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In Tampa Bay, Gruden still the last coach to matter

December 16, 2014 general

Tuesday, 1:53 p.m. His face is frozen in time, his mouth agape in the moment, his eyes narrow with fury. Here, Jon Gruden never gets older. He is captured in mid-exultation, striding forward to pump his fist, extolling his team ever forward. In the statue that stands in the lobby of One Buc Place, he […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Gruden, Super Bowl

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Is it baseball yet? Rays’ Cash is ready to roll

December 15, 2014 general

Monday, 5:31 p.m. ST. PETERSBURG Say this much for Kevin Cash’s new home. The yard sure is spacious. The living room is too long and narrow, if you want to know the truth. The bathroom needs upgrading. There isn’t any closet space. The hallways feel kind of cold. The neighborhood isn’t great. But as Cash […]

Tagged as: Cash, Rays

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Ask the Expert: Jerry Angelo

December 15, 2014 general

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. Another day, another meek performance by the Bucs’ offense. […]

Tagged as: Bucs, NFL

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Is McCown the biggest Mariota fan of them all?

December 14, 2014 general

Progress, he said. Progress? The Tampa Bay Bucs are going nowhere, not in their season and not in their improvement. You could call time out for a measurement, and you could hold the football up to the light, and you could have a doctor check for a pulse. None of it would matter. The Bucs […]

Tagged as: Bucs, McCown

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Will the Glazers dabble in free agency again?

December 12, 2014 general

Friday, 11:39 a.m. TAMPA Soon, it will be their game again. Soon, all of the decisions will belong to them. The evaluation will be theirs. The understanding. The poise under pressure. The credit card. Soon, this game will leave the hands of Josh McCown and Gerald McCoy, and of Lavonte David and Mike Evans. Soon, […]

Tagged as: Bucs, free agency, NFL

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Lightning gets lucky bounces in win over Carolina

December 12, 2014 general

Friday, 12:30 a.m. TAMPA Some games, you win by skill. Some games, you win by smarts. Some games, you win by muscle. Then there are games like this one, which you find lying in a field of four-leaf clovers. This time, money fell from the sky, and winning lottery tickets floated by on the breeze. […]

Tagged as: Lightning, luck, NHL

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Lightning set to play against Carolina

December 11, 2014 general

Thursday, 12:18 p.m. The Lightning enters tonight’s game with Carolina with a rare hunger. Tampa Bay has lost lost two straight games, and for a change, it isn’t atop the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. For Tampa Bay, goaltender Evgeni Nabokob is in net. Here, forward Steven Stamkos talks about getting off to a […]

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Ask the Expert: Toby Hall

December 11, 2014 general

Thursday, 12:03 p.m. Former major league baseball catcher Toby Hall spent seven years with Tampa Bay, including the 205 season in which he hit .287. Hall answers the questions from Ask the Expert each week. To have your question answered, submit a question into the comments or email GarySheltonsports.com and put “Ask the Expert’ in […]

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Jackson is a strength for Bucs, but is he elite?

December 10, 2014 general

Wednesday, 2:09 p.m. TAMPA He does not outjump the world like Calvin Johnson. He does not sizzle through the secondary like Larry Fitzgerald. He is not as explosive as Julio Jones, or as productive as Antonio Brown, or as frustrating to cover as DeMaryius Thomas. He is not as sure-handed as Anquan Boldin, or as […]

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Ask the expert: Phil Esposito

December 10, 2014 general

Wednesday, 11:35 a.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 […]

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