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Pitt hands Hurricanes its first defeat

November 25, 2017 general

Saturday, 1 a.m. The University of Miami lost its first game of the season Friday afternoon. Maybe, it lost a lot more. The Hurricanes, ranked second in the country, were upset by Pitt, 24-14 in a game that not only knocked them from the ranks of the unbeaten. Given the time of year and the […]

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An early Baseball Hall of Fame ballot

November 24, 2017 general

Friday, 3 a.m. When it comes to the Hall of Fame, let’s face it. We’re all guessing. We’re all assuming. We’re all amateur detectives playing Clue while we watch old Columbo reruns. After that, we’re voters. Are we right? Who’s to say? If the guy you backed gets elected, we’re Einstein. If the guy you […]

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The Predictions: Finally Caring About a War

November 24, 2017 general

Friday, 2 a.m. Suppose they had a war and nobody cared? Most of the time, that’s been the case when USF played UCF. Most of the time, it was easy to change the channel and watch something else. This year, it counts. This year, each team has a season worth savoring on the line. UCF […]

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Ask the experts: Tim & Jerry

November 23, 2017 general

Here at GarySheltonsports.com, we have doubled our experts with the addition of former Bucs’ personnel director and former Seahawks general manager Tim Ruskell. He joins his old friend and co-worker Jerry Angelo, a former personnel director for the Bucs and former general manager of the Bears. Each week, Angelo and Ruskell answer your questions regarding the NFL. […]

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Lightning comes back to beat Blackhawks

November 23, 2017 general

Thursday, 3 a.m. Over the course of a season, even a very good team is going to have to dig itself out of the occasional hole. Take, for instance, the Tampa Bay Lightning, who successfully shoveled their way out of a disappointing start. The Bolts, playing against the Chicago Blackhawks, who beat them in the […]

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McCoy: Bucs haven’t turned the corner yet

November 23, 2017 general

Thursday, 2 a.m. Two wins in a row is nice. But two wins in a row doesn’t change things. Ask nose tackle Gerald McCoy, for instance. “We haven’t turned a corner yet,” McCoy said. “It’s just two wins. We turn a corner if we win out – that’s turning the corner. Two wins is taking […]

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Three-pointers lead USF to easy win over Howard

November 23, 2017 general

Thursday, 1 a.m. The USF men’s basketball team toyed with Howard for a few minutes, but not much more than that. The Bulls (3-2) used a 17-1 run late in the first half en route to a 75-52 victory. USF hit a season-high 11 three-pointers in its win. “It was a total team effort defensively […]

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Florida, FSU scheduled to play in Toilet Bowl

November 22, 2017 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. At one school, they are looking for a new coach. This guy. Maybe that guy. Maybe the other guy. At the other school, the coach is the one doing the looking. Like it seems he does every year, Jimbo Fisher seems to enjoy his name being bandied about at Texas A&M, or […]

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Assessing the chances of 3 Bucs and the HOF

November 22, 2017 general

Wednesday, 3 a.m. One was the solid back-end, the tackler extraordinaire, the quiet fire. One was the most instinctive player you could imagine, an iron man in the secondary, the greatness who outlasted all the rest. And third was Inspector Gadget, the guy with the extra-long arms, the guy with the bust, the guy who […]

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Looking back at the Bucs’ win over Miami

November 21, 2017 general

5 Observations 1. When Thanksgiving arrives this week, a good Bucs fan should thank everyone in heaven for Jay Cutler. If Matt Moore plays the whole game the way he did in the second half, it wouldn’t have been pretty. Bucs’ defensive backs kept getting lost as if Moore was the Southern version of Case […]

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