Bucs let one slip away against Packers

December 4, 2017 general

Monday, 4 a.m. As the Tampa Bay Bucs wonder how this one got away, how a game in which they dominated slipped through their fingers, as what should have been a lock that was gift-wrapped and presented on a silver tray, in a loss that erupted from within, there is this: My goodness, the Bucs […]

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Random thoughts: Surviving Fisher, who got away

December 3, 2017 Alabama

Sunday, 3 a.m. Jameis Winston threw it. Kelvin Benjamin caught it. It was two-yard touchdown pass with 13 seconds to go in January of 2014. And without it, Jimbo Fisher has no national title against Auburn, and Texas A&M is paying him a lot less. Think about it. – Just asking: Which college coach would […]

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Bolts look to familiar faces for victory

December 3, 2017 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. Hey, didn’t you guys used to be the Triplets? That guy with the burst of speed and the magical stick? The one who scored twice? He looks familiar. Nikita Kucherov used to play like that? And the other guy? The little guy with the speed? Didn’t Tyler Johnson used to skate like […]

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Miami squashed by Clemson in ACC title game

December 3, 2017 Clemson

Sunday, 2 a.m. Yay. They got a field goal. For the Miami Hurricanes, that was at least something. After all, the Hurricanes kicked their field goal with 3:29 to play, and it brought them back to within five touchdowns in a 38-3 loss to Clemson. Miami felt it had a puncher’s chance coming into the […]

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Under temporary management, FSU wins easily

December 3, 2017 College football

Sunday, 1 a.m. The bowl streak goes back a long way. The possible winning season does, too. But the coach on the sideline? He just took over, temporarily, the big job for the first time.  Content beyond this point is for members only.

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Ask Gary: Flowers’ big night improved his status

December 2, 2017 College Sports in Florida

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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The Predictions: Clemson should handle Miami

December 2, 2017 College Sports in Florida

Saturday, 2 a.m. It’s a bowl game. It’s a big deal, really? Come on, guys. It’ll be fun. Really. They’ll give us watches! They’ll feed us steaks! You can understand, of course, if the prospect of the 36th straight bowl game has lost a little luster for the FSU Seminoles. After all, the Seminoles have […]

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Ask the experts: Tim & Jerry

December 1, 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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Can Winston succeed behind a broken line?

December 1, 2017 general

Thursday, 3 a.m. He has been injured. For the recrafted offensive line of the Tampa Bay Bucs, the chore is to keep Jameis Winston from being hurt again. Winston, the third-year Bucs’ quarterback, has missed three games with a shoulder injury. Against the Packers, Winston will play without right tackle Demar Dotson or center Ali […]

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FSU coach Fisher has a lot of unhappy fans

December 1, 2017 Florida State University

Thursday, 1 a.m. A coach loves his fans, of course. Except of course, when one of them dares to yell down that the school needs new coaches. Then, they aren’t so lovable. And so it is that one of the lasting images of this football season was coach (for now) Jimbo Fisher, jawing at one […]

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