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Do the Bucs have an off-season plan?

March 13, 2018 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. He has a plan. Doesn’t he? Mustn’t he? Jason Licht sits in his office, the midnight oil burning. He is watching game tape, and he is poring over scouting charts. He has a blueprint in his mind to negotiate his Tampa Bay Bucs from a fairly bad team to a fairly good […]

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Tiger doesn’t win, but his play was memorable

March 12, 2018 general

Monday, 4 a.m. He didn’t win. For some, that may  be the entire story of this year’s Valspar Championship. But, for the first time in an eternity, Woods was in, right down to his next-to-last shot. Imagine Joe Montana throwing one more touchdown pass. Imagine Michael Phelps winning one last swim meet.  Imagine Michael Jordan […]

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Bourdais endures trouble to win St. Pete Grand Prix

March 12, 2018 Auto racing

Monday, 3 a.m. If nothing else, Sebastian Bourdais is a survivor. As he celebrated yet another victory in the St. Petersburg Grand Prix, it was hard not to notice. Bourdais pulled out his second straight win in the race Sunday, coming on late as the field faltered around him.  Bourdais, injured in an accident in […]

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Lightning capture another shootout victory

March 11, 2018 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. At this point, the members of the Tampa Bay Lightning are going to put in for overtime. Once again, the Bolts had to put in extra work, beating the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 in a shootout. It was the team’s seventh overtime game of its last eight; the Lightning has won six of […]

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Random thoughts: Just how cheap are the Rays?

March 11, 2018 general

Sunday, 3:30 p.m. I realize the bullpens are close, but I can’t shake the feeling that the reason that that the Rays have declined the retro-car that would haul their pitchers to the mound is that the players’ union won’t let them kick in for gas. — Of all people, Johnny Manziel has called for […]

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Woods, Conners hoping for different endings

March 11, 2018 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. According to the tale of the tape, this one shouldn’t even be close. Tiger Woods has owned golf. He’s been its face, its soul, its energy. He has won more money than you could count. The galleries all chant his name. The television cameras all love his face. And Corey Conners? Well, […]

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Rookie Wickens has the pole for St. Pete Grand Prix

March 11, 2018 general

Sunday, 2 a.m. As young as he is, rookie Robert Wickens is the man to beat in today’s St. Petersburg Grand Prix. Wickens, 28, was one of three drivers to take the top four positions going into today’s race. Will Power, who has won the pole seven times in his career, will start second. “I […]

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Ask Gary: Have the Rays reinvented the wheel?

March 10, 2018 Baseball

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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Tiger turns back the clock to contend at Valspar

March 10, 2018 general

Saturday, 3 a.m. His driver carried the controversy. It sailed, straight and true, toward the fairway, just the way it used to all those years ago when the world was young. His 7-iron tucked around trouble. It flew, bending slightly to the right, past all the pain of all his injuries. His wedge flopped the […]

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Rowdies close out preseason with 5 -2 victory

March 10, 2018 general

Saturday, 1 a.m. The season might as well start. The Tampa Bay Rowdies seem prepared enough. The Rowdies won their final preseason game Friday night, beating the USF Bulls 5-2. It was Tampa Bay’s second straight win and evened their preseason record at 2-2 The Rowdies open their season next Saturday night (March 17) against […]

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