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Ask the Expert: Phil Esposito

March 18, 2015 general

Wednesday, 7:16 p.m. Phil Esposito was a Hall of Fame forward for the Boston Bruins. Not only that, the Tampa Bay Lightning was his brainchild, and he was the team’s first owner. Even now, he works on the team’s radio crew. Each week, Esposito will answer questions from readers. To ask Phil a question, send […]

Tagged as: Cooper, Esposito, penalty kill, Rheume, Stamkos

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Tebow, Freeman both hope for another shot

March 18, 2015 general

Two men. Two men on the trash heap. Two men on the outside. Two men starting over, or trying. Two men, both desperate to wear green, both hungry to make a little green. Two men. One was thrown away by the NFL, and other threw the NFL away. Two men, who each gave us a […]

Tagged as: backup quarterbacks, boo, cheer, Freeman, Gradkowski, Tebow

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Cabrera would feel more comfortable at shortstop

March 17, 2015 general

CLEARWATER When it was time to take the field, he jogged toward the familiar neighborhood. Of course he did. Where else would Asdrubal Cabrera go? He is a shortstop. He feels at home there, nestled between second and third the way he has often been. He likes the action. He likes the responsibility.  He likes […]

Tagged as: Bartlett, Beckham, Cabrera, Franklin, Hardy, Lee, Rays, Robertson

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Testimonial Tuesday: Talking up Gary Shelton

March 17, 2015 general

Tuesday, 6:01 a.m. Quite simply, Gary Shelton is one of the best columnists in America. Notice I didn’t say sports columnists. Gary’s columns may start with sports but by the end, he has usually told you another great, soulful, funny, touching story about the human condition. If I was stuck on an island with only a […]

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Ask the Expert: Jerry Angelo

March 17, 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. Marcus Mariota is supposed to visit […]

Tagged as: 49ers, Angelo, Brees, Foles, Harbaugh, Mariota, NFL, Rams, Willis

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Another big game, another big night for Stamkos

March 16, 2015 general

Monday, 11:58 p.m. TAMPA In the biggest of moments, he is still the largest player on the Lightning. In the biggest of games, this is still his crew. When the season matters the most, he is still Steven Stamkos, and he can still steal your breath. It was that way again Monday night, when the […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Cooper, Lightning, Montreal, penalty kill, Stamkos

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Bucs seek answers from Mariota

March 16, 2015 general

Monday, 6:01 a.m So what do you say to the other guy? What prize do you give to the runner-up? The Bucs will try to figure that out today when Oregon quarterback  Marcus Mariota comes to town. They’ll try to put Jameis Winston on a back-burner, and they’ll try Content beyond this point is for […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Draft, Dungy, Freeman, Mariota, Testaverde, Winston

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Random Thoughts: Was it Pie Traynor Day?

March 15, 2015 general

Hi. I’m Hillary Rodham Clinton, and I wouldn’t have killed all those e-mails, but I swear, I didn’t know Nigerian generals were that rich. — I read where John Madden, America’s favorite grumpy old aunt, says Will Farrell was being disrespectful to baseball when he made his appearance in multiple spring training games this week. […]

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Lightning looks all wrong in loss to Jets

March 14, 2015 general

Saturday, 10:59 p.m. TAMPA It looked all wrong. It felt all wrong. For crying out loud, it smelled all wrong. This is the Tampa Bay Lightning, for crying out loud. It doesn’t lose at home. It doesn’t lose when it has the lead in the fourth period. It doesn’t look impotent on Content beyond this […]

Tagged as: Cooper, defeat, Jets, Johnson, Kucherov, Lightning, Montreal

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To all Fields: Chasing the Brees rumors

March 14, 2015 general

Saturday, 9:49 a.m. I love rumors. Especially the one that this guy wrote because that guy wrote it who read it somewhere who heard it on the radio who got from the guy at the McDonald’s drive-through. Drew Brees is going to the Bucs. And hold the pickles. Now, I know the Saints are having […]

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