in…

Jon Gruden backed quarterback Brian Griese while acknowledging that he has to cut down on his turnovers during Gruden’s news conference Monday at One Buc Place.Griese had a 36.0 quarterback rating after completing 15 of 30 passes for 149 yards and three interceptions during Sunday’s 30-21 win by th…

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They just kicked off here at Raymond James Stadium, with kicker Matt Bryant in the lineup just one day after burying his infant son, who died Wednesday.

The Bucs and Packers are evenly matched on paper, so that should be a good one.

For the Bucs, the lineup news today would be receiver Michael Cl…