Bolts follow familiar pattern in victory

February 27, 2018 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Overtime. Offensively, Braydon Point scores. Defensively, Andrei Vasilevskiy makes certain no one else does. Lightning win, 4-3. Yeah, the Lightning followed the same script as a week ago in a shootout win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Back then, they beat the Montreal Canadiens, […]

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Lightning trade improves playoff chances

February 27, 2018 general

Tuesday, 2 a.m. Look at this way: The Lightning traded a chunk of tomorrow for some defense today. Sounds good to me. They traded potential and performance. They traded the future for the present. They traded what will be for what currently is. They traded a chance for a better chance. And bully for them. […]

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After the firesale, could the Rays lose 100 games?

February 26, 2018 general

Friday, 4 a.m. These days, you cannot help but notice the dark cloud over the franchise known as the Tampa Bay Rays. Soon enough, you may wonder if it is a mushroom cloud. These are dark days for the Rays. They have given away the face of their franchise, the team’s all-star, the team’s MVP […]

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Random thoughts: Rays’ fans punched again

February 25, 2018 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Forgive me if I’m repetitive, but that hollow feeling when you read about the Rays is, too. After the injury to prospect Brent Honeywell, you have to ask, though. Is this the worst spring training a team ever had? — To recount: The face of the franchise? Gone. The All-Star? Gone. The […]

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Vasilevskiy earns his 36th win in beating Montreal

February 25, 2018 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. He no longer seems young. He no longer seems new. He no longer looks like a man trying to play in the best hockey league in the world. These days, Andrei Vasilevskiy looks … like a goaltender. Vasilevskiy, in his first full season as a starter, won his 36th game of the […]

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USF falls again despite Collins’ streak

February 25, 2018 general

Sunday, 2 a.m. The last time USF beat Tulane, it felt good enough that the Bulls wanted to do it again. Instead, USF lost a 79-68 game to Tulane. The Green Wave had been the last team that USF had beaten, and its only victory in its last 15 games. USF is now 8-21 on […]

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Rowdies beat Philadelphia in preseason game

February 25, 2018 general

Sunday, 2 p.m. The Tampa Bay Rowdies may be all right, after all. The Rowdies won their first game of the year Saturday night, beating the Philadelphia Union of the MLS, 2-1, in the Suncoast Invitational Tournament. The Rowdies got first-half goals from Jochen Graf and Michael Nanchoff to lead their way to the victory. Haris Medunjanin […]

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Ask Gary: Are Rays’ fans frustrated or just numb?

February 24, 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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Lightning hangs on despite wobbly third period

February 23, 2018 general

Friday, 3 a.m. Once again, the Tampa Bay Lightning is having trouble slamming the door. The Bolts, ahead of Ottawa by a comfortable 4-1 margin, had to hold on for a 4-3 win on Thursday night. It was the Lightning’s 21st win on the road this season, which is tied for the team’s third-most ever. […]

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Buckner can help, if he gets some more help

February 22, 2018 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Everyone knows how to say hello. By now, the lines are written in ink, and the best coaches and the worst ones all know what to say. They talk about effort and intensity and hunger and desire, and their voices sound loud and their eyes look clear. In their opening press conference, […]

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