Random Thoughts: Rays certainly were rank in ’17

November 5, 2017 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Bleacher Report has ranked its top 300 baseball players of the season. Leading the Rays was pitcher Chris Archer … who was 53rd. Can you buy a foam hand with 53 fingers? – For the record: Kevin Kiermaier was 67, Steven Souza was 69, Logan Morrison was 71, Evan Longoria 82, Corey […]

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Stamkos scores to lift Lightning in overtime

November 5, 2017 general

Sunday, 3:30 a.m. As the championship team of the Tampa Bay Lightning looked on the current version Saturday night, you wonder: Do they see traces of their DNA in the current edition? Certainly, the early portion of the season would give these Bolts a shot. The Lightning improved their record to 11-2-2 with a 5-4 […]

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Flowers has career game against UConn

November 5, 2017 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. As far as streaks go, USF started over Saturday afternoon. As far as the guy leading the streaking, however, it was the same familiar face. Hey. Didn’t you used to be Quinton Flowers? Flowers, who has sputtered for most of the season, had a career game against UConn. He threw for 385 […]

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UM swarms Virginia Tech, awaits Notre Dame

November 5, 2017 general

Sunday, 2:30 a.m. They hadn’t beaten anyone big enough. They hadn’t beaten anyone badly enough. There for a while, the University of Miami Hurricanes were unbeaten, untied and unimpressive. They were winning, but they lacked the style points. They had the record, but they didn’t have the respect. Then came Virginia Tech.  Content beyond this […]

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New coach, new quarterback, same results for UF

November 5, 2017 general

Sunday, 2 a.m. New coach Randy Shannon? Next. New quarterback Malik Zaire? Next. New start for the Florida Gators? Nope. The Florida Gators took it on the chin again Saturday, absorbing a 45-16 loss to Missouri and keeping the misery in its own season alive. In the last two weeks, Florida has dealt with Jim […]

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FSU finally finishes ahead in a home game

November 5, 2017 general

Sunday, 1 a.m. They almost let a two-touchdown lead slip away. They had to watch a last-second field goal miss. They took a few more years off the life of their head coach. But, finally, the FSU Seminoles won a home game. And, yikes, it’s November. The Seminoles held on to win over Syracuse, 27-24, […]

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Ask Gary: Who are the top candidates at Florida?

November 4, 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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Vasilevskiy saves a point for sluggish Lightning

November 3, 2017 general

Friday, 3 a.m. There is a reason that the Tampa Bay Lightning have 22 points today. Andrei Vasilevskiy stole their latest in a 2-1 overtime loss to the New York Rangers. Call it highway robbery. Adventures in pick-pocketing. The Rangers swarmed all over Vasilevskiy in the third period Thursday night, firing laser beams at him. […]

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Bucs need to report an identity theft

November 3, 2017 general

Friday, 3 a.m. A year ago, their identity might have been of that as a team with an improving defense with a knack for the takeaway. In the offseason, when the team kept adding weapons, their identity might have been that of a team that was feared in the deep. In preseason, their identity might […]

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The Predictions: Is UConn a rival for USF?

November 2, 2017 general

Friday, 2 a.m. When it comes to rivalries, the folks at USF seem to save a certain slice of Hell for those at UCF. That’s where the punch-lines are aimed. That’s where the hate is pointed. That’s the game that no one wants to lose, under any condition, in any season. Yeah, UCF is a […]

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