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Suddenly mortal Lightning loses in a shootout

February 6, 2019 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Hey, it was a shootout. Shootouts are glorified coin flips. Sometimes, they go the other way. Agree? Hey, it was by one goal. As hot as the Lightning have been for most of the season, they’re allowed to lose a one-goal game. Right? Hey, Vegas is a quality opponent. The Knights were […]

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Coach, star create a 1-2 punch for dynasties

February 5, 2019 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. Those who can, do. Those who cannot make up the plays. At least, that’s the way it works with dynasties in professional sports. You have the head. You have the heart. And everyone else is singing in the background. It always has been that way. For all of the noise about teamwork, […]

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One more time, Patriots rule the world

February 4, 2019 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Are you tired of them yet? Are you worn out by the falling confetti, which by now must be measured by the ton? Are you weary of the fawning over Tom Brady? Yes, he’s the finest quarterback in the history of quarterbacks, but haven’t we acknowledged that for years? Are you tired […]

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Random thoughts: Lynch deserves the Hall of Fame

February 3, 2019 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. You notice the nearest mountains. It’s the same way with ballplayers. It is because of that that I’ve always had a weak spot for John Lynch, the former Bucs’ running back. I saw, up close, how dominating he was in the box. I watched, with my own eyes, as he went from […]

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Domingue ignores rust, leads Bolts to victory

February 3, 2019 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. They took him out of mothballs Saturday night. They knocked the rust off. They chased the spiders away. And then they turned the game over to Louis Domingue, super-sub. Domingue, the backup goaltender of the Tampa Bay Lightning, again stepped in front of a net and kept his team winning in Saturday […]

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Ask Gary: Should the Bucs consider Kareem Hunt?

February 2, 2019 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, […]

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Some nights, no one is better than Vasilevskiy

February 2, 2019 general

Saturday, 3 a.m. Imagine them all, lined up and ready. Imagine that steely look in the eyes of all of them, that set jaw in anticipation. Imagine the coach, moving behind them on the bench. There is Carey Price. There is Pekka Rinne. There are Sergei Bobrovsky and Marc-Andre Fleury and Frederik Andersen and Martin […]

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How much shattered faith is due to Goodell?

February 1, 2019 general

Friday, 4 a.m. Okay, he’s a tool. He’s overpaid, and he strong-arms the players, and his sole purpose in life is put another dime in the pocket of another owner. All of that is true. To a fault, he thinks he’s right all of the time. He doesn’t explain himself or his league very well. […]

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Bolts open second half with a humbling loss

January 31, 2019 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Okay, it was right here … just a minute ago. Maybe Jon Cooper left it in his other pants. Maybe it rolled beneath the couch. Maybe someone forgot to pack it. Whatever happened, the Tampa Bay Lighting’s mojo is missing. The Lightning opened the season half of their season Wednesday night with […]

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Which play best defines Tampa Bay?

January 30, 2019 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. In Green Bay, the greatest play of all time went all of two feet. That’s how far Bart Starr ran as he wedged in behind guard Jerry Kramer and center Ken Bowman to win the Ice Bowl game over Dallas. There have been other titles, yes, but this is the one that […]

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