Rays win again with a 1-0 victory over Scherzer

June 27, 2018 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. There go the Tampa Bay Rays … thinking again. Here they are, in the best part of their season. They are winning, and they are beating good teams. They are pitching like madmen. Their rookies are good. They can win with 11 runs, and they can win with one. Also, they can […]

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St. Louis reaches Hall of Fame on first try

June 27, 2018 general

Tuesday, 3 a.m. Above all else, he mattered. If the Lightning needed to tie their series with Calgary in the Stanley Cup Finals, Marty St. Louis mattered. If the Lightning needed a big goal to get past Washington, St. Louis mattered. In those minutes, when the air is thin and the sticks are gripped tighter, […]

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Stars come out in a lopsided Rays’ victory

June 26, 2018 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. The Tampa Bay Rays have won a lot of baseball games lately. Rarely, however have they clobbered an opponent like this. The Rays clobbered  a strong Washington Nationals team Monday night, winning an 11-0 game in a game that featured many stars. There was, for instance: — Blake Snell, who had a […]

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Bauers’ extra-inning homer lets Rays sweep Yanks

June 25, 2018 general

Monday, 4 a.m. For a guy who just got here, Jake Bauers seems to have this home run celebration down pat. Let’s see. You round first by the time your 420-foot home run clears the right field fence. You pump your left fist. You throw your helmet into the air. You pump your fist again. […]

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Random thoughts: Consider the Bucs starting over

June 24, 2018 general

I think the Bucs will try to ride their latest controversy out. But just in case you were wondering, the top quarterbacks in the 2019 are expected to be Michigan’s Shea Patterson, Oregon’s Justin Herbert and Auburn’s  Jarrett Stidham. — And if indeed all blows up for Jameis Winston, I’d take a taxi — not […]

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Font shuts down powerful Yankees again

June 24, 2018 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Sometimes, it works out. Sometimes, a player on his last chance finds a team that needs to give it to him. Sometimes, a team sifting through the garage finds someone worth saving. Sometimes, a team and a pitcher can turn out to be the best things for each other. Are you ready […]

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June 23, 2018 general

I don’t feel sorry for the Bucs because they got what they deserved with Jameis Winston and his three-game suspension for sexual assault. The team should have known this is a dude with a dark side. To recap: – 2012, Accused of rape at FSU and settled with the alleged victim. – 2013, Stealing soda […]

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Ask Gary: How will Bucs fare without Winston?

June 23, 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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Rays piece together a rare win over Yankees

June 23, 2018 general

Saturday, 3 a.m. When it works — and often, it does not — it looks something like this. When it works, when all of the pieces of the jigsaw come together, this is how it feels. It was an opener day at Tropicana Field Friday night, one of those nights where a short-term reliever opens […]

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Rowdies beaten in Schafer’s final match

June 23, 2018 general

Saturday, 2 a.m. On a night when the Rowdies said goodbye to a good man, they didn’t have enough others for much of the match. The Rowdies lost Marcel Schafer’s final match with the team, falling 2-1 to Penn FC. Just a few minutes into the second half though, the shimmer started to wear off, […]

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