Looking back at the Bucs’ loss to the Falcons

November 28, 2017 general

Tuesday, 3 a.m. 5 Observations 1. A lot of the problems with this year’s Bucs, frankly, are because of  last year’s Bucs. At least, the parts that fooled the bosses. Looking at the way the defense closed in the second half of last year, I think the Bucs believed they were in better shape. The […]

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Bucs go for it, and fail, in loss to Falcons

November 27, 2017 general

Monday, 3 a.m. The statistics say it shouldn’t have been close. Logic tells you it shouldn’t have come down to a single play. Basic eyesight tells you it shouldn’t have depended on one decision and one throw. And yet, there they were. With 7:05 to play, the Tampa Bay Bucs still had a puncher’s chance […]

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Bulls stop scoring, drop game to Eastern Michigan

November 27, 2017 general

Monday, 2 a.m. USF was cruising along Sunday afternoon. Then it ran out of gas. The Bulls, 4-3, saw Eastern Michigan pull away for a 65-47 victory. There for a while, things were going well for USF. The Bulls led 37-29 with 16:04 left in the second half. But USF would go eight minutes without […]

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Random thoughts: Predicting the Hall of Famers

November 26, 2017 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. An early guess for who makes the Hall of Fame this year: 1. Ray Lewis; 2. Randy Moss; 3. Terrell Owens; 4. Tony Boselli; 5. John Lynch. – Ranking the college football teams, in advance of the playoff poll: 1. Wisconsin: The Badgers are unbeaten, which should erase the weak schedule questions. […]

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FSU wins forgettable game against Florida

November 26, 2017 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. When they talk about the all-time classic football games in college football history, this one will not be mentioned. Neither quarterback hit 50 percent of his passes. Neither team ran for 100 yards. Neither team passed for 200. All that happened Saturday was that Florida State beat Florida, 38-22, to make their […]

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Lightning loses again as Penguins take charge

November 26, 2017 general

Sunday, 2 a.m. The slump you have worried about all season, evidently, is here. Suddenly, the Tampa Bay Lightning is mortal. The Lightning lost its second straight game and its third in four games Saturday night in Pittsburgh. The Bolts lost a 5-2 game, falling behind 3-0 after one period. Tampa Bay gave up a […]

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Ask Gary: Should Bucs follow the Jags plan?

November 25, 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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USF falls despite Flowers’ huge game

November 25, 2017 general

Quinton Flowers had  the best game of his career in the loss to UCF, keeping USF  close the entire way./CARMEN MANDATOSaturday, 3 a.m. It was over now, the slow start and the quick catchup, the tying touchdown,the heartbeat and the sweat, Quinton Flowers, his dark eyes flashing in the stadium lights, moved slowly from the […]

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Lightning falls to Washington, 3-1

November 25, 2017 general

Sunday, 2 a.m. Does losing two out of three games constitute a slump? Perhaps it does if you’re talking about the Tampa Bay Lightning, which dropped a 3-1 decision to the Washington Capitals on Friday. It ended a six-game road winning streak for the Bolts. The Bolts are now 16-4-2 with 34 points through 22 […]

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Pitt hands Hurricanes its first defeat

November 25, 2017 general

Saturday, 1 a.m. The University of Miami lost its first game of the season Friday afternoon. Maybe, it lost a lot more. The Hurricanes, ranked second in the country, were upset by Pitt, 24-14 in a game that not only knocked them from the ranks of the unbeaten. Given the time of year and the […]

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