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Ask Gary: Are improved Browns contenders?

March 16, 2019 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, […]

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This time, it’s Stamkos who catches Lecavalier

March 15, 2019 general

Friday, 4 a.m. Think of it like this: The Tampa Bay Lightning keep reminding its fans that Vinny Lecavalier was a pretty good player. At the same time, they keep pointing out that they have players who are better. Steven Stamkos tied Lecavalier’s record for 383 goals for the Lightning in Thursday night’s 5-4 comeback […]

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Thinking of the playoff opponents to come

March 14, 2019 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. So who do you fear? Well, no one. Who concerns you? Everyone. By now, we have established two things. One) The Lightning is closing in on the President’s Trophy. It would take a slump unlike anything we have seen this year to stop them. Two) President’s Trophy winners often fall on their […]

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Paquette, scoring machine, leads the Bolts to victory

March 12, 2019 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. Suddenly, he is the lighter of lamps. Suddenly, he is a sniper on ice. For much of his career, Cedric Paquette has specialized in being a stone in someone else’s skate. He is an irritant, one of those guard dogs of a player who gave opponents a headache. He has been feisty. […]

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Can the President stop the Tampa Bay Lightning?

March 11, 2019 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Lord Stanley walked under ladders, and along the way, he stepped on a black cat. There were broken mirrors on his route, which was lined by voodoo dolls.  The horseshoes were hanging upside down. The salt shaker was tipped over. As historians may recall, it all happened on Friday the 13th. The […]

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Bolts find another way to win in beating Calgary

December 21, 2018 Tampa Bay Lightning

Friday, 4 a.m. What’s next? Does Nikita Kucherov drop down from the rafters to score the winning goal? Does the Lightning spot someone a seven-goal lead? Does someone set the net on fire? What? How next will the Tampa Bay Lightning find a way to victory? This time, it took a long, long shootout. It […]

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Bolts at their best as they stop the Avalanche

December 9, 2018 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. If the Stanley Cup took applications, this would on the first sheet of the resume. This is how good the Tampa Bay Lightning can be. This is how explosive their offense can be. This is how dependable their defense can be when it’s on. This is how solid their goaltending can be. […]

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Lightning’s talent proves too deep for Boston

December 7, 2018 general

Friday, 4 a.m. Pick your poison. Take a number. Spin the wheel and hope that isn’t the guy who beats you. With the Tampa Bay Lightning, it doesn’t seem to matter these days. They are a greatest hits album, an awards show, fireworks on display. The depth of the Lightning keeps flexing its muscles, and […]

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Bolts come back to beat Detroit behind Pasquale

December 5, 2018 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Lately, the Tampa Bay Lightning has had ownership of the Detroit Red Wings. And so you can’t blame the Bolts for giving the Red Wings a chance Tuesday night. I know. Let’s play the game in Detroit. Hockeytown, you know? Home ice should give the Wings a nice push, right? Despite six […]

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Dynamic duo leads Lightning to easy victory

December 4, 2018 general

Tuesday, 3 a.m. Starskey had Hutch. Batman had Robin. Sherlock had Watson. The Lone Ranger had Tonto. Sometimes, greatness keeps company. It’s that way in hockey, too, and with the Tampa  Bay Lightning, who can now throw Brayden Point and Nikita Kucherov onto the same patch of ice. It paid off again Monday night, as […]

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