general

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 […]

Read the full article →

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 […]

Read the full article →

10 things to worry a Lightning fan

January 29, 2019 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. Things are going so well. So what could go wrong? This is what a fan does. He worries. He frets. He wrings his hands and looks for dark clouds. So far, the Tampa Bay Lightning has been terrific. They have come from behind. They have charged ahead. They have been fast and […]

Read the full article →

Remembering the day the Bucs owned the NFL

January 28, 2019 general

Monday, 4 a.m. The way I remember it, we all followed Ronde Barber to San Diego. One day, we were freezing to death in that tombstone-cold press box in Philadelphia, and Rich McKay was screaming at the top of his lungs, and Barber turned off the volume in the old Veteran’s Stadium. The next, we […]

Read the full article →

Random thoughts: Want to bet what Brady eats?

January 27, 2019 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Wanna bet? Of course you want to bet. The Super Bowl is the biggest day of gambling of the year. You can bet the winners. You can bet the losers. You can bet that something will fall out of the sky. Seriously, have you checked out the prop bets for Sunday? You […]

Read the full article →

Ask Gary: NFL has proven that rules need changing

January 26, 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, […]

Read the full article →

Following the footsteps of a legend

January 25, 2019 general

Friday, 4 a.m. It’s his game, really. It’s his crowd, and his stadium, and his television network. It’s his parking lot, and his referees, and his supporting cast. Everything about the Super Bowl belongs to Tom Brady. The rest of the players are mere details, backup singers to the greatest rock star the game has […]

Read the full article →

Who, exactly, is Arians talking to about receivers?

January 24, 2019 general

Friday, 4 a.m. What, you may wonder, is Bruce Arians carrying on about? Why is the new coach of the Bucs so ready to rip malcontent wide receiver Antonio Brown of the Steelers? After all, it has been a long time since the two shared a football field. Except … what if Arians isn’t really […]

Read the full article →

10 things we learned from the Hall of Fame voting

January 23, 2019 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. There are lessons to be taken from the legends. There are morals in the lore. For all of the stories that will be told, and retold, from this year’s Baseball Hall of Fame inductees, there are messages for the rest of us. All you have to do is pay attention. 1. The […]

Read the full article →

Bolts at the break: Leaving the NHL in their dust

January 22, 2019 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. 5 Observations 1. Yes, the Lightning have been superb this season. But the playoffs are a different animal. Nine of the last 10 President’s Cup winners have lost in the playoffs. Consider this: After the Bolts, there are seven teams with at least 60 points this year. The Bolts record in 11 […]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →