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Ask Gary: On a crooked hat and a climbing ERA

July 29, 2017 general

(Each week, the readers take over GarySheltonsports.com and play Ask Gary. They send in a question, or a couple, on Thursday night or Friday morning and we all talk about the world of sports.  Think of it as a radio show where you don’t have to be on hold. Join us and ask a question, make a comment […]

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Winston sees promising season waiting for Bucs

July 29, 2017 general

Saturday 3 a.m. Day One, and Gerald McCoy ran into The Franchise. Yikes. The Bucs were going through their paces in the broiling morning – a morning so hot you could see the birds sweat. Being McCoy, of course, he sliced through the Bucs’ offensive line and rushed toward the quarterback. The team was only […]

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Evans hopes to make the grade for Bucs

July 28, 2017 general

Friday, 4 a.m. When he was 21, it was a very good year. Mike Evans kicked the doors in on the NFL. Right out of the box, he had 68 catches, and he gained 1,051 yards despite dodgy quarterbacks. He scored 12 touchdowns. You might say he jumped right to the head of the class. […]

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Ask the expert: Jerry Angelo

July 27, 2017 general

Jerry Angelo is a former personnel director for the Bucs and former general manager of the Bears. Each week, Angelo answers your questions regarding the NFL. Send your questions to GarySheltonsports@gmail.com with “ask the expert” in the subject line. The most interesting questions will be selected. Thursday, 4 a.m. Most NFL teams report for training […]

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Bucs prepare to open a most anticipated preseason

July 26, 2017 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Hope sweats. Good thing, because Hope is preparing to report for training camp. Given the heat of the summer, Hope had better be in pretty good shape. It’s the most optimistic time of the year, a time where every fat running back thinks he has 1,200 yards in him, where every quarterback […]

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Random thoughts: Freeze dials up trouble

July 23, 2017 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Personally, I was shocked — shocked, I tell you — that Hugh Freeze did the phone-a-friend call with a professional escort from Tampa. I would have thought Freeze went in on the coaches’ plan with Rick Pitino. Who knew a young miss would get him canned at Ole Miss? – I wonder […]

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Ask Gary: Once again, the Juice is loose

July 22, 2017 College Sports in Florida

(Each week, the readers take over GarySheltonsports.com and play Ask Gary. They send in a question, or a couple, on Thursday night or Friday morning and we all talk about the world of sports.  Think of it as a radio show where you don’t have to be on hold. Join us and ask a question, make a comment […]

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Ask the expert: Jerry Angelo

July 20, 2017 general

Jerry Angelo is a former personnel director for the Bucs and former general manager of the Bears. Each week, Angelo answers your questions regarding the NFL. Send your questions to GarySheltonsports@gmail.com with “ask the expert” in the subject line. The most interesting questions will be selected. Thursday, 4 a.m. With the Panthers firing Dave Gettleman […]

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How safety shakes out could be key for Bucs

July 20, 2017 general

Thursday, 3 a.m. Here on the brink of training camp, there are a few questions we want to know about the Tampa Bay Bucs. Who’s going to win the placekicking job – misguided Roberto Aguayo or Nick Folk. How will the running back rotation work for three weeks while Doug Martin is in his league-induced […]

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In the season of hunting G.M.s, Licht should be safe

July 19, 2017 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. The picks have been drafted, and wasn’t it amazing that every athlete fell just perfectly to the team? The free agents are on board. Most of the new contracts have been sorted. Yeah, it’s a dangerous time of year for an NFL general manager, isn’t it? And the owners aren’t shooting blanks. […]

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