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Bucs’ Smith Should Make a Big Leap in Year Two

July 28, 2015 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. He is a quiet man, not prone to outbursts or beating upon his chest. He is a calm man who does not think the way to get a call in the fourth-quarter is by yelling at the referee from the first. He is a bright man, and he is fully capable of […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Gibbs, Smith, Walsh, Year Two

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Can Winston learn from Freeman’s failure?

July 27, 2015 general

Monday, 6 a.m. To Jameis Winston, he is just another quarterback who didn’t measure up. No one to think twice about. No one to consider. Yes, he used to work here. Yes, he was once the hope for the future, too. Yes, he was loaded with potential and laced with promise. But Josh Freeman failed, […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Dilfer, Freeman, Leaf, Testaverde, Winston, Young

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Random Thoughts: NFL makes fast work of Josh

July 26, 2015 general

6 a.m., Sunday Hi, I’m Josh Freeman, and I have a heck of a hard time in June. I have now not made it to training camp with as many teams as I have. — Remember when comedian D. L. Hughley said that Caitlyn Jenner won an ESPY this year “for putting on a dress.” […]

Tagged as: Armstrong, Bettis, Freeman, Martin, Random Thoughts

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Ask the Expert: Jerry Angelo

July 24, 2015 general

Friday, 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. I have always understood friction between […]

Tagged as: Angelo, Brooks, Dalton, Expert, Gronkowski, Gruden, luck, McKay, Winston

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First, Winston must virtually be a quarterback

July 21, 2015 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. The closest I have ever been to a dinosaur was when I saw a virtual one in the movie Jurassic Park. I felt terror when the virtual raptors attacked. I scooted back in my seat when the play-pretend T-Rex charged. I was horrified when the artificial dilophosaurus spit venom. For Jameis Winston, […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Freeman, McCants, Thomas, Virtual Reality, Winston

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The best of Tampa Bay’s athletes across the board

July 20, 2015 general

Monday, 6 a.m. As a standup, grin-for-Twitter photo, it captured it all. Youth. Wealth. Fame. Three sports, three stars, three faces-of-a-franchise. Three NFL Pro Bowls. Three major league baseball All-Star games. Three NHL All-Star games. They stood shoulder to shoulder in the recent snap. Evan Longoria. Gerald McCoy. Steven Stamkos. You could not help but […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Lightning, Rays, Rowdies, Tampa Bay, Top Athletes

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Admiring the attack of Rousey on Mayweather

July 19, 2015 general

Hello. I’m Tiger Woods, and I’ve gone through one more week without getting closer to Jack Nicklaus’ record. Now, as for Wilt Chamberlain’s record… – I normally don’t care who wins something as silly as an ESPY, but can we give the Fighter of the Year every year to Ronda Rousey. I just want to […]

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How about a Franchise Four for our other teams?

July 17, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Perhaps you had problems with the execution. Perhaps you thought the voters botched the play. On the other hand, as ideas go, it was fun. Nice memories, healthy discussion, stats to compare. What could be better? When Fox-TV had fans vote for their “Franchise Four” on the night of the baseball all-star game, there was […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Bulls, Gators, Lightning, Rays, Seminoles, Top Four

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Ask the Expert: Jerry Angelo

July 15, 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. We are all aware of the fireworks’ accident that […]

Tagged as: Angelo, Expert, Johnson, Mackey, Pierre-Paul

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Random Thoughts: Cold, sober facts have FSU No. 1

July 12, 2015 general

Sunday, 6 a.m. Hello, I’m Jimbo Fisher. And this year, I’d like for FSU team to be the No. 1 team in the nation. Bar none. – If Jason Pierre-Paul and C.J. Wilson need a role model right about now, I’d look to former Rams tight end Marlin McKeever. In 1966, McKeever was in a […]

Tagged as: FSU, Paul, Tiger, Winston

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