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Lightning finally loses a game at home

October 29, 2017 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. There for a while, it looked as if the Tampa Bay Lightning might never lose again. They were getting good goaltending, and improving defense. They had the hottest goal scorer in the league in Nikita Kucherov and a star-turned-playmaker in Steven Stamkos. Their young players were maturing, and their older players still […]

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McElwain’s job in jeopardy after lopsided loss

October 29, 2017 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. If the game was meant to be the final arguments for Florida coach Jim McElwain, he had very little to say. The Georgia Bulldogs trampled the voices clear from the Florida program in a 42-7 victory, ending one of the ugliest weeks in the history of the Gators. There was vague talk […]

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Rowdies’ season ends with semifinal defeat

October 29, 2017 general

Sunday, 2:30 a.m. A season ended for the Tampa Bay Rowdies Saturday night. The cause of death? An inabilty to score on New York Bulls’ goaltender Evan Louro. The Rowdies fell 2-1 in extra time to the Bulls in the Eastern Conference semifinal. The Bulls were the seventh-seeded team in the USL playoffs going in. […]

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Miami wins another close game to stay unbeaten

October 29, 2017 general

Sunday, 1 a.m. Through seven games, the University of Miami has proven one thing: It can take a punch. The Hurricanes, 7-0, won another skin-of-their-teeth game Saturday afternoon, holding a hapless North Carolina team 24-19. Once again, North Carolina gave UM all it wanted, but again, the Hurricanes came out victorious. The Tar Heels had […]

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The latest loss by FSU is the worst one yet

October 28, 2017 general

Saturday, 9:25 a.m. Were there any doubts remaining? FSU is a bad football team. No, they are not unlucky. They are not simply injured. They are not in the middle of a tough schedule. They’re bad. Stay-at-home during bowl season bad. Bottom of the ACC bad. Lining up in the wrong direction bad. Get care […]

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Ask Gary: Might Bucs turn to a new Licht?

October 28, 2017 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, make a comment […]

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Stars keep shining for the Tampa Bay Lightning

October 27, 2017 general

Friday, 4 a.m. The hardest thing the Tampa Bay Lightning goes through these days are at the conclusion of the game. That’s when it’s time to name the three stars. So who do you pick? Steven Stamkos, who leads the NHL in scoring? Or Nikita Kucherov, who leads the NHL in goals? Or Andrei Vasilevskiy, […]

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Bucs hope to start climb out of the cellar

October 27, 2017 general

Friday, 3 a.m. For the Tampa Bay Bucs, trying to pull out of a three-game losing streak is as simple as a child’s game. It’s called “follow the leader.” The Bucs, 2-4 on the season, open their division play this weekend when they play host to the Carolina Panthers, a team they swept (winning by […]

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The Predictions: USF offense to be too much for Houston

October 27, 2017 general

Friday, 3 a.m. When last we saw them, they were backing up. They were sweating, and they were holding on in the middle of a Tulane comeback. They won, but they looked mortal in doing so. No one was talking about strengths or high-powered offenses. USF beat Tulane, but it was close for a change. […]

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Ask the experts: Tim & Jerry

October 26, 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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