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Winston still hopes to grow into a weapon for Bucs

May 30, 2018 general

Wednesday, 3 a.m. He is old enough to be a father. He is old enough to be a husband. He is old enough to be a millionaire. Ah, but when will Jameis Winston become a grown-up? It takes time, you know, for all of us. For the most part, we fight adulthood with both fists. […]

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Rays reach .500 behind Smith’s extra-inning single

May 29, 2018 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. He can bring you to your feet. And he can bring your hands to your head. He is Mallex Smith, a baseball player who should be sponsored by Tums. No one goes from first to third the way Smith does, and no one goes from a routine fly to an adventure as […]

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Who’s better: The ’17 Rays, or the ’18 edition?

May 29, 2018 general

Tuesday, 3 a.m. On Memorial Day, do you remember? The Tampa Bay Rays were for sale, piece by piece, and how did you feel? Evan Longoria was gone, and Logan Morrison, and Steven Souza? Alex Cobb was gone, and Corey Dickerson, and Jake Odorizzi. And it felt empty. Last year’s MVP was gone, and last […]

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Rays win as they watch Pruitt do it to Orioles

May 28, 2018 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Over the course of a season, a man can rediscover himself. He can be lost, and suddenly, he is found. He can be wobbly, and suddenly, he is steady. He can scattered, and suddenly, he is stable. And so goes Austin Pruitt, the long relief pitcher of the Tampa Bay Rays, who […]

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Rays’ Banda leads 5-1 victory over Baltimore

May 27, 2018 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. As a strategy goes, all of baseball seems to be discussing the Rays’ revolutionary new pitching blueprint. Perhaps, however, the controversy should not be over who opens the game for the Rays. Perhaps, just perhaps, the controversy should be over whichever pitcher pitches second. The Rays captured an easy 5-1 victory over […]

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Ask Gary: Should the Lightning stand pat or tweak?

May 26, 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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After trading two regulars, numb Rays lose to Orioles

May 26, 2018 general

Saturday, 3 a.m. What the Tampa Bay Rays needed, really needed, on Friday night was a good RBI man. He didn’t have to have the best average, mind you. He just needed a knack for finding a hole when a runner was in scoring position. Seeing how the Rays were zero-for-10 in scoring position, it […]

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Lightning’s roster needs tweaking, not fixing

May 25, 2018 general

Friday, 4 a.m. Steve Yzerman has been here before. It wasn’t a pleasant feeling then, either. It was back in 2011, and the Lightning was coming off a shutout in Game Seven of the Stanley Cup playoffs. His team was led by a hot young coach, and it had it had played well before losing […]

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Snell dominates early in Rays’ win over Red Sox

May 25, 2018 general

Friday, 3 a.m. He talks slowly. He works quickly. Yet, somehow, it is the time of Blake Snell. Snell, the 25-year-old left-hander of the Tampa Bay Rays, was solid again Thursday night. He threw a six scoreless innings of three-hit baseball, allowing the Rays to beat the Boston Red Sox 6-3. Snell struck out eight. […]

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Ousted: Lightning loses scoring touch, loses series

May 24, 2018 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. The words were hollow, meaningless. Throughout the years, a hundred losing teams have repeated the clinches about losing and effort and bad breaks. Nothing new here. The faces, however, told a different story. It was a tale of pain and loss, of coming from behind and then falling from ahead. The eyes […]

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