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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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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