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Ask the Expert: Jerry Angelo

March 31, 2016 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 question will be selected. Thursday, 6 a.m. Jalen Ramsey of FSU says the […]

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Do Bucs have a better shot at free agency this year?

March 28, 2016 general

Monday, 6 a.m. When evaluating the players in a team’s shopping cart, you start with this admission. This might not work out, either. That’s the thing you have to keep in mind about free agency. Failure is always an option. It doesn’t matter how much you spend, or how many years you invest, or how […]

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Trying to get a clue about this year’s NFL draft

March 25, 2016 general

Friday, 6 a.m. The last time I felt like this, I was in biology class, and I think the test was in Chinese. Or was it Chinese class, and the test was biological? Everyone seemed to know the answers but me. My palms were sweating. My throat was dry. Small animals were running around in […]

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Random Thoughts: Grumpy Goose rips show-boaters

March 20, 2016 general

Sunday, 6 a.m. Hello. I’m Goose Gossage. And while you aren’t looking, I turned into your grumpy Aunt Greta. And things were a lot better before color TVs. – It’s bad enough that Oscar Pistorius thought he could buy his way out of a murder charge. It’s laughable that he thought he could do it […]

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Ask the Expert: Jerry Angelo

March 17, 2016 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 question will be selected. Thursday, 6 a.m. What do you think of the […]

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Is Ayers the answer he appears to be for Bucs?

March 17, 2016 general

Thursday, 6 a.m. On the video, he looks fast enough. He looks strong enough. He looks talented enough. On the video, he looks like the answer. But is he? Punch up the highlights, and Robert Ayers can finish. He can blow by an offensive tackle, and he can race his teammates into the backfield, and […]

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A quick quiz on sports in Tampa Bay

March 16, 2016 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. How well do you know Tampa Bay sports? Pick up your No. 2 pencil. Keep your eyes on your own paper. 1. Why are the Tampa Bay Rays traveling to Cuba? a.). To make fun of Fidel Castro’s beard. b.). To look for bullpen help. c,). To help further American-Cuban relations. d.). […]

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Free agency has been the first clue to Bucs’ coaches

March 15, 2016 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. It is the first sign of hope. It is the first hint of failure. It means that reinforcements are on the way. Or that money is being thrown into the street. It can mean the final piece of a turnaround. It can be Simeon Rice or Hardy Nickerson, Brad Johnson or Joe […]

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In a busy time for sports, who won the weekend?

March 14, 2016 general

Monday, 6 a.m. There were athletes who succeeded in the quiet. There were athletes who triumphed in the noise. There were athletes who were good on the ice, and great on the greens, or terrific in the infield. There was even one who did well on the dotted line. But, in all of Tampa Bay, […]

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Random thoughts: Manziel put effort into busting

March 13, 2016 College football

Sunday, 6 a.m. Hi, I’m Miko Grimes, and the real reason I quit Twitter was that I was outnumbered. You only get 140 characters, and the Bucs have had thousands of characters along the line. – Johnny Manziel isn’t the first quarterback bust in the NFL. But he may have worked harder at his own […]

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