How many games could Vasilevskiy win?

March 8, 2018 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. He just got here. The price tags are not off of him yet. The language is new. The surroundings are new. The teammates are new. All that is the same is the game, and the unusual job description that says that a puck hitting you going a hundred miles an hour is […]

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Once again, Point is the king of overtime

March 7, 2018 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. The way the Tampa Bay Lightning look at it, the rest of the team has 60 minutes to win a hockey game. After that, it’s Point time. Or, to say it another way, a time to get Points. The Lightning went into overtime for the sixth straight time Tuesday night, beating the […]

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Can you trust Goodell to deliver justice?

March 6, 2018 general

Friday, 4 a.m. In the upcoming Trial of James Winston, in which truth, faith and credibility will be the major issues, there is really only one question to be answered by those who follow the NFL and those who follow Winston. Who do you trust? The 6-year-old quarterback who never wants to grow up? Or […]

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Why isn’t there an Oscar for sports movies?

March 5, 2018 College Sports in Florida

Monday, 4 a.m. What we need here is a red carpet. What we need here are blinding flashes and stupid questions and an actor out of 1997 who still thinks he’s a star. What we need are Caitlyn Jenner and Dennis Rodman and Will Farrell and Margot Robbie, presenting awards. What we need is an […]

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Random Thoughts: Yapping is alive in the NHL

March 4, 2018 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Did you see that John Tortorella backed down after having words with Washington’s Alex Overchkin? If you remember, Torts had a problem when then-Philly coach Ken Hitchcock once said something to one of his players.  In other words, “Shut my yap.” — According to ESPN, the final four teams in the overpay-Kirk-Cousins […]

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Happy birthday, Mom; Stamkos shines in Bolts’ win

March 4, 2018 general

Sunday, 3 p.m. A dozen times, they lost the game. Thirteen times, they won it. Steven Stamkos capped a terrific afternoon Saturday when he scored to clinch the team’s shootout win, 7-6 over the Philadelphia Flyers. It doesn’t count as a goal, but Stamkos, on hcAUKis mother’s birthday, had two other goals and three assists […]

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Ask Gary: Players Union takes aim at Rays

March 3, 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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Conacher’s highlight-reel goal lifts Lightning in OT

March 2, 2018 general

Friday, 4 a.m. This is why they brought him back. This is why they handed him a familiar jersey once again. Cory Conacher, the retread, scored a slipping, sliding, acrobatic goal with 41 seconds to play in overtime Thursday night, leading the Bolts to a 5-4 overtime victory over the Dallas Stars. If you’ll remember, […]

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Lightning stumbles against last-place Buffalo

March 1, 2018 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Just when you thought the Tampa Bay Lightning had healed itself, they tripped over the Buffalo Sabres. Again. The Lightning fell to the last-place Sabres (who have been outscored by 54 goals this year) in overtime Wednesday night by a 2-1 score. The Bolts played without the NHL’s leading scorer in Nikita […]

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Tampa Bay has a mixed history of making trades

February 28, 2018 general

Wednesday, 3 a.m. Now that he has established himself as the Master of the Deal, we are prepared to build a statue for Steve Yzerman. All he has to do is win a cup, and he’ll be golden forever. There was so much to like about Monday’s trade to acquire Ryan McDonagh and J.T. Miller. […]

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