Bucs lose to Carolina in sleep-a-thon contest

October 30, 2017 general

Monday, 3 a.m. All in all, I’d rather watch a six-hour documentary on the South American dung beetle. With time out for extra dung. I’d rather watch The English Patient. Twice. I’d rather watch films of spine surgery. I’d rather watch Xanadu in Romanian, with Portuguese subtitles. I’d rather watch a three-day test match of […]

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Florida dumps McElwain as head football coach

October 30, 2017 general

Monday, 3 a.m. If Jim McElwain was one of the boys, and I mean that in a good way, he’d still be employed at the University of Florida. If he were a humble man, a sharing man, a man who understood that teamwork means the bosses, too, then he’d still be the head Gator. Oh, […]

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Random thoughts: Going into overdrive with Brady

October 29, 2017 general

Sunday, 5 a.m. Some guy lost the winning Lotto ticket. Someone misplaced Scarlett Johansson’s phone number. Someone had a new Porsche stolen on the same day he got a bad x-ray from his doctor. And all of those guys, every one of them, had a better week than Jim McElwain. – Like the way Tom […]

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USF’s unbeaten streak ended by Houston comeback

October 29, 2017 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. It was fourth down-and-forever. Fourth and way-over-there. Fourth and the-next-time-zone-over. Fourth down-and-a-miracle. And Houston picked it up. That miracle play helped the University of Houston to stop the nation’s longest winning streak Saturday afternoon as the Cougars came from behind to beat the USF Bulls, 28-24, at Raymond James Stadium. USF saw […]

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Lightning finally loses a game at home

October 29, 2017 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. There for a while, it looked as if the Tampa Bay Lightning might never lose again. They were getting good goaltending, and improving defense. They had the hottest goal scorer in the league in Nikita Kucherov and a star-turned-playmaker in Steven Stamkos. Their young players were maturing, and their older players still […]

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McElwain’s job in jeopardy after lopsided loss

October 29, 2017 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. If the game was meant to be the final arguments for Florida coach Jim McElwain, he had very little to say. The Georgia Bulldogs trampled the voices clear from the Florida program in a 42-7 victory, ending one of the ugliest weeks in the history of the Gators. There was vague talk […]

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Rowdies’ season ends with semifinal defeat

October 29, 2017 general

Sunday, 2:30 a.m. A season ended for the Tampa Bay Rowdies Saturday night. The cause of death? An inabilty to score on New York Bulls’ goaltender Evan Louro. The Rowdies fell 2-1 in extra time to the Bulls in the Eastern Conference semifinal. The Bulls were the seventh-seeded team in the USL playoffs going in. […]

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Miami wins another close game to stay unbeaten

October 29, 2017 general

Sunday, 1 a.m. Through seven games, the University of Miami has proven one thing: It can take a punch. The Hurricanes, 7-0, won another skin-of-their-teeth game Saturday afternoon, holding a hapless North Carolina team 24-19. Once again, North Carolina gave UM all it wanted, but again, the Hurricanes came out victorious. The Tar Heels had […]

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The latest loss by FSU is the worst one yet

October 28, 2017 general

Saturday, 9:25 a.m. Were there any doubts remaining? FSU is a bad football team. No, they are not unlucky. They are not simply injured. They are not in the middle of a tough schedule. They’re bad. Stay-at-home during bowl season bad. Bottom of the ACC bad. Lining up in the wrong direction bad. Get care […]

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Ask Gary: Might Bucs turn to a new Licht?

October 28, 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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