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Tampa Bay Rays finally win, snap 11-game losing streak

June 28, 2016 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. The Tampa Bay Rays ended something nasty Monday night. Whether they started something else, we’ll see. After 11 failures, the Tampa Bay Rays finally won a baseball game Monday night. In so doing, they started their own winning streak. One in a row. Who would have believed it? The Rays did a […]

Tagged as: 18 hits, Franklin, Rays, Red Sox, Snell, victory

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Could the Rays be the worst team in baseball?

June 27, 2016 Baseball

Monday, 6 a.m. Cincinnati, they can catch. Maybe by the weekend. Atlanta may take a while, however. Maybe by the All-Star Break. Minnesota seems safe for the moment. It’ll take some doing in the stretch run to get the Twins. But if you’re asking if the Tampa Bay Rays are the worst team in baseball, […]

Tagged as: baseball, Longoria, Ryas, Worst

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Thurman has his finest hour in slipping past Porter

June 26, 2016 Boxing

Sunday, 6 a.m. He is a bright man. He can talk philosophy or world religions. He is a caring man. He will tell you stories about his father, about his old trainer, Ben Getty. He is a man of perspective. He can talk about boxing history, about Tyson and Ali and Mayweather, about the up-and-coming […]

Tagged as: Boxer, Porter, Thurman, Welterweight

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Ask Gary: Can Keith Thurman remain champion?

June 25, 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: Ask Gary, injuries, Rays, Serena

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Is Florida on its way to ruling college football again?

June 24, 2016 College football

Friday, 6 a.m. It was Sept. 23, 2006, for all of you keeping score at home. That’s when Paul Finebaum officially ran out of guests. Finebaum, the king of Alabama sports, has become a media star as of late. Always opinionated, always acerbic, he took his sharp wit and observations about college football to be […]

Tagged as: Florida, FSU, Miami, Top 20

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Ask the expert: Jerry Angelo

June 23, 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. In today’s NFL, with the extra […]

Tagged as: Angelo, Carolina, Expert, Roethlisberger

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What should the Rays do about wobbly Archer?

June 23, 2016 general

Thursday, 5:45 a.m. Did someone say “ace?” These days, Chris Archer is a trey. Maybe a duece. Maybe a joker. These days, Archer is a bad pitcher. Not mediocre. Not slumping. Bad. On a night when the Rays needed Archer to say “enough,” when they needed him to hold up his hand and say “stop” […]

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What should the Rays do with Chris Archer?

June 23, 2016 general

Thursday, 5:45 a.m. Did someone say “ace?” These days, Chris Archer is a trey. Maybe a duece. Maybe a joker. These days, Archer is a bad pitcher. Not mediocre. Not slumping. Bad. On a night when the Rays needed Archer to say “enough,” when they needed him to hold up his hand and say “stop” […]

Tagged as: Archer, pitching, Rays, Skid

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Can the Bucs defense convince you it’s better?

June 22, 2016 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. Lavonte David says the team can be the best there ever was. Robert Ayers, on the other hand, says the Bucs’ defense is “a little less terrible” than it was. So who is right? And, as the months go flowing past, how good can these Bucs be? First things first. The Bucs […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, defense, Draft, free agents

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Does the lesson of O.J. apply to Winston?

June 21, 2016 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. We try to make things so simple, don’t we? We ignore history. We deny nuance. We want just the facts, ma’am. We want to be comfortable; we tend to ignore the layers of subtext. Which brings us to O.J. Simpson. And, eventually, to Jameis Winston. As a younger man, I ignored the […]

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