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Faria leads the Rays in his major league debut

June 7, 2017 general

Thursday, 2 a.m. The future is tall, unhurried, controlled. The future throws 94 miles an hour, and he is unshaken by his surroundings. The future has a rather large support group. After Wednesday night, it will get larger. For the Tampa Bay Rays, the future looks very much like Jacob Faria, who is old enough […]

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Rays lose again on phantom home run

June 7, 2017 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. At times at Tropicana Field, it feels as if the roof is closing in. Other times, umpires just assume it is. A strange call on the leadoff batter of Tuesday night’s game helped the Chicago White Sox in a 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. It was the Rays’ fourth straight […]

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Was the Seattle massacre a game-changer?

June 6, 2017 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. If the Tampa Bay Rays’ most recent foray into the Great Northwest proves nothing else, it proves this: Seattle dirt doesn’t taste very good. It was brutal what the Seattle Mariners did to the Tampa Bay Rays over the weekend. If Lewis and Clark had been mugged on their way to Mount […]

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Will Zaire gamble pay off for Gators?

June 5, 2017 College Sports in Florida

Monday, 4 a.m. For a moment, for just a moment, he was a star. For a moment, for the flickering of a light, college football’s future seemed to belong to him. Instead, Malik Zaire became a very small deal, an afterthought for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Mostly, he watched. Mainly, he waited. He was […]

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Rays embarrassed again by Mariners in sweep

June 5, 2017 general

Monday, 2 a.m. Hapless in Seattle? Well, yeah. The Tampa Bay Rays were battered for the third consecutive day Sunday, being swept by the Seattle Mariners in a 7-1 loss. For the series, the Rays gave up 28 runs and 38 hits to the Mariners and fell below .500 again. The Mariners won every game […]

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Random thoughts: My kingdom for a punter?

June 4, 2017 general

Elvis was the King. Micheal Jackson was the King of Pop. Richard was the King of England. Richard Petty was the King. Felix Hernandez has been the King, but not lately. Bernard and Albert were Kings. And, of course, LeBron James is King James, though not the original one. So when Raiders’ punter Marquette King […]

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Ask Gary: Baseball games go … so … slowly

June 3, 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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Rays clobbered early against Mariners

June 3, 2017 general

Saturday, 2 a.m. Ah, now that’s making a home run count. The Seattle Mariners hit a grand slam and a three-run homer Friday night, taking a 12-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. The Mariners built an 8-0 lead in the first three innings, getting a grand slam from former Ray Taylor Motter and a […]

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Bucs counting on Martin to be a star again

June 2, 2017 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Doug Martin has a hitch in his giddy-up. Just that. He has a boo-boo. An owie. Martin, to the Bucs’ way of thinking, has  a minor injury. An ankle, maybe. Maybe a hamstring (which has bothered him). Maybe he has a sick relative. Nothing more. Nothing to worry about as Martin runs […]

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Ask the expert: Jerry Angelo

June 1, 2017 general

Jerry Angelo is a former personnel director for the Bucs and former general manager of the Bears. Each week, Angelo answers your questions regarding the NFL. Send your questions to GarySheltonsports@gmail.com with “ask the expert” in the subject line. The most interesting questions will be selected. Thursday, 4 a.m. Former NFL running back Brandon Jacobs […]

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