Random thoughts: Bucs face Giants’ broken line?

November 18, 2018 College Sports in Florida

Sunday, 4 a.m. Peyton Manning says that a lot of little brother Eli’s problems are because of the constant flux of the Giants’ offensive line. Well, won’t Eli be happy about facing the Bucs’ pass rush today. From a distance. –The Ohio State Buckeyes certainly looked like an NFL team Saturday. Sadly, it was the […]

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Bolts escape after third-period collapse

November 18, 2018 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. Playing on a team of stars, Anthony Cirelli can get lost at times. He isn’t as experienced as Steven Stamkos and he isn’t as flashy as Nikita Kucherov, and he doesn’t score as often as Brayden Point. He isn’t a sparkplug like Tyler Johnson, or as stable as Victor Hedman or as […]

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USF’s collapse includes blowing a lead against Temple

November 18, 2018 College Sports in Florida

Sunday, 2 a.m. Did you believe in the good start? Did you believe in the early lead? Did you believe in the defense playing well If you have been watching the USF Bulls play lately, you probably didn’t believe in any of it. Lately, the Bulls have been walking on thin limbs with heavy loads, […]

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State roundup: This year, Florida-FSU is interesting

November 18, 2018 general

Sunday, 1 a.m. This year, it finally means something. This year, it matters. No, Florida and FSU won’t play for the stakes they once played for, the national titles and the Heismans and the like. But this year, when the teams play in Tallahassee Saturday, both teams will be trying to make a footprint into […]

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Ask Gary: Shouldn’t the Bucs play Winston Sunday?

November 17, 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’ Point erupts for microwave hat trick

November 16, 2018 general

Friday, 4 a.m. It happened in the time the station breaks for a TV commercial. It happened in the time it takes to read a page of a novel. It happened even faster than bad news travels. Brayden Point didn’t just scored a hat trick Thursday night. He scored, well, like Lightning. Point scored like […]

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Manning hopes to show Bucs that he still has it

November 16, 2018 general

Friday, 3 a.m. In the Big Apple, a lot fans aren’t so crazy about the little Manning these days. Manning, who has won two Super Bowls, has dared to turn 37, and he represents a franchise that has struggled lately. The Giants have won just five games over the last two years, and so a […]

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Looking back at college football’s weekend

November 15, 2018 College Sports in Florida

Thursday, 4 a.m. 5 Observations 1. Charlie Strong says that USF, a program in reverse, isn’t big enough nor deep enough. So now Willie Taggert has to feel bad about that, too? He’s in control of two slumping teams. 2. Most of the impact made by the Florida schools in their heyday was because of […]

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Bolts drop their second straight game in narrow loss

November 14, 2018 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. When it was over, when all that remained was the frustration, when the Lightning had establlished a two-game losing streak for the first time all season, Nikita Kucherov showed the angstof his team. Kucherov turned away from the net, and he rolled his head back. He lifted his stick, and he slammed […]

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Looking back on the Bucs loss to the Redskins

November 13, 2018 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. 5 Observations 1. Have the Bucs officially given up on quarterback Jameis Winston? That was the first thing that entered my mind when the Bucs said they were sticking with Ryan Fitzpatrick, who had three turnovers Sunday. There is a lot of season left, and Winston could still play. But the Bucs […]

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