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Scattered passing, scattered kicking beat Bucs

October 4, 2015 general

Sunday, 9:40 a.m. The frustration fell like drops from the sky, relentless and unending. It always seems to rain on the unloved. The torrents came, each drop representing a bad moment in a defeat. We all have seen a storm of failure when it comes to the Bucs, and it does not seem that the […]

Tagged as: Brindza, Buc;s, Lovie, Panthers, Smith, Winston

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Rays close out 2015 by slamming Blue Jays

October 4, 2015 general

For an entire season, Tampa Bay had waited for this imaginary beast called the “grand slam.” Other teams hit them. Some others hit a lot of them. But not this one. Not for  161 games. Oh, there were solo shots, and there were some two-run jobs, and every now and then, there was a three-spot. […]

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Random Thoughts: Dolphins to ax another coach?

October 4, 2015 general

Sunday, 6 a.m. Hello. I’m Charlie Strong, and the eyes of Texas are upon me. Soon, the toes of the boots will be, too. – Steve Bartman has declined an offer of fans to attend the Cubs’ first playoff game. So the Cub outfielders are on their own. – Turns out, Don Shula really was […]

Tagged as: Corso, Harding, NFL, Phillips, Tiger

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Rays’ Beckham has a moment to take home with him

October 4, 2015 general

Sunday, 12:10 a.m. There he was, the man who is not Buster Posey, having a party. He grinned and he gestured, and he waited for the teammates who flooded toward him. He had waited so long for a night like this, so long for a moment to declare that maybe there was something special about […]

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In his wisdom, McElwain slow to praise Grier

October 3, 2015 general

Saturday, 11:55 p.m. Jim McElwain is the smartest man in Gainesville, of course. No one is going to second-guess a coach who has resurrected a program on its deathbed. He is Einstein. He is Hawking. He is Sheldon Cooper. You could power villages with his brain power. He is smart, and he is accomplished, and […]

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Ask Gary: The NFL goes a month without an arrest

October 3, 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 […]

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Offense not good enough in South Florida loss

October 2, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Friday, 11:38 p.m. The defense of the South Florida Bulls played well enough to think about an upset Friday night. The offense? Not so much. The Bulls fell to 1-3 on the season, losing a 24-17 decision to the undefeated Memphis Tigers. USF held Memphis to less than half of the 53.7 points per game […]

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Even hurt, McCoy has something to give to Bucs

October 2, 2015 general

Friday, 6 a.m. He could tell you about the pain, of course. He could tell you that there is a small knife inside of his right shoulder, and that there are times it feels as if his profession is twisting it around.  He could tell you that the shoulder  lacks its usual strength, that it […]

Tagged as: Aching, Buc;s, McCoy, Panthers

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Too late, but Rays look good in sweep of Marlins

October 1, 2015 general

Thursday, 11:27 p.m. Can we back this season up and play, oh, the last couple of months again? This is how we all wanted the Tampa Bay Rays to look. Okay, okay. The history books are filled with teams that turned it on after the season was more or less over.And maybe the Rays are […]

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TSA shouldn’t barter home games of the Bucs

October 1, 2015 general

Thursday, 6 a.m. Sometimes, in the heat of negations, it is possible that the two sides misunderstand each other. So let me be clear. Not no. Hell, no. No. Nyet. No way. Never happening. Can’t hear you. Not a chance. Got it? That’s how the TSA should respond to the Tampa Bay Bucs’ Content beyond […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Home record, NFL, Raymond James

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