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A quick quiz on sports in Tampa Bay

March 16, 2016 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. How well do you know Tampa Bay sports? Pick up your No. 2 pencil. Keep your eyes on your own paper. 1. Why are the Tampa Bay Rays traveling to Cuba? a.). To make fun of Fidel Castro’s beard. b.). To look for bullpen help. c,). To help further American-Cuban relations. d.). […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Lightning, Rays, Tampa Bay

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In a busy time for sports, who won the weekend?

March 14, 2016 general

Monday, 6 a.m. There were athletes who succeeded in the quiet. There were athletes who triumphed in the noise. There were athletes who were good on the ice, and great on the greens, or terrific in the infield. There was even one who did well on the dotted line. But, in all of Tampa Bay, […]

Tagged as: baseball, golf, Hockey, Racing

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Random thoughts: Manziel put effort into busting

March 13, 2016 College football

Sunday, 6 a.m. Hi, I’m Miko Grimes, and the real reason I quit Twitter was that I was outnumbered. You only get 140 characters, and the Bucs have had thousands of characters along the line. – Johnny Manziel isn’t the first quarterback bust in the NFL. But he may have worked harder at his own […]

Tagged as: Freeman, Manning, NFL, Osweiler

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Ask Gary: The Bucs had a better free agent plan

March 12, 2016 general

(Each week, the readers take over GarySheltonsports.com and play Ask Gary. They send in a question, or a couple, on Thursday night or Friday morning 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 […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, free agents, Jennings, Stamkos

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Despite rocky road, Lightning still matters

March 9, 2016 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. It has been a while since they mattered, a while since the sparks seemed to fly every time they went down the ice. It has been a while since the coming post-season held any promise at all Perhaps you have forgotten the fabric of a playoff game, the electricity. Perhaps you have […]

Tagged as: Atlantic, Johnson, Lightning, Stamkos

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Ask Gary: More stories about Hubert Mizell

March 5, 2016 College Sports in Florida

(Each week, the readers take over GarySheltonsports.com and play Ask Gary. They send in a question, or a couple, on Thursday night or Friday morning 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 […]

Tagged as: Ask Gary, Mizell, Owners, Stamkos

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Remembering ex-partner Hubert Mizell’s impact

March 4, 2016 College Sports in Florida

Friday, 6 a.m. The newspaper clippings — the fossils of a bygone era — were faded and yellow, the droppings of a more literate era. Most of them had long given way to film, and then to digital files. Only these remained. For some reason, they were in the desk I was cleaning out a […]

Tagged as: Columnist, Mizell, Tampa Bay, Times

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Tampa Bay’s owners needed harder questions

March 1, 2016 general

6 a.m., Tuesday As the men in charge of the games approached their chairs on the stage, it was a bit like the ascension of man, each trying to stand tall and walk erect. There was Bryan Glazer, whose Bucs look as if they might be improving. There was Stu Sternberg, whose Rays have gone […]

Tagged as: Glazer, Sternberg, Tampa Bay, Vinik

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Ask Gary: Was Archer wrong in leadership try?

February 27, 2016 general

(Each week, the readers take over GarySheltonsports.com and play Ask Gary. They send in a question, or a couple, on Thursday night or Friday morning 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 […]

Tagged as: Archer, Kazmaier, Leader, Rules

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Improved defense gives Lightning hope

February 24, 2016 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. Think of Victor Hedman as a linebacker, rangy and strong. Think of Anton Stralman as a strong safety, tough and mean. Think of Braydon Coburn as a cornerback and of Andrej Sustr as a defensive end. Together, they will try to carry the Tampa Bay Lightning into the playoffs. As of late, […]

Tagged as: defense, Hedman, Lightning, Stralman

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