Lightning can’t stop McDavid in defeat

February 6, 2018 general

Tuesday, 2 a.m. For most of the year, the Tampa Bay Lightning has been one of the hottest teams in the NHL. Not Monday night, however. Monday night, the Lightning was outnumbered by the Winnipeg Fightning McDavids. Connor McDavid of Winnipeg scored four goals and had an assist to help Winnipeg clobber the Lightning, 6-2. […]

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Eagles’ resiliency interrupts New England dynasty

February 5, 2018 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Today, the world belongs to Philadelphia. Celebrate, if you wish, by throwing full catsup packets at opposing fans. Boo Santa. Heckle Mia Hamm. Punch a police horse. Today, it’s okay. You can jeer the world if you want. The Iggles are world champions, and nothing else matters. It is a harsh town, […]

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Super Bowl: Tale of the Tape

February 4, 2018 NFL

Quarterback (Regular Season) 1. Tom Brady, N.E. 4,577 102.8 43. Nick Foles, Phil. 537 79.5 Quarterback (Post-season) 2. Tom Brady, N.E. 627 105.0 3. Nick Foles, Phil. 598 122.1  Content beyond this point is for members only.

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Random thoughts: The weather outside is frightful

February 4, 2018 College Sports in Florida

Sunday, 3 a.m. Isn’t it interesting that the guys who run the Super Bowl are tired of their fans being warm? — Tom Brady has a lot of NFL records. He doesn’t have this one, though: The oldest quarterback to start a game. That honor goes to former Buc Steve DeBerg, who started a game […]

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Bolts hang on to win on Conacher’s penalty shot

February 4, 2018 general

Sunday, 2 a.m. The big lead was mostly gone now, and defeat was in the air, and the Vancouver Canucks — the lowly Canucks — had all of the momentum. Which is when Corey Conacher stepped in to save the day for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Really.  Corey Conacher. Conacher scored on a penalty shot […]

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Ask Gary: Has the Super Bowl hype calmed down?

February 3, 2018 College Sports in Florida

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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Patriots have built a dynasty on close wins

February 2, 2018 general

Friday, 4 a.m. It has reached a point where the championships start to blur. It has reached a point where the word “dynasty” is thrown around. The truth of it, however, is that the Patriots are not some high-powered machinery that chews up opponents along its way to another title, however. As well coached, and […]

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Lightning comes from behind to beat Calgary

February 2, 2018 general

Saturday, 2 a.m. Alex Killorn might have thought he had problems. After all, it had been a long time since he found the net. Big deal. Talk to Corey Conacher. It had been a long time since he even found the ice. That was before Thursday night, when both players had season-bests with a pair […]

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Ask the experts: Tim & Jerry

February 1, 2018 general

Here at GarySheltonsports.com, we have doubled our experts with the addition of former Bucs’ personnel director and former Seahawks general manager Tim Ruskell. He joins his old friend and co-worker Jerry Angelo, a former personnel director for the Bucs and former general manager of the Bears. Each week, Angelo and Ruskell answer your questions regarding […]

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USF’s Collins has a career night in Memphis loss

February 1, 2018 general

Tuesday, 2 a.m. Freshman guard David Collins is growing up in a hurry. Collins, starting his fourth game, broke loose for 21 points in an 86-74 loss to Memphis Wednesday night. It was the most points by USF freshman since Malik Fitts had 29 in February of last year, also against Memphis. “I thought our guys, […]

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