Bucs seem headed toward a familiar finish — five wins

December 27, 2018 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Yards, they can get. Points? Not so much. Wins, hardly at all. If nothing else, that will be the legacy of your 2018 Tampa Bay Bucs. Rarely has an NFL team gained so many yards and won so little because of it. There have been a lot of big plays, but not […]

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Bolts have become Tampa Bay’s favorite team

December 26, 2018 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Every day, we look toward the sky and brace ourselves against the Northern Wind. We listen to Neil Young on the radio, except it keeps playing the Barenaked Ladies. We save our loonies so we can buy round bacon. We visit Tim Horton’s so we can buy a nice dish of Poutine, […]

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Looking back on the Bucs’ loss to the Cowboys

December 25, 2018 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. 5 Observations 1. I admit it. I get as frustrated as the next guy over the yo-yo performances of Jameis Winston. But until the Bucs can find other ways to beat an opponent, they’ll lose. They couldn’t hurt Dallas running the ball. They couldn’t slow them down blocking. They allowed 27 points. […]

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Can we withstand another week of Bucs’ failures?

December 24, 2018 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Can we just call off the last week of the futility? Please? Let’s unplug the scoreboard, and let’s fold the uniforms and put them away. Let’s say last rites over the playbook, and let’s shake our heads over the record book. Let’s send this mistake-filled, penalty-laden, undisciplined football team home for the […]

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Random thoughts: Let’s cut down on the number of bowls

December 23, 2018 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. If the Bowls cut down to 16 games, there would still be too many games. I can live without USF, without Louisiana Tech, without Wake Forest. You could get to 10 bowl games without sweat and you’d have Alabama-Oklahoma, Clemson-Notre Dame, LSU-UCF, Michigan-Florida, Ohio State-Washington, Iowa-Mississippi State, Penn State-Kentucky, Georgia-Texas, N.C. State-Texas […]

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Kucherov, Stamkos lead Bolts to another road win

December 23, 2018 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. Don’t worry about Christmas shopping for Lighting coach Jon Cooper. From the looks of it, the guy has everything. He has Steven Stamkos, who has returned to his role as a sharpshooter. He has Nikita Kucherov, who is suddenly the point guard directing traffic. He has Brayden Point, who can do just […]

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Ask Gary: Could the Bucs hire a CEO to run things?

December 22, 2018 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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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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Marshall blasts USF, which loses yet another game

December 21, 2018 general

Friday, 3 a.m. On second thought, maybe USF should have declined its invitation to a bowl game. It wasn’t worth the embarrassment. The Bulls wrapped up one of their most disappointing finishes to a season Thursday night, losing badly to a smaller school from a lesser conference on its home field. It ended up 38-20, […]

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Winston struggling among his age group, too

December 20, 2018 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. By now, we can all agree on this about Jameis Winston. He’s no Tom Brady. Also, he is no Drew Brees, and he is no Aaron Rodgers, and he is no Matt Ryan. To further the point, he is no Philip Rivers, and he is no Russell Wilson, and is not Cam Newton. […]

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