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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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The anguish of losing late haunts Bucs

December 27, 2017 general

Wednesday, 2 a.m. Lately, you can hear the frustration of losing from the Tampa Bay Bucs. It sounds like a wounded cry. One week after watching an official trip and possibly cost the Bucs a final play to move closer for a field goal, the Bucs were venting after a pair of officials’ calls late. […]

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Looking back on the Bucs’ loss to the Panthers

December 26, 2017 general

Tuesday, 3 a.m. 5 Observations For all the talk about Jameis Winston, the thrower, the last two games would be enticing to any coach. Winston has his 48 of his last  62 passes for 666 yards, a rating of 132.9. It’s enough to restore faith in his future, especially when you consider that Winston has […]

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Bucs close again, but so what?

December 25, 2017 general

Monday, 3 a.m. In the diminishing life of a loser, the brightest point is when you try find comfort in a close defeat. Why, the other team is good, and it barely won. Why, the other team is going somewhere so, for a change, it didn’t feel as if this one in going nowhere. It’s […]

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One last time, Flowers stars as Bulls rally for victory

December 24, 2017 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. Time after time, he left you gasping for air. Game after game, he left you trying to coast your heart back out of your throat. Play after play, he turned a football game into his own highlight reel. He is Quinton Flowers. The best the USF Bulls have ever had. Content beyond […]

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Vasilevskiy gets another shutout victory

December 24, 2017 general

Sunday, 2 a.m. It took a while before the Tampa Bay Lightning found the net Saturday night. That’s okay. Andrei Vasilevskiy was willling to wait. Vasilevskiy stopped 22 shots to record  his fourth shutout of the year against the Minnesota Wild, and the Bolts scored late three times to win 3-0. The Bolts’ record swelled […]

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Ask Gary: Are Glazers seeking a new coach?

December 23, 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, make a comment […]

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Ask the experts: Tim & Jerry

December 22, 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 the NFL. […]

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Temple overwhelms FIU in Gasparilla

December 22, 2017 College Sports in Florida

Friday, 3:30 a.m. For Florida International, the Gasparilla Bowl ended early. It was still in the first quarter, in fact, when starting quarterback Alex McGough was knockd out of the game with a broken collarbone. After that, the Panthers’ offense struggled in a 28-3 loss to Temple. Temple won four of its last five games. […]

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Bolts come from behind, win in shootout

December 22, 2017 general

Friday, 2 a.m. This year, the Tampa Bay Lightning are so good they can’t even be beaten … by the Tampa Bay Lightning. Not many other teams, either. The Lightning allowed an own-goal in the first period, but came back to beat the Ottawa Senators, 4-3, in  a shootout. It was the team’s eighth win […]

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