Random thoughts: Skills set NHL all-stars apart

January 28, 2018 general

Sunday, 3 a.m.  I’m sorry, but I’m a sucker for the NHL skills competition. That’s what sets the NHL all-star weekend above most of the others. The accuracy shooting is breathtaking, I find. — The best performance by a Lightning player? How about Brayden Point in the fastest skater competition? And didn’t it feel good […]

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Ask Gary: Reviewing the Hall of Fame ballot

January 27, 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 rides Vasilevskiy to another victory

January 26, 2018 general

Friday, 3 a.m. When a team’s front line stars are struggling, it is up to the next line. You know. Like the Lightning did on Thursday night. The Bolts, playing in their final game before the All-Star game, blasted the Philadelphia Flyers, 5-1, despite being outshot 37-22.  Content beyond this point is for members only.

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Being the best at being second-best

January 26, 2018 general

Friday, 4 a.m. For the most part, it’s a good gig. You stand near enough to the coach to get on television. You wear a baseball cap. Sometimes, you carry a clipboard. You’re close enough to get a decent view. You get to eat from the post-game spread. You wake up on Monday, and usually, […]

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Ask the experts: Tim & Jerry

January 25, 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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Did Winston learn anything from watching?

January 24, 2018 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. Sitting on the outside, far away from the fields that count, you wonder what he thought. There on the sofa, popcorn in front of him, did Jameis Winston learn anything? Did he appreciate anything? Did he vow to emulate anything? He has played three seasons now, and he is no closer to […]

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Lightning rallies late to edge Predators in OT

January 24, 2018 general

Wednesday, 3 a.m. They lurched. They stumbled. They reeled and they almost fell. In the end, however, the Tampa Bay Lightning ended up with a step in the right direction. With 133 seconds to play, the Tampa Bay Lightning looked as if it was on its way to another defeat, this one against the Nashville […]

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Vasilevskiy at his best as Bolts stop streak

January 23, 2018 general

Tuesday, 3 a.m. It wasn’t just the puck that Andrei Vasilevskiy kept at bay Tuesday night. It was the pressure, too. Vasilevskiy, riding a losing streak, came up with perhaps his signature effort Tuesday night in a 2-0 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks. It was Vasilevskiy’s seventh shutout of the season, which leads the NHL, […]

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It’s Brady vs. … Foles? … in the Super Bowl

January 22, 2018 general

Monday, 3 a.m. Samuel Adams vs. Ben Franklin. Wilt Chamberlain vs. Bill Russell. Donnie Wahlberg vs. Kevin Bacon. Tom Brady vs. … Nick Foles? Really? Well, Super.  Content beyond this point is for members only.

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Random Thoughts: What should we have expected?

January 21, 2018 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. It was interesting that Jason Licht “cringed” at the expectations of the 2017 Bucs. What, exactly, made him recoil? That fans wanted a winning record? That they wanted the playoffs? That they expected improvement? Does any of that really make you hide behind the couch? — Guess what? The Bucs fans will […]

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