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At age 27, does McCoy compare to Sapp?

August 3, 2015 general

Monday, 6 a.m. The other guy was going somewhere. Gerald McCoy has spent his career going nowhere. The other guy was a human cartoon. McCoy isn’t laughing anymore. The other guy had a few more highlights. McCoy has had his fill of lowlights. The other guy was eternally young. McCoy seems to have an old […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Defensive tackle, McCoy, Player of the Year, Sapp

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Who will win the idiot-off competition in New York?

August 2, 2015 general

Hi, I’m Bethe Correia, and looking back, I’m fairly certain it was a stupid thing to talk about Ronda Rousey committing suicide. With the fight lasting 34 seconds, I’m just glad it wasn’t homicide. –Think of it this way: Correia had 33 pretty good seconds. –No one can be sure which dwarf that Ken Griffey […]

Tagged as: Belichick, Brady, Bucs, Griffey, Pierre-Paul, Rays, Rousey, Training camp, Winston

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Bucs’ QB Winston says his age doesn’t matter

August 2, 2015 general

Sunday, 2:07 a.m. Being young doesn’t scare those who are. Being young means you don’t have to think of defensive ends blowing by bad blocking. Being young means you don’t envision running backs being thrown for two yard losses. Being young means you give no consideration to the days when your body hurts and you […]

Tagged as: Bucs, McCoy, quarterback, Winston

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Will Archer face negative feedback for his tweet?

August 1, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Saturday, 6 a.m. (Each week, the readers take over 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: Archer, Designated hitter, Gators, Rays, Steelers, trade

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10 Bucs who could give team a fighting chance

July 31, 2015 general

Friday 6 a.m. Bravely, they will try again. The Tampa Bay Bucs, a team with only a couple of brief shining eras, will once again try to play football with the big boys when they start training camp today. They are coming off a 2-14 season in which they paid millions to Josh McCown and […]

Tagged as: Bucs, David, Evans, Mankins, Martin, Smith, Winston

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Will Brady’s image survive Deflategate?

July 30, 2015 general

Thursday, 6 a.m. When you think of him, do you still think of the last Boy Scout? When you think of him, do you still think of football’s ultimate champion? Do you think of him as a proficient quarterback who can win with average receivers and mediocre running backs? Do you think of him as […]

Tagged as: Brady, Cheat, Goodell, NFL, Suspsension

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Ask the Expert: Jerry Angelo

July 30, 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. This week, the Bucs re-signed Da’Quan […]

Tagged as: Angelo, Bowers, Bucs, busts, Expert

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Tampa Bay is falling in love with Casali already

July 29, 2015 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. The bond with the crowd comes quickly. It can hit like a thunderbolt, and it can attach a fan with a player for an eternity. It can be because of effort, the way it was with Mike Alstott. It can be because of grit, the way it once was with Marty St. […]

Tagged as: Alstott, Casalli, Rays, St. Louis, Zobrist

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Crusher Casali hits 2 more HRs to pace Rays

July 29, 2015 general

Wednesday, 12:15 a.m. When he is old, when his hair is gray and his knees ache from all those days behind the plate, when baseball has defined him as only pro sports can, he will look back on this week. And Curt Casali will smile. His grandchildren will surround him, and they will beg for […]

Tagged as: Beckham, Casali, Odorizzi, Price, Rays, Tigers

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Bucs’ Smith Should Make a Big Leap in Year Two

July 28, 2015 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. He is a quiet man, not prone to outbursts or beating upon his chest. He is a calm man who does not think the way to get a call in the fourth-quarter is by yelling at the referee from the first. He is a bright man, and he is fully capable of […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Gibbs, Smith, Walsh, Year Two

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