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Reasons to watch these Rays, in spite of it all

March 26, 2018 general

Monday, 4 a.m. You watch because, at the core, it’s a fascinating game. It’s speed and power and quickness and endurance. It’s nine innings, and the clock doesn’t matter. The little guy who can’t hit gets almost as many whacks as the big bopper. It’s baseball. And you search for a reason to care. Things […]

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Should the Bucs trade down in the coming draft?

March 25, 2018 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. The more you think about it, the more the prospect of trading down makes sense for the Tampa Bay Bucs. 1) The top six seem set with three quarterbacks, Saquon Barkley, Bradley Chubb and Quenton Nelson. 2) According to most mocks, that puts the highest grades on safeties Derwin James and Minkah […]

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Bolts’ offense fizzles against New Jersey

March 25, 2018 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. Suddenly, the ice was not as clear. The air was not as clean. The net was not as big. This is what it’s like when a team, even a good one, finds itself in a power outage. The Tampa Bay Lightning lost a 2-1 game to the New Jersey Devils Saturday night. […]

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Rowdies pick up second win of young season

March 25, 2018 general

Sunday, 2 a.m. It’s official. The Tampa Bay Rowdies are off to a good start. The Rowdies won their second game of their young season, beating Bethlehem Steel FC 2-0. Coupled with their win in the opener last week against North Carolina FC, the Bulls now have taken a perfect six points in two games. […]

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Ask Gary: Should Bolts be sitting Vasilevskiy more?

March 24, 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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Pierre-Paul thinks he’ll make a difference for Bucs

March 24, 2018 general

Saturday, 3 a.m. You imagine the front four, all shiny and new. You imagine them staring at the quarterback, and their teeth are long. You imagine them collapsing the pocket. You imagine the linebackers, sleek and fast. You imagine them cleaning up behind a stronger line, a fiercer line. You imagine what third-and-12 might look […]

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Licht grabs his pass-rusher in trade for JPP

March 23, 2018 general

Friday, 3 a.m. By its nature, it is a profession that demands a blend of skills. There is the quickness of the start. There is the strength of the initial engagement. There is the twisting, turning motion of the second step. There is the raw speed of the close to the quarterback. Pretty much, that […]

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Lightning hangs on for shaky 7-6 victory

March 23, 2018 general

Friday, 2 a.m. If you wish, you can revel in the glory of accomplishment. The Lightning won Thursday night, and along the way, a number of players achieved goals. Or, you can remember this game this way: For the first five minutes of the third period, they were slipping off of the ledge. It felt […]

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Will the final chapter be kind to Lightning?

March 22, 2018 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Juliet died. The Godfather made amends. The Death Star blew up. Hannibal had a friend for dinner. Rick put Ilsa on the plane. Private Ryan lived to be old. We are all about the endings. The rest of the story, really, is just details. Rocky lost, then he won, then he made […]

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Lightning surge from behind to beat Maple Leafs

March 21, 2018 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Too many slow starts. Too many wobbly endings. Too many nights when the power is off. Too many games when the defense plays chase. Too many games forced into overtime. Too many mediocre efforts against mediocre teams. Yeah, there is something about the season of the Tampa Bay Lightning that has left […]

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