Ask Gary: Should Bucs follow the Jags plan?

November 25, 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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USF falls despite Flowers’ huge game

November 25, 2017 general

Quinton Flowers had  the best game of his career in the loss to UCF, keeping USF  close the entire way./CARMEN MANDATOSaturday, 3 a.m. It was over now, the slow start and the quick catchup, the tying touchdown,the heartbeat and the sweat, Quinton Flowers, his dark eyes flashing in the stadium lights, moved slowly from the […]

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Lightning falls to Washington, 3-1

November 25, 2017 general

Sunday, 2 a.m. Does losing two out of three games constitute a slump? Perhaps it does if you’re talking about the Tampa Bay Lightning, which dropped a 3-1 decision to the Washington Capitals on Friday. It ended a six-game road winning streak for the Bolts. The Bolts are now 16-4-2 with 34 points through 22 […]

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Pitt hands Hurricanes its first defeat

November 25, 2017 general

Saturday, 1 a.m. The University of Miami lost its first game of the season Friday afternoon. Maybe, it lost a lot more. The Hurricanes, ranked second in the country, were upset by Pitt, 24-14 in a game that not only knocked them from the ranks of the unbeaten. Given the time of year and the […]

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An early Baseball Hall of Fame ballot

November 24, 2017 general

Friday, 3 a.m. When it comes to the Hall of Fame, let’s face it. We’re all guessing. We’re all assuming. We’re all amateur detectives playing Clue while we watch old Columbo reruns. After that, we’re voters. Are we right? Who’s to say? If the guy you backed gets elected, we’re Einstein. If the guy you […]

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The Predictions: Finally Caring About a War

November 24, 2017 general

Friday, 2 a.m. Suppose they had a war and nobody cared? Most of the time, that’s been the case when USF played UCF. Most of the time, it was easy to change the channel and watch something else. This year, it counts. This year, each team has a season worth savoring on the line. UCF […]

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Ask the experts: Tim & Jerry

November 23, 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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Lightning comes back to beat Blackhawks

November 23, 2017 general

Thursday, 3 a.m. Over the course of a season, even a very good team is going to have to dig itself out of the occasional hole. Take, for instance, the Tampa Bay Lightning, who successfully shoveled their way out of a disappointing start. The Bolts, playing against the Chicago Blackhawks, who beat them in the […]

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McCoy: Bucs haven’t turned the corner yet

November 23, 2017 general

Thursday, 2 a.m. Two wins in a row is nice. But two wins in a row doesn’t change things. Ask nose tackle Gerald McCoy, for instance. “We haven’t turned a corner yet,” McCoy said. “It’s just two wins. We turn a corner if we win out – that’s turning the corner. Two wins is taking […]

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Three-pointers lead USF to easy win over Howard

November 23, 2017 general

Thursday, 1 a.m. The USF men’s basketball team toyed with Howard for a few minutes, but not much more than that. The Bulls (3-2) used a 17-1 run late in the first half en route to a 75-52 victory. USF hit a season-high 11 three-pointers in its win. “It was a total team effort defensively […]

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