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Ask Gary: Pham notices that the Rays don’t draw a lot

December 29, 2018 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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Lightning survives collapse against Flyers in OT win

December 28, 2018 general

Friday, 4 a.m. Remember the start. Remember the stars. Remember the finish. The third period? That, you might want to forget. The Tampa Bay Lightning was involved in one of those top-of-the-castle, final-reel, swordfight duels Thursday night and survived, 6-5 in overtime, against the Philadelphia Flyers. Alex Killorn scored the winner 18 seconds into overtime, […]

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Is there a leader among the Tampa Bay Bucs?

December 28, 2018 general

Friday, 3 a.m. Here’s a question for the ages: Can a team that is going nowhere have a leader as it travels? Oh, the Bucs should know all about leaders. Lee Roy Selmon played here. And Derrick Brooks. And Mike Alstott and Ronde Barber and John Lynch. Across town, the Bucs have seen Dave Andreychuck […]

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Bucs seem headed toward a familiar finish — five wins

December 27, 2018 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Yards, they can get. Points? Not so much. Wins, hardly at all. If nothing else, that will be the legacy of your 2018 Tampa Bay Bucs. Rarely has an NFL team gained so many yards and won so little because of it. There have been a lot of big plays, but not […]

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Bolts have become Tampa Bay’s favorite team

December 26, 2018 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Every day, we look toward the sky and brace ourselves against the Northern Wind. We listen to Neil Young on the radio, except it keeps playing the Barenaked Ladies. We save our loonies so we can buy round bacon. We visit Tim Horton’s so we can buy a nice dish of Poutine, […]

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Looking back on the Bucs’ loss to the Cowboys

December 25, 2018 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. 5 Observations 1. I admit it. I get as frustrated as the next guy over the yo-yo performances of Jameis Winston. But until the Bucs can find other ways to beat an opponent, they’ll lose. They couldn’t hurt Dallas running the ball. They couldn’t slow them down blocking. They allowed 27 points. […]

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Can we withstand another week of Bucs’ failures?

December 24, 2018 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Can we just call off the last week of the futility? Please? Let’s unplug the scoreboard, and let’s fold the uniforms and put them away. Let’s say last rites over the playbook, and let’s shake our heads over the record book. Let’s send this mistake-filled, penalty-laden, undisciplined football team home for the […]

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Random thoughts: Let’s cut down on the number of bowls

December 23, 2018 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. If the Bowls cut down to 16 games, there would still be too many games. I can live without USF, without Louisiana Tech, without Wake Forest. You could get to 10 bowl games without sweat and you’d have Alabama-Oklahoma, Clemson-Notre Dame, LSU-UCF, Michigan-Florida, Ohio State-Washington, Iowa-Mississippi State, Penn State-Kentucky, Georgia-Texas, N.C. State-Texas […]

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Kucherov, Stamkos lead Bolts to another road win

December 23, 2018 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. Don’t worry about Christmas shopping for Lighting coach Jon Cooper. From the looks of it, the guy has everything. He has Steven Stamkos, who has returned to his role as a sharpshooter. He has Nikita Kucherov, who is suddenly the point guard directing traffic. He has Brayden Point, who can do just […]

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Ask Gary: Could the Bucs hire a CEO to run things?

December 22, 2018 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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