Stars keep shining for the Tampa Bay Lightning

October 27, 2017 general

Friday, 4 a.m. The hardest thing the Tampa Bay Lightning goes through these days are at the conclusion of the game. That’s when it’s time to name the three stars. So who do you pick? Steven Stamkos, who leads the NHL in scoring? Or Nikita Kucherov, who leads the NHL in goals? Or Andrei Vasilevskiy, […]

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Bucs hope to start climb out of the cellar

October 27, 2017 general

Friday, 3 a.m. For the Tampa Bay Bucs, trying to pull out of a three-game losing streak is as simple as a child’s game. It’s called “follow the leader.” The Bucs, 2-4 on the season, open their division play this weekend when they play host to the Carolina Panthers, a team they swept (winning by […]

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The Predictions: USF offense to be too much for Houston

October 27, 2017 general

Friday, 3 a.m. When last we saw them, they were backing up. They were sweating, and they were holding on in the middle of a Tulane comeback. They won, but they looked mortal in doing so. No one was talking about strengths or high-powered offenses. USF beat Tulane, but it was close for a change. […]

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Ask the experts: Tim & Jerry

October 26, 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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Bucs look to shore up defense against Carolina

October 26, 2017 general

Thursday, 2 a.m. For the Tampa Bay Bucs, third down has been a coin flip. Heads, you punt. Tails, you keep on marching. Too often, they keep on marching. Almost half the time (49 percent), opponents have picked up the first down on third down. That keeps drives alive, and it contributes to the 30th […]

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The curious case of McElwain and the death threats

October 26, 2017 general

Thursday, 2 a.m. The questions are these. In trying to defend against the undefeated Georgia Bulldogs, does Jim McElwain try the time-honored “pants-on-fire” defense? And in the secondary, who lines up in the Pinocchio position? Welcome to the strange case of Jim McElwain and the death threats, the ones he brought up but doesn’t seem […]

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Were we wrong for believing in the Bucs?

October 25, 2017 general

Wednesday, 3 a.m. They fooled us. Shame on them. Foolishly, we thought there was something different about these Bucs, something better, something closer to the playoffs. We thought they were better on defense, dangerous on offense, solid in the kicking game. Shame on us. The players were more familiar, largely because of Hard Knocks, and […]

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Rays finally have a possible site in Hillsborough

October 25, 2017 general

Wednesday, 3 a.m. To get from here to there, it would take the longest home run in the history of the game. It would have to travel over the Bay, over Amalie Arena and over Tampa. It would have to travel over Gandy, over Kojak’s and over most of the other sites proposed for the […]

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Lightning blows open close game against Carolina

October 25, 2017 general

Wednesday, 2 a.m. There for a while, the Tampa Bay Lightning had all it wanted from the Carolina Hurricanes. And then the last two minutes and 37 seconds happened, and once again, the Lightning were the hottest team in the NHL. The Lightning scored three goals in the last heartbeat of a game, and a […]

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Looking back at the Bucs loss to the Bills

October 24, 2017 general

Tuesday, 3 a.m. 5 Observations 1. It wasn’t the defeat that struck you so much in Sunday’s game. It was the suddenness, like the floor of the gallows disappearing. Buffalo is a team that is limited offensively, but it took only 45 seconds to cover 75 yards (about the same as a typical Bucs’ safety). […]

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