NFL

Winston off to a decent start for Tampa Bay

October 20, 2015 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. A couple of times, he has been wobbly. A couple of times, he has given a glimpse of how good he can be. And so it has gone with Jameis Winston, a little good, a little bit, a little up, a little down, a little bit sure, a little bit shaky. He […]

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Ask Gary: Remembering the best interviews

October 17, 2015 Baseball

(Each week, the readers take over GarySheltonsports.com and play Ask Gary. They send in a question, or a couple, 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 or be funny. Send the […]

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By the numbers, the Bucs are getting better

October 15, 2015 general

Thursday, 6 a.m. It doesn’t sound like a lot. Lovie Smith would probably agree with you that it is not enough. One win. That’s all. At this point last season, the Bucs were off to a dreadful 1-4 season. This year, they’re off to a mediocre 2-3 season. The difference is in the adjectives. And […]

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Bucs win, but fall short of making fans happy

October 11, 2015 general

Sunday, 6:51 p.m. TAMPA It was like having a candy bar for dinner. Sweet, perhaps, but hardly satisfying. With a team trying to learn how to walk, however, this is what you get. Thirty-eight points worth of offense. Thirty-one given up by the defense. Finally, a win at home. Almost, a secondary capable of blowing […]

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Random Thoughts: Is Golden still the UM coach?

October 11, 2015 Baseball

Sunday, 6 a.m. Hello, I’m Al Golden, and I have a question. How did they get an airplane to pull a banner over this column? – USA Today ranks Sunday’s Tampa Bay-Jacksonville game as the NFL’s least-watchable game of the weekend, which is particularly harsh on a weekend when Cleveland plays Baltimore and Buffalo plays […]

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Ask Gary: Would Bucs be better with Mariota?

October 10, 2015 Boxing

(Each week, the readers take over GarySheltonsports.com and play Ask Gary. They send in a question, or a couple, 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 or be funny. Send the […]

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Bucs have fellow losers in state of Florida

October 9, 2015 general

Wednesday, 6:01 a.m. They have the coordinates of the Devils’ Triangle all wrong. In reality, it has nothing to do with Bermuda. The real lost souls come somewhere west, somewhere above landfall. It starts in Tampa, and it stretches across Florida to Jacksonville. From there, it juts down to the Southern Tip, to Miami. And […]

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Ask the Expert: Jerry Angelo

October 7, 2015 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. Wednesday, 6 a.m. The Dolphins fired Joe Philbin this […]

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First month in NFL has been difficult for Winston

October 6, 2015 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. At times like this, it feels wrong. At times like this, he feels wrong. The National Football League looks too big for Jameis Winston, too fast, too slick. The schemes that the opposition uses seems too advanced, too complicated. He has dared to be a rookie, merely one month into his career, […]

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Couldn’t the Bucs use an effort like Alstott’s?

October 5, 2015 general

Monday, 6 a.m. For a running back, there wasn’t a lot of wiggle to his game. That’s okay. There were other guys to wiggle. There were faster guys, and there were sleeker guys, and there were guys who could dance more in the hole. There were guys who gained more yards. There were guys who […]

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