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The Bucs will be better when its offensive line is

June 19, 2015 general

Are they ripe yet? Are they ready? Oh, they are big enough. In a profession where massive men rule, they are large enough to go to work. Are they skilled enough? We’ll find out. Are they driven enough? That’s what an off-season is made to determine. Maybe these will be be the four men who […]

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Will the Bucs improve beyond two wins in 2015?

June 18, 2015 general

Thursday, 11:22 a.m. There are new faces on the stadium. There is new hope in the huddle. There is a new effort to avoid mediocrity. There is new energy. There is a new direction. There is fresh hope. There is a new quarterback. A new offensive coordinator. A new look to the defense. And still, […]

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Souza ruins the evening for his former teammates

June 17, 2015 general

Wednesday, 11:41 p.m. Maybe, it’s doing the Rays some good as well. One night after their most embarrassing defeat of the season, the Rays smothered the Nationals 5-0 in Washington. The previous night’s game had been in St. Petersburg. This, however, was a focused team despite the rain and despite a patched-together pitching staff in […]

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The Lightning’s next play? Re-signing Steven Stamkos

June 17, 2015 general

Wednesday, 4:43 Tampa Early afternoon, and Steven Stamkos should have been thinking about the game. It was a few hours from the scheduled drop of the puck, after all, and Stamkos was moving around the locker room. He should have been checking to time to see how long before it was time to put on […]

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Ask the Expert: On players, Agents and financial pitfalls

June 17, 2015 general

Wednesday, 10:17 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. That 78 percent of NFL players […]

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Nationals clobber the Rays as even non-pitchers struggle

June 17, 2015 general

Wednesday, 12:05 a.m. First, Wilson Ramos hit a home run off the first baseman. Then, he hit one off the second baseman. As it turns out, even volunteers couldn’t slow down the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night. The Nationals banged out 23 hits and scored 16 runs in an easy victory over the Tampa Bay […]

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How will you remember this Lightning season?

June 16, 2015 general

Tuesday, 12:30 p.m. Now that it is over, how will you remember this hockey season of the Tampa Bay Lightning? For the dominance at home? For the vulnerability that came along later? For Steven Stamkos’ abilities as a scorer? Or for the frustrations at the end? For the fact this was a pretty good team? […]

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Lightning nets nothing as Chicago captures Cup

June 16, 2015 general

Tuesday, 1:07 a.m. For the first time in 270 days, they are out of tomorrows. For the first time in 108 games, time has expired on them. A season ran out for the Tampa Bay Lightning Monday night in Chicago. The Bolts lost a 2-0 game to the Chicago Blackhawks, finishing their question for the […]

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Rays’ Souza walks five times in easy victory

June 16, 2015 general

Tuesday, 12:26 a.m. The Washington Nationals let Steven Souza Jr. walk in the off-season. They did it again Wednesday night. Souza walked five times as the Tampa bay Rays rolled to a 6-1 victory over the Nationals Monday night, improving the team record to seven games over .500 and stretching their lead in the AL […]

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It’s time Stamkos was a great scorer once again

June 15, 2015 general

Monday, 8:58 a.m. It has been a very long time since he was a very dangerous player. At this point, no one is sure he can still lift his arms in celebration. Steven Stamkos has not scored since May. That blistering shot of his has been AWOL for seven straight games now. At a time […]

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