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Lightning comes from behind to beat Panthers

March 24, 2015 general

Tuesday, 11:33 p.m. TAMPA At times like these, you wonder how. The other team was more desperate. This team sat on an early lead. The other team needed it more. This team had been so good it was due for a fall. The other team scored three goals in less time than a penalty. This […]

Tagged as: Callahan, comeback, Johnson, Kucherov, Lightning, Vasilevskiy, victory

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Ask the Expert: Jerry Angelo

March 24, 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. Jameis Winston says he probably isn’t […]

Tagged as: Freeman, Irvin, Johnson, Moss, NFL, Peterson, Sanders, Smith, Tebow, Winston

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How long until the Bucs are good again?

March 23, 2015 general

Monday, 8:08 a.m. What you want them to draft is respectability. In the second round, they can pick relevance. What you want them to draft is instant impact. In the later rounds, they can get an identity. What you want is for the Tampa Bay Bucs to matter again. Does anyone know if you can […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Elway, Manning, Noll, Smith, Walsh, Winston

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Lightning shows some fight against Bruins

March 22, 2015 general

Sunday, 9:17 p.m. TAMPA … In this corner, weighing in at 190 pounds, from Markham, Ontario, the Master of Disaster, the Hammer of the Gods, the Thunder of the Lightning, the Boom-Boom of the Frozen Ice, the Sensational Steven Stamkos. And let’s get ready to rumble. By the way, you might want to have hold […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Brown, Bruins, Cooper, fight, Garrison, Lightning, Namestnikov, playoffs, Stamkos, Stralman

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Random thoughts: How much hockey does Art see?

March 22, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Sunday, 6 a.m. Hi. I’m Khloe Kardashian, and I’m wondering what I should get  O.J. Simpson for Father’s Day, just in case the rumors are true. I’m thinking a new pair of gloves. — Now that we’re approaching the 17-year anniversary of Art Williams’ ownership of the Lightning, I wonder: How many hockey games has […]

Tagged as: Armstrong, Freeman, Hernandez, Pistorius, Simpson, Tebow, Winston

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To all fields: Insuring Archer’s health

March 21, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Saturday, 10:24 a.m. In Port Charlotte… Put him in bubble wrap, that’s what I say.j Surround Chris Archer with guard dogs. Hire Brinks security guards. Build a moat around him. For crying out loud, keep this guy safe. An epidemic has hit the Tampa Bay Rays in the worst spot. It’s hit them in their […]

Tagged as: Archer, Bucs, Florida, FSU, Lightning, Moore, UCF, USF

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Ask Gary: Ranking the all-time Bolt coaches

March 21, 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: 49ers, Borland, Bucs, Burrell, Castilla, Dunn, Joyner, Lightning, Rays, Sharpe, Smith, Winston

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Alas, Lightning win doesn’t mean a big edge

March 20, 2015 general

Friday, 11:57 p.m. TAMPA You would like to think it meant something. Heck,  you would like to think it meant … everything. In the little part of you that imagines advantages, you Content beyond this point is for members only.

Tagged as: Bishop, Lightning, playoffs, Red Wings

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Ask the Expert: Doug Waechter

March 20, 2015 general

Doug Waechter spent four of his major league seasons with the Tampa Bay Rays, his hometown team. Over his time in the bigs, Waechter won 18 games. In his first start at Tropicana Field, Waechter threw a two-hit shutout against Seattle. He joins GarySheltonsports.com weekly to answer your questions about major league baseball. If you […]

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Bucs consider another character problem

March 19, 2015 general

Thursday, 9:59 a.m. Once again, Lovie Smith has resisted temptation. Once again, the headache has gone somewhere else. Once again, the trouble a guy could cause on the field proved not to be worth the trouble he would cause off of it. And so the Bucs took a pass on Greg Hardy, a pass rusher […]

Tagged as: Alstott, Barber, Brooks, Bucs, character, Dunn, Hardy, Lovie, McCown, Sapp, Selmon

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