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Random Thoughts: Gabbert wears a tutu again

November 12, 2017 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. Say what you want, but those photos of Blaine Gabbert warming up as the tooth fairy show a man very comfortable in his tutu. Hey, ballet dancers can pull hamstrings, too. – Just guessing, but Gabbert had that tutu left over from his Jaguar days. – No, they still aren’t back yet. […]

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Miami stomps Irish to enter playoff conversation

November 12, 2017 general

Sunday, 2:30 a.m. There has been so much talk about where the University of Miami has been. Now, it only matters where they are going. Oh, Warren Sapp will be impressed. And Ray Lewis and Michael Irvin and Vinny Testaverde and Jonathan Vilma and the rest. At Miami, a team is always trying to keep […]

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Florida State sees Clemson run away late

November 12, 2017 general

Sunday, 1:30 a.m. This was a situation out of the past, an opportunity the FSU Seminoles always seemed to sieze. There was 6:36 to play, and FSU had just recovered a Clemson fumble. The Tigers’ three-point lead felt tenuous. Maybe, just maybe, this was where a turnaround would begin with a salvaged football game. Instead, […]

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No bowling: Florida loses its fifth straight game

November 12, 2017 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. In a way, the play typified the season for the Universty of Florida. There was hope, and then it was gone. There was a reason to smile, and there was a reason to shake your head. Again. It was still in the first period, and the Gators trailed by only a touchdown. […]

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Ask Gary: Should college playoffs expand?

November 11, 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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USF men, women basketball teams win late

November 11, 2017 general

Saturday, 2 a.m. The haves or the have-nots of USF basketball followed the same path to victory Friday night. They both took over a game in the final 75 seconds to pull the win out. The haves, or the USF women, beat a name opponent to start a quest for yet another 20-win season when […]

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Fitzpatrick was signed to win a game like Sunday’s

November 10, 2017 general

Friday, 3 a.m. For all of the noise that arrived with him, this is why he is here. To win a game. To keep the car out of the ditch. To keep a losing streak from eating a franchise alive. Ryan Fitzpatrick was never going to beat out Jameis Winston for the starting job. He […]

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Lightning’s big second period leads to win

November 10, 2017 general

Friday, 2:30 a.m. The Tampa Bay Lightning, it seems, are just too hot for California to hold. The Bolts won its second impressive game in two nights Thursday, beating the also-hot Los Angeles Kings, 5-2. Tampa Bay had entered the game 12-2-2, and the Kings were 11-2-2. This one, however, was no contest. The Lightning […]

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The Predictions: Can Miami knock off Notre Dame?

November 10, 2017 College Sports in Florida

Friday, 2 a.m. Twenty years have passed. The volume has not ceased. Want to get up the dander of a University of Miami football fan? Want to hear a Notre Dame fan launch into the Victory March? Then mention the Convicts against the Catholics. In some ways, they’re still playing the game. Now, that’s a […]

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Ask the experts: Tim & Jerry

November 9, 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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