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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What’s-left-of-the-Bucs faces Carolina

December 22, 2017 general

Friday, 2 a.m. For the Tampa Bay Bucs, the question might not be what’s left in the season. It might be “who’s left?” The Bucs, battered and bruised and bullied throughout most of the season, have lost another five players with two games to go. They will travel to Carolina without guard J.R. Sweezy, linebacker […]

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10 Farewells by the Tampa Bay Rays

December 22, 2017 general

Friday, 1 a.m. And they left. Saying goodbye to 10 Rays. Longo…Left 12-20-17…261 homers…1,471 hits…three all-star games…10 times in MVP top 20. Carl Crawford…Left 12-9-17…1.480 hits…4 all-star games. David Price … Left 7-29-15…won 82 games…3.18 ERA…finished first and second in Cy Young voting. James Shields …Left 12-9-12…won 87 games…3.89 ERA… Joe Maddon… Left 11-2-14…won 754 […]

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After Rays’ trade, Longo is long gone

December 21, 2017 general

Wednesday, 3 a.m. And so it is time for goodbye once again. This time, it is Evan Longoria who switches off the light, who closes the door, who walks away to be part of someone else’s future. This time, it is Evan Longoria, the Ray who mattered the most, packing up his bat and his […]

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Bucs’ offense faces challenge in Kuechly

December 21, 2017 general

Wednesday, 2 a.m. For a change, the Bucs had life. For a change, they had sizzle. Jameis Winston was very good. Mike Evans was very good. Peyton Barber was very good. Now comes the defense of the Carolina Panthers, ranked fifth in the NFL and smelling blood. Of all of the Bucs’ opponents this year, […]

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Looking back at Bucs’ loss to Falcons

December 20, 2017 general

  Tuesday, 3 a.m. 5 Observations The last thing that a player on the edge of losing his career should do is flirt with the rules. Yet, there was Doug Martin, running afoul again. Peyton Barber isn’t exactly Barry Sanders, but there is an energy when he runs. And if I was Martin, who already […]

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