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Has Winston entered the NFL’s top 10?

December 8, 2015 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. It is not only the distance he has traveled. It is the speed at which he has arrived. His career is 12 games old — just that — and already, he owns his team. Heck, he owns his town. As of now, this is Winstonville, and he is the governor. His career […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, comeback, Manning, Winston

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Game on line, would you have believed in Evans?

December 7, 2015 general

Monday, 6 a.m. Who would you have picked? Given a huddle of Buccaneers, given the pressure, given the moment, whose number would you have called? And when Mike Evans cried “Me, me, me,” would you have responded by saying “Hee-hee-hee?” In the biggest moment of the Bucs’ biggest game of the season, Winston simply looked […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Evans, playoffs, Winston

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Winston leads the Bucs to another win

December 6, 2015 general

Sunday, 7 p.m. There are passers who look pretty in the pocket and invincible on the stat sheet. The throw as if they are posing for a painting, and the ball leaves their hands in a spiral. They stack up 300-yard games and pose with cheerleaders. Jameis Winston is not one of those. There are […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Evans, Falcons, Winston

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USF’s Williams scores 30 in easy win over Penn State

December 6, 2015 general

Sunday, 7 p.m. Courtney Williams is beginning her basketball season as if no one can guard her. Williams, the No. 2 scorer in the nation, scored 30 points to lead the 24th-ranked women’s basketball team to an easy 101-79 victory over Penn State on Sunday. Alisia Jenkins added 21 points and 14 rebounds for the […]

Tagged as: Basketball, USF, Williams, Women

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Random Thoughts: What would the Rays pay Price?

December 6, 2015 general

Hi, I’m the linesman in the Clemson-North Carolina game, and does anyone know what those stripes on the field are for? Offsides? – David Price could be making $31 million a year with the Rays, of course. All he would need would be the right six numbers and Lotto to climb to $28 million a […]

Tagged as: Cooper, Herandez, Lacy, Saban

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Ask Gary: How widespread will concussions be?

December 5, 2015 general

(Each week, the readers take over GarySheltonsports.com and play Ask Gary. They send in a question, or a couple, 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 or be funny. Send the […]

Tagged as: Ask Gary, Bonds, Buc;s, Replay

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Bucs and Falcons are used to playing for it all

December 4, 2015 general

Friday, 6 a.m. They played for a field goal kicker. They played for a running back. Heck, once upon a time, they played for a general manager. Winner gets Rich McKay, and don’t you wonder what Jon Gruden would have done with him if he had won. So yeah, here at the biggest Bucs game […]

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Ask the expert: Jerry Angelo

December 3, 2015 general

Thursday, 6 a.m. 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. Who is the best backup quarterback […]

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Williams helped pave the road for Bucs’ Winston

December 3, 2015 general

Thursday, 6 a.m He heard the insults, mean and hateful, that fell out of  out of the stands like barbed wire. In some ways, perhaps, that has something to do with the cheers that Jameis Winston hears. His team fought him for every nickel, even while he was the lowest paid starting quarterback in the […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Culverhouse, Williams, Winston

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One man’s thoughts on the Alabama-Florida rivalry

December 2, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Wednesday, 6 a.m. To a boy with a reporter’s pad, he was the largest man on earth. His skin was leather. His voice was gravel. He spoke slowly, seriously, and you dared not interrupt. He was Bear Bryant, and he was a legend long before the boy got there. It was 1978, and he was […]

Tagged as: Alabama, Bryant, Florida, Spurrier

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