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Lightning wins, but loses defender Stralman

March 25, 2016 general

Friday, 11:52 P.m. The team had seven goals by seven players. It broke out in the third period for the win. It took over first place. Why, then, did this one feel like a loss? The mood in the Lightning locker was subdued, perhaps even somber. Along the way in a 7-4 victory over the […]

Tagged as: Hockey, Islanders, Lightning, Stralman

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Trying to get a clue about this year’s NFL draft

March 25, 2016 general

Friday, 6 a.m. The last time I felt like this, I was in biology class, and I think the test was in Chinese. Or was it Chinese class, and the test was biological? Everyone seemed to know the answers but me. My palms were sweating. My throat was dry. Small animals were running around in […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Confusion, Draft, Winston

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Ask the Expert: Jerry Angelo

March 24, 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. Drew Brees is in contract talks […]

Tagged as: Angelo, Expert, Glennon, Patriots, Winston

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Archer remains an indispensable Rays’ player

March 24, 2016 general

Thursday, 6 a.m. The face of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays has a quick smile and darting eyes. It likes to laugh, loud and unbridled. The face of the Rays has a furrowed brow, questioning, interesting. It listens when other people talk, too. The face of the Rays is framed by hair, glorious, free flowing […]

Tagged as: Archer, Face, Leader, Rays

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Condra finally gets the night he’s been awaiting

March 23, 2016 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. Who was that guy? You can pity the poor Detroit Red Wings. Steven Stamkos, they were prepared for. And Nikita Kucherov, they knew all about. And Tyler Johnson, and Ondrej Palat, maybe even Vlad Namestnikov. They had heard about Alex Killorn. But this guy? The guy who had sat out 28 times […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Condra, Lightning, Red Wings

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Despite Cuba’s past, the game can start a new era

March 22, 2016 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. It is time. The past still hurts. I get that. There are a lot of Cubans in America because of the opression of the past. I get that. There are displaced families, lives ripped from their homeland, families torn apart. I get that, too. Fidel Castro is an evil, evil man with […]

Tagged as: Cuba, Freedom, Politics, Rays

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The world gets a little smaller when Rays play Cuba

March 21, 2016 general

Monday, 6 a.m. There was Luis Tiant and his baseball bat-sized cigars, and Bert Campaneris. There was Minnie Minoso and his ageless birth certificate, and Cookie Rojas. There was Tony Perez, the Hall of Famer, and Tony Oliva. Together, they snuck off the island and away from the pennies they earned back home. There was […]

Tagged as: Cuba, Lasorda, Rays, Sanchez

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Random Thoughts: Grumpy Goose rips show-boaters

March 20, 2016 general

Sunday, 6 a.m. Hello. I’m Goose Gossage. And while you aren’t looking, I turned into your grumpy Aunt Greta. And things were a lot better before color TVs. – It’s bad enough that Oscar Pistorius thought he could buy his way out of a murder charge. It’s laughable that he thought he could do it […]

Tagged as: Lovie, Peyton, Pistorius, Winston

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Ask Gary: Do you believe in the Warriors?

March 19, 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: Archer, Cuba, Interviews, Rays

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These days, it’s hard to believe in the Lightning

March 18, 2016 general

Friday, 6 a.m. This is the reason you doubt. This is the reason you question. This is the reason you sigh and shake your head. This why it is difficult for you to believe in the Tampa Bay Lightning. They were ahead … and then they weren’t. They were ahead again … and then they […]

Tagged as: Cooper, Lightning, playoffs, Stamkos

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