Sergachev shows why the Lightning should keep him

October 20, 2017 general

Friday, 3 a.m. Now? Are you going to think about sending the kid down now? Nineteen-year-old Mikhail Sergachev said hello to the National Hockey League Thursday night. Then he said it again. Before long, you wonder how many times he might say it further. Sergachev scored the first two goals of his career in a […]

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Predictions: USF, UCF need to win to set up their ‘war’

October 20, 2017 College Sports in Florida

Friday, 2 a.m. Already, you can see it coming. Already, they are glaring at each other across I-4. USF. UCF. This time, it really may be a war. Oh, things can still get in the way. UCF plays a pesky Navy team this week. Next week, USF plays a stubborn Houston team. But, really, those […]

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Ask the experts: Tim & Jerry

October 19, 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 the Bucs delay you from talking about the draft?

October 19, 2017 general

Thurssday, 3 a.m. At a time like this, a guy walks gently to the phone. He dials the number carefully. He asks to talk to Mel. He orders his NFL draft book. Maybe some hair mousse while he’s at it. It is halfway through October. Is it time to think about the NFL draft already? […]

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Florida, FSU sink in the world of college football

October 18, 2017 College Sports in Florida

Wednesday, 3 a.m. The big guys have turned into little guys. The little guys have become big. Footballs now come with training wheels attached. The world is upside down. Welcome to Florida, the land that big-time football forgot. Quarterbacks are equipped with scatterguns. There are too many bulbs for the scoreboards. Coaching seats are warming […]

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Lightning falls in overtime to New Jersey

October 18, 2017 general

Wednesday, 2 a.m. Now that the winning streak is over, the Tampa Bay Lightning can continue its search. Somewhere out there, a complete game is waiting. After suffering its second loss of the year, a 5-4 decision to New Jersey in a shootout, the Lightning can concentrate on the number of goals it has surrendered, […]

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Looking back on the Bucs loss to Arizona

October 17, 2017 general

Tuesday, 3 a.m. 5 Observations 1. Adrian Peterson was terrific. So was Larry Fitzgerald. Carson Palmer, too. But I thought the best player on the field Sunday was Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson, who shut out Mike Evans before leaving with a quad injury. Still, the Arizona media was all over the pass coverage of the […]

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Once again, Kucherov leads Lightning victory

October 17, 2017 general

Tuesday, 2 a.m. Have you heard this one before? Nikita Kucherov stars. The Lightning win. A hot opening to the season continues. Andrei Vasilevskiy wins another one. For the Tampa Bay Lightning these days, victoriess come as if they are being spit out by a photo copier. Same stars, same smiles, same results. It happened […]

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Don’t let the score fool you; Cardinals clobber Bucs

October 15, 2017 general

Monday, 3 a.m. The run defense was bad. You know, 1986 bad. The pass defense was awful. You know, 1986 awful. The tackling was terrible. You know, 2011 terrible. After a whipping like this one, you can reference every bad season, every bad coach, and every bad player the Tampa Bay Bucs have ever had, […]

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Random thoughts: Beware the stealth tweet

October 15, 2017 general

Sunday, 5 a.m. I thought it was amusing that Roger Goodell’s wife Jane had a secret twitter account to defend him. What are the odds she has a second secret twitter account she uses when he doesn’t clean up the bathroom? – I never thought Chris Foerster was much of a line coach. I just […]

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