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sunday in tampa means one thing - the bucs, baby. raymond james stadium, home of the tampa bay buccaneers, is a monster arena: a fake pirate ship looms over one of the end zones and big nasty, a die-hard fan slathered in kiss-like makeup and sporting a hard hat with rhino horn, wreaks havoc on the 20-yard line. it's a real scene, but with the team claiming a waiting list about 110,000 people deep, your best bet for getting in is craigslist (www.tampa.craigslist.org/tix). if all else fails, hard-core fans hit barnacles ( 813-653-0959) for its 457 television screens. a laid-back alternative is tate brothers pizza (235 east davis boulevard, 813-251-2767) on davis islands, where sundays require nothing more than flip-flops, a couple of big televisions and maybe a pretty smile from the bartender, jenn'' New York Times
926 providence road, Tampa, FL

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