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Random thoughts: The old ball-coach is back

April 8, 2018 general

You know, I appreciate a stand-up guy talking after a painful loss. But let’s face it: The guys aren’t rushing into a burning building for answering five or six questions.. — Steve Spurrier in Orlando? Why, that’s just goofy. — Evidently, the league wanted Spurrier because he knocked them dead in his NFL days. — […]

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Lightning waits to see its playoff seeding

April 8, 2018 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. The Tampa Bay Lightning might have made its post-season journey a tad more difficult Saturday night. The Lightning, with a chance to clinch home-ice advantage for the first three rounds of the playoffs, instead stubbed its collective toe, losing 3-2 to the Carolina Hurricanes in overtime. Carolina is the sixth-place team from […]

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Despite good start, Rays clobbered by Red Sox

April 8, 2018 general

Sunday, 2 a.m. Some days — make that most days — it is difficult to tell the difference between a starter’s day and a bullpen day for the Tampa Bay Rays. The Rays fell to 1-7 Saturday, being bashed by the Boston Red Sox, 10-3. Starting pitcher Jake Faria lasted only five outs — and […]

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Bolts turn in on late to beat Buffalo, 7-5

April 7, 2018 general

Saturday, 3 a.m. It was wild. It was wobbly. At times, the Lightning looked ready for the playoffs. At times, they did not. The Bolts blew a two-goal lead against the NHL’s worst team. And they came from behind with three goals in the third period to win the game and keep alive the possibility […]

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Ask Gary: Will Lightning be able to flip their switch?

April 6, 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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Rays falter in extra innings and lose to Red Sox

April 6, 2018 general

Friday, 4 a.m. When a team is doing so little right, even a mixed bag can feel right. Ask the Tampa Bay Rays, who fell — at least temporally — into the American League East basement Thursday with a 3-2, 12-inning loss to the Boston Red Sox. It was a good-news-bad-news kind of day of […]

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Yes, Jason Pierre-Paul has something left

April 6, 2018 general

Friday, 4 a.m. In Tampa Bay, we have learned not to trust the off-season. The Bucs lead the league in “it-was-a-good-idea-at-the-time” signings. There was Alvin Harper, the Dallas Cowboy receiver who was going to juice the passing attack. But Harper had been a complimentary player for the Cowboys. He was lost as a would-be impact […]

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Yankees’ bombers lead easy victory over Rays

April 5, 2018 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. This is how the murdered feel. This is what it’s like on the other side of a clobbering. The New York Yankees bludgeoned the feeble Tampa Bay Rays Wednesday, bashing them 7-2 as Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and Gary Sanchez all hit two-run homers. For the Rays, starter Blake Snell recorded only […]

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Bolts impressive in beating Boston, 4-0

April 4, 2018 general

Wednesday, 4 p.m. There was something familiar about the way they skated. You could have sworn you had seen the way they blocked shots before. The way they passed, the way they celebrated was something from your memories. Yep. That was the Tampa Bay Lightning  that you remember. The Lightning, struggling as of late, returned […]

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Gregorius batters Rays with eight RBI

April 4, 2018 general

Wednesday, 3 a.m. Everyone knows that Giancarlo Stanton has muscles. After all, he had 59 home runs a year ago. But Stanton didn’t do in the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday. Heck, he struck out all five times he came to bat. And everyone knows that Aaron Judge is the bomb. Hey, he hit 52 […]

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