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10 Olympic villains who were worse than Solo

August 15, 2016 general

Monday, 6 a.m. Hope Solo is a lunkhead. Everyone can agree on that. Let’s admit it. She’s a bad sport. A whiner. A baby. Even worse, she comes across as a borderline bad guy. You won’t win a lot of allies defending her. But is she really one of the worst athletes we have ever […]

Tagged as: Harding, Olympic, Solo, Villains

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Ask Gary: Do the Glazers watch their product?

August 13, 2016 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 […]

Tagged as: Glazers., Penalties, Rio, Shula

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Bucs repeat too many flaws in opening game

August 12, 2016 general

Friday, 6 a.m Is this really the way to start an era? With turnovers? With penalties? With no running game? With one visit to the end zone? With third-down failures? With nowhere near enough crispness as this team will need if it’s going to be taken seriously? Really? Is this the way? “Not what I […]

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Ask the Expert: Jerry Angelo

August 11, 2016 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 question will be selected. Thursday, 6 a.m. It’s the first week of preseason […]

Tagged as: Griffin, Packers, Preseason, Williams

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10 players who need to shine for Bucs tonight

August 11, 2016 general

Thursday, 5:30 a.m. It’s AN important thing, of course. It’s just not THE important thing. It will be an interesting thing to see Dirk Koetter lead the Bucs onto the field to coach his first game tonight. And while I’m sure that Koetter would rather win than lose, it isn’t vital. Not when a guy […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Cuter, Opener, Preseason

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Seferian-Jenkins has to be noticed in preseason

August 10, 2016 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. The climb uphill begins Thursday. And if you buy that Austin Seferian-Jenkins is kind of chill as he begins it, you might also notice this: Hey, it’s kind of steep. Seferian-Jenkins, the Bucs’ tight end, has placed himself in this predicament. He is a million dollars worth of talent worth about 11 […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Preseason, Seferian-Jenkins, Tight end

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Who is next for the NFL Hall of Fame?

August 9, 2016 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. After the busts are unveiled, when the speeches finally stop, when the gold jackets have been passed out, there is a relief that comes with the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Usually, it’s that of business being taken care of. And so it was with this year’s Hall of Fame class. Everyone […]

Tagged as: 2017, Hall of Fame, Lynch, Tomlinson

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How will you remember A-Rod’s career?

August 8, 2016 general

Monday, 6 a.m. And so he walks away to mixed reviews, which is as it should be. As a player, he spent his career half in sun, half in shadow. He was Alex Rodriguez, star, and Alex Rodriguez, scourge. He dominated the statistics, and he dominated the scandal sheets. He was a cheater, and he […]

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Rays flirt with last-place after loss to Twins

August 8, 2016 general

Monday, 5:30 a.m. Monday, 5:30 a.m. The Tampa Bay Rays aren’t in the cellar yet, but they can see it from here. The Rays lost a 6-3 game to Minnesota Sunday, dropping the Rays to one-half game ahead of the Twins in the American League. Miguel Sano hit two home runs, one of them off […]

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Random thoughts: Richardson must have liked TV

August 7, 2016 general

Sunday, 6 a.m. Did you see that noted flop Trent Richardson had 11 Netflix accounts and eight Hulus at one time (you get several people who can access with each account). Now, I loved Daredevil, but not that much. – Justin Tucker says he can hit an 85-yard field goal. Why he was only four-of-10 […]

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