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Looking at the Bucs along with Dirk Koetter

August 8, 2017 general

Tuesday, 2 a.m. The Bucs worked on their two-minute drill Monday. Dirk Koetter did, too. Koetter, the coach of the Tampa Bay Bucs, is trying to get his team over the hump from a nine-win team to a playoff team. He’s trying to incorporate new offensive weapons. He’s trying to bide time until running back […]

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Who would be in a Bucs’ Ring of Dishonor?

August 7, 2017 general

Monday, 4 a.m. For 41 seasons, they have rolled the boulder uphill. For 41 seasons, they — and their fans — have pounded their skulls against the wall. Over the years, it has been difficult to be a fan of the Tampa Bay Bucs and their forgettable Sundays. Time and again, fans have sat through […]

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Souza smashes walk-off home run as Rays finally win

August 7, 2017 Baseball

Monday, 2 a.m. The RBI was three days in the making. But the moment took three years to develop. Steven Souza Jr., the unpredictable one, slammed a home run to left field in the bottom of the ninth inning Sunday, providing the Rays with a walk-off win, 2-1, over the Milwaukee Brewers. It was only […]

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Random Thoughts: Ranking the new Hall of Famers

August 6, 2017 general

Ranking the new members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame as to their greatness. 1. LaDainian Tomlinson; 2. Kurt Warner; 3. Terrell Davis; 4. Kenny Easley; 5. Morten Andersen; 6. Jason Taylor; 7. Jerry Jones. If there is any conversation, I will consider Jones to be 34th. – If Josh Freeman was smart, would […]

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Once again, Rays fail to score against Milwaukee

August 6, 2017 Baseball

Sunday, 3 a.m. There are mice in the scoreboard, and they have gnawed away at the wiring. There are termites in the bats, and they have eaten away at the sweet spots. There are stop signs on the base paths. Surely, there has to be something that has affected the Rays’ failure to reach home. […]

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Jackson looks like one of the receivers who lasts

August 6, 2017 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. The legs. The legs are still 18. Elsewhere on the frame of DeSean Jackson, there is age. He is 30 now, the age some receivers are when they turn 50. The legs slow and the hands ache and the middle no longer makes sense to travel through. The hamstrings pop like guitar […]

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Another win, another shutout for red-hot Rowdies

August 6, 2017 general

Sunday, 1 a.m. The Tampa Bay Rowdies continued their hot streak at home Saturday night. Which means, of course, nothing to the opposing Harrisberg City Islanders. Nothing, as in no wins, no goals and no hope. The Rowdies won their third game in a row and ran their unbeaten streak to five straight games with […]

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Ask Gary: Why did Rays give away Beckham?

August 5, 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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Are you prepared to trust Aguayo … again?

August 5, 2017 general

Saturday, 3 a.m. The ball leaves his toe, heading for the uprights, and you ask yourself: Do you believe what you see? The kicker lifts his head, watching his latest success, and you ask yourself: Do you believe it will last? Do you think it will travel the same direction when the game is on […]

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Brewers shut out a weary Tampa Bay team, 2-0

August 5, 2017 general

Saturday, 2 a.m. It was late when the Rays got home Friday morning. So late, in fact, that it may have prevented them from getting home on Friday night. The Rays, fresh off winning three of four against a strong Houston team, stumbled and fell, 2-0, to Milwaukee Friday night. The Rays had 14 runners […]

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