Four quick goals leads Bolts to victory

January 1, 2018 general

Monday, 2 a.m. For the Tampa Bay Lightning these days, hockey is as easy as flipping a switch. Take Sunday’s game in Columbus, for instance, after the lights came on. There the Bolts were, stumbling through the dark, trying to score goals without shooting the puck. And then, everything changed. The Bolts scored four times […]

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Random Thoughts: Gruden would have cost a lot

December 31, 2017 Alabama

Sunday, 3 a.m. Jon Gruden is the most famous player of chase in history. The guy loves to be rumored to be a target, doesn’t he? – Do you think Gruden read about Dirk Koetter in the paper? Or do you think the price tag of everything Gruden — salary, free agents, assistant coaches, length […]

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Ask Gary: What do to with the Bucs’ leadership?

December 30, 2017 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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Rare defeat leaves Lightning’s Cooper perturbed

December 30, 2017 general

Saturday, 2 a.m. The Tampa Bay Lightning hasn’t lost very often this season. Still, coach Jon Cooper doesn’t like it very much. “We sucked,” Cooper said. “They were way better than us. They deserved the two points. We didn’t deserve anything.” The Lightning, 27-8-2, hasn’t played many games in which they deserved such reviews. After […]

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What’s your verdict in the trial of Dirk Koetter?

December 29, 2017 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Dirk Koetter stands accused. Assault with a dead weapon, you might say. Impersonating an NFL team, perhaps. Every week, he faces an angry jury. The evidence against him is mounting. The witnesses are disturbed by what they have seen. Koetter stands 4-11, and from the looks of things, it’s going to hard […]

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Can Winston control turnovers, tantrums?

December 29, 2017 general

Friday, 2 a.m. He is still his own worst enemy. He is still a member of the bad hands people. He is Jameis Winston, and yes, he will give up the football from time to time. In a lot of ways, this has been a better season for Winston that people want to allow. His […]

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Stamkos scores twice in victory over Montreal

December 29, 2017 general

Friday, 1 a.m. More and more, there are  those take-your-breath away moments between Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov that suggest a special chemistry between them. They are moments torn out of a highlight reel and a post-game discussion. Take Thursday night, for instance, when Kucherov whipped a blind pass to Stamkos, who scored a goal […]

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Ask the experts: Tim & Jerry

December 28, 2017 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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FSU finishes season by winning 4 in a row

December 28, 2017 general

Thursday, 2 a.m. There have been bigger bowl games, better bowl games. There has been big trophies and confetti and national titles. Still, when you consider where FSU was at one point during the season, this one wasn’t bad. FSU thumped Southern Miss, 42-13, to close out its season at the Independence Bowl Saturday. And […]

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Choices, choices. Everywhere are choices

December 27, 2017 College Sports in Florida

3Wednesday, 4 a.m. I like Christmas over birthdays. I like turkey over ham. I like opening presents on Christmas morning over Christmas Eve. I like staying the course over blowing up the Bucs. I like Peyton Barber over Doug Martin. I liked Lamar Jackson over Baker Mayfield for the Heisman. I like going for it […]

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