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An Outlaw takes over center for Tampa Bay

March 31, 2015 general

Tuesday, 10:49 a.m. PORT CHARLOTTE As sure as Billy the Kid, he stole his career, okay? He rode up on horseback, and he pulled beside the stagecoach, and he pulled his mask over his face.  No one could have picked him out of a lineup.  He just ran across the outfield and dove, and by […]

Tagged as: 31st round, Cash, centerfield, Jennings, Kiermaier, Outlaw, Rays

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Ask the Expert: Jerry Angelo

March 31, 2015 general

Tuesday, 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. Looking back, have the Bucs struggled […]

Tagged as: Bucs, busts, Hernandez, scouting, Sharper, Simpson

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Who has the NFL’s best coach-QB combo?

March 30, 2015 general

Monday, 6 a.m. Two guys. Everyone else is a backup singer. Two guys, and if a franchise doesn’t have either, it’s up to its eyes in quicksand. Two guys, and together, they spell winning. Oh, there are other guys who matter, of course. Pass- Content beyond this point is for members only.

Tagged as: Belichick, best coach, Brady, Carroll, McCarthy, NFL, quarterback, Rodgers, Wilson

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Fasten your seatbelts

March 29, 2015 general

Sunday, 10:16 p.m. | ANDREW J. KRAMER Checkered flags flew, corked champagne spewed, and race fans old and new enjoyed the views. Now it’s time for a visual recap, just for you!      

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Race fans: start your engines!

March 29, 2015 general

Sunday, 9:40 a.m. | ANDREW J. KRAMER There’s quite a buzz in the air. Akin to swarms of bees, the cars racing ’round the streets of downtown St. Petersburg will fade into the darkness late Sunday. Will Power, winner of 2014’s Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, is set to grab another win after claiming […]

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Random Thoughts: Maybe baseball isn’t a risk

March 29, 2015 general

Sunday, 6 a.m.: Hi, I’m Bill Cosby. And let me tell you, those Pudding Pops are more effective than Viagra. — Next time you worry about Jameis Winston pitching in the sixth, think of Tom Brady jumping off a cliff and Bill Belichick spewing his coffee. Brady just wanted to know what it was like […]

Tagged as: Driskel Rays, Fisher, Jordan, Kentucky, Sharper, Winston

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To all fields: What if the Bucs are deadlocked?

March 28, 2015 general

Saturday, 11:40 a.m. At One Buc … Say Lovie Smith loves Marcus Mariota. A lot of people do. In Philadelphia, he’s the quarterback that everyone wants, largely because he played a bit for coach Chip Kelley. He won the head-to-head matchup by a lot. He won the Heisman. So it isn’t that far-fetched to think […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Bucs, Licht, Lovie, Mariota, Naimoli, Vasilevskiy, Winston

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40 lessons for the Bucs and the NFL draft

March 27, 2015 Florida State University

Friday, 6 a.m. How can a team learn its lesson so many times and never get any smarter? How can a team act so smart and have the results make it look foolish so many times? Such is the NFL draft, the humbling factor of a team that has rarely gotten it right. How can […]

Tagged as: Brooks, Bucs, busts, Dilfer, Draft, Jackson, McCants, Reese, Sapp, Selmon, Testaverde, Thomas

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Bishop, power play struggle in Bolts’ loss

March 26, 2015 general

Thursday, 11:28 p.m. TAMPA This round went to the kid. This round went to tomorrow. This time, the only man left standing for the Tampa Bay Lightning was Andrei Vasalevskiy, tomorrow’s goaltender. Check back with him in 2017 or so, because from the looks of it, he might be something. Today? Today, this is still […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Cooper, Lightning, power play, Stamkos, Vasilevskiy

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Winston dodging the draft is a bad idea for all

March 25, 2015 Florida State University

Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. If staying home is the quarterback’s idea, it’s a bad one. This is the winter of reconstructing an image, remember. This is the off-season of reputation rehabilitation. These are the months of starting over. For Jameis Winston, this is a time for building a bridge with the fans of the Tampa Bay […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Cutler, Draft, Goodell, Mariota, NFL, Peterson, Russell, Smith, Winston

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