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Foley made himself into an indispensable Gator

June 14, 2016 College Sports in Florida

Tuesday, 6 a.m. What does an athletic director do, really? Besides direct, that is. He shakes hands. He slaps backs. He hires. He fires. He buys suits. And after that, most of the time, you don’t notice him. Even when an athletic director is as successful as Foley, you don’t notice him for all the […]

Tagged as: Athletic Director, Florida, Foley, Gators

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Like many others, Briles leaves coaching in shame

June 1, 2016 College Sports in Florida

Wednesday, 6 a.m. And so Art Briles is tossed out of the fort. He walks away in shame, chased away by the very school he made matter. There is stain to his legacy. He is a man who defended sexual abuse, who shaped realities to where they did not happen. Fortunately, he worked for a […]

Tagged as: Briles, Cheating, College football, scandal

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Random Thoughts: Goodell encourages, well, everyone

May 29, 2016 College Sports in Florida

Sunday,, 6 a.m. Hi, I’m Roger Goodell, and I’m here to urge Kenneth City to continue to try for Super Bowls, too. – Sometimes, I think USA Today thinks the world started Thursday. The website ranked Greg Schiano as the worst coach in Bucs history, which is just stupid. Hint, guys. Here are some Bucs […]

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Young quarterbacks show promise for FSU team

April 9, 2016 College Sports in Florida

Saturday, 8:17 p.m. Okay, Jimbo Fisher played with the rules. Heck, it’s his game. So who carries if he erases a fumble, or adds 90 seconds to the clock here or there. The point is, FSU’s depth showed possibilities Saturday afternoon in Orlando. Content beyond this point is for members only.

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Del Rio puts his stamp on Gators’ quarterback job

April 9, 2016 College Sports in Florida

Saturday, 1:30 a.m. Not that the Florida fans, exhuberent as they can be, are pumped about the new quarterback But, um, where does this new statue go? Okay, okay. Not eve Gator fans are that pumped. Still, Luke Del Rio made a fine opening statement as quarterack of the Gators Friday night. Del Rio hit […]

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Random Thoughts: Sooners only needed 22 baskets

April 3, 2016 College Sports in Florida

Sunday, 6 a.m. Hi. I’m the oddsmaker at Bovada. And I have to tell you how disappointing it is to have bet Oklahoma but with only 43 points. – Is it just me? Or when I see that photo of Barry Bonds and Alex Rodriguez, does anyone else think of gas pumps. Which one is […]

Tagged as: Florida, Gronkowski, Simplson, Tonya

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FSU wins as Winston does a little ‘coaching’

March 8, 2016 College Sports in Florida

Tuesday, 11:46 p.m. FSU’s baseball team didn’t have much of a test from USF, but Bulls’ freshman David Villar had a good night in the loss. Villar went three for five with three RBI in the Bulls’ 12-4 defeat to the 11th-ranked Seminoles. “I saw a player that was ready for the stage,” head coach […]

Tagged as: FSU, USF, Villar, Winston

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Random Thoughts: Can O.J. find real killer now?

March 6, 2016 College Sports in Florida

Sunday, 6 a.m. Hi. I’m O.J. Simpson, and there is good news out there. I have a new lead in the search for the real killer. – Does anyone have a mirror? – I was at dinner once with Bud Collins, who always thought he was center ring at the circus. He would bring candy […]

Tagged as: Collins, Conroy, Knife, O.J.

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Ask Gary: More stories about Hubert Mizell

March 5, 2016 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 […]

Tagged as: Ask Gary, Mizell, Owners, Stamkos

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Remembering ex-partner Hubert Mizell’s impact

March 4, 2016 College Sports in Florida

Friday, 6 a.m. The newspaper clippings — the fossils of a bygone era — were faded and yellow, the droppings of a more literate era. Most of them had long given way to film, and then to digital files. Only these remained. For some reason, they were in the desk I was cleaning out a […]

Tagged as: Columnist, Mizell, Tampa Bay, Times

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