NFL

Bucs are betting they signed the good Martin

March 10, 2016 general

Thursday, 6 a.m. A year ago, no one cared which direction Doug Martin might have run. He was yesterday’s flavor, a kid who had hit the league hard but had been spent the two seasons afterward getting hit hard. He was the product of the previous coach, a memory in cleats. He ran between disappointment […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Free Agent, Martin, Running back

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What will you remember about Manning?

March 8, 2016 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. Will you remember the record books, the ridiculous pinball numbers that redefined quarterbacking in the National Football League? Will you remember the moments, the way Peyton Manning attacked the line of scrimmage, barking out orders, directing players, defying you to try to outsmart him? Will you remember his second Super Bowl victory? […]

Tagged as: Manning, quarterback, Ranking, Retirement

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Random Thoughts: Can O.J. find real killer now?

March 6, 2016 College Sports in Florida

Sunday, 6 a.m. Hi. I’m O.J. Simpson, and there is good news out there. I have a new lead in the search for the real killer. – Does anyone have a mirror? – I was at dinner once with Bud Collins, who always thought he was center ring at the circus. He would bring candy […]

Tagged as: Collins, Conroy, Knife, O.J.

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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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Ask the Expert: Jerry Angelo

March 4, 2016 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. Friday, 6 a.m. What did you think of the […]

Tagged as: Angelo, Bradford, Cousins, Expert

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Has Martin priced himself out of Tampa Bay?

March 3, 2016 general

Thursday, 6 a.m. The last thing the Tampa Bay Bucs need is to be thrown for a loss. The last thing a roster that doesn’t have enough good players needs to do is subtract one of them. The team is getting better. Eventually, it has a chance to be good. But it isn’t in the […]

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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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What sports movie deserved an Oscar most?

February 29, 2016 general

Monday, 6 a.m. I love sports movies. Even the ones that bend the facts. It happens. People are so committed to bringing a great tale the big screen that they fudge  the story. You’d think that Chariots of Fire, the Blind Side, 61, Rudy and, especially, Cool Runnings would be enough fun all by themselves. […]

Tagged as: Movies, Oscars, Raging Bull, Sports

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Random Thoughts: Getting happy over football

February 28, 2016 general

Hello, I’m Noah Spence, and I’m here to tell you about happiness. Some football players play through the agony of the game. And some of us play for the Ectasy. – A redraft of the 2011 NFL drafts has the Bucs with Orlando Frankin, non-descript guard, instead of Adrian Claiborne, a non-descript end. Nah, not […]

Tagged as: Combine, Random, Spence, Tyson

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Ask the Expert: Jerry Angelo

February 26, 2016 general

Thursday, 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. The NFL combines are this week. […]

Tagged as: Angelo, Combine, Expert, Hernandez

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