Random thoughts: Just how cheap are the Rays?

March 11, 2018 general

Sunday, 3:30 p.m. I realize the bullpens are close, but I can’t shake the feeling that the reason that that the Rays have declined the retro-car that would haul their pitchers to the mound is that the players’ union won’t let them kick in for gas. — Of all people, Johnny Manziel has called for […]

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Woods, Conners hoping for different endings

March 11, 2018 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. According to the tale of the tape, this one shouldn’t even be close. Tiger Woods has owned golf. He’s been its face, its soul, its energy. He has won more money than you could count. The galleries all chant his name. The television cameras all love his face. And Corey Conners? Well, […]

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Rookie Wickens has the pole for St. Pete Grand Prix

March 11, 2018 general

Sunday, 2 a.m. As young as he is, rookie Robert Wickens is the man to beat in today’s St. Petersburg Grand Prix. Wickens, 28, was one of three drivers to take the top four positions going into today’s race. Will Power, who has won the pole seven times in his career, will start second. “I […]

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Ask Gary: Have the Rays reinvented the wheel?

March 10, 2018 Baseball

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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Tiger turns back the clock to contend at Valspar

March 10, 2018 general

Saturday, 3 a.m. His driver carried the controversy. It sailed, straight and true, toward the fairway, just the way it used to all those years ago when the world was young. His 7-iron tucked around trouble. It flew, bending slightly to the right, past all the pain of all his injuries. His wedge flopped the […]

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Rowdies close out preseason with 5 -2 victory

March 10, 2018 general

Saturday, 1 a.m. The season might as well start. The Tampa Bay Rowdies seem prepared enough. The Rowdies won their final preseason game Friday night, beating the USF Bulls 5-2. It was Tampa Bay’s second straight win and evened their preseason record at 2-2 The Rowdies open their season next Saturday night (March 17) against […]

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St. Prix Grand Prix scheduled for today

March 9, 2018 general

Saturday, 12 a.m. There are the sights. And the sounds. Today, they take over St. Petersburg once again. The  Grand Prix of St. Pete is to be held once again. Races are held all day today. Gates open at 6 a.m. and stay open until 6 p.m.

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Woods in contention after one round of Valspar

March 9, 2018 general

Thursday, 3 a.m. After one round of the Valspar Championship, Tiger Woods is close enough to dream. Woods, playing in Tampa for the first time in 22 years, shot a one-under par 70 Thursday. Technically, that put him in a tie for eighth after 18 holes, but it’s close enough that he has a chance. […]

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Bolts scratch out five goals to beat Rangers

March 9, 2018 general

Saturday, 3 a.m. The “other guys” took over for the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night. On a team where five players have scored 20 goals this year (including departed Vlad Namestnikov), none of them managed to score in a 5-3 victory over the rebuilt New York Rangers. The Bolts, getting their first regulation win […]

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Collins’ big game can’t save the USF Bulls

March 9, 2018 College Sports in Florida

Friday, 2 a.m. Freshman David Collins’s stellar performance couldn’t stop the USF Bulls from being eliminated from the American Conference tournament Thursday afternoon. Collins scored 30, and shot 11 of 13 from the field, but the Bulls fell 79-77. Guard Stephen Jiggetts missed a three-pointer with five seconds to play. Memphis, which lost to USF […]

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