Bucs finally kick Aguayo to the curb

August 12, 2017 general

  Updated, 6:15 p.m. Goodnight, Roberto. You’ve been booted. The Tampa Bay Bucs finally threw their hands up over scatter-footed kicker Roberto Aguayo Saturday morning, only hours after he missed another extra point and another field goal in a 23-12 exhibition loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. “Anytime you have to let a draft pick go, […]

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Ask Gary: Should Winston’s flaws concerned us?

August 12, 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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Yikes! Aguayo misses two kicks as Bucs lose

August 12, 2017 general

Saturday, 2 a.m. An extra point. He missed a bleeping extra point. Another one. Forget everything else. Forget a hot start by Jameis Winston. Forget Mike Evans’ dominance  in the first quarter. Forget the porous run defense. Forget all of it. Roberto Aguayo and his misguided foot missed another extra point and another field goal […]

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Once again, Rays return to the land of the loss

August 12, 2017 general

Saturday, 2 a.m. Sometimes, a big home run snaps a slump. And sometimes, it is just a break in the pain. The Tampa Bay Rays nestled right back into their funk Friday night, being shut out for the fifth time in their last 18 games (and fourth time in this homestand) in a 5-0 beating […]

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Dickerson’s 3-run blast leads Rays to a victory

August 11, 2017 general

Friday, 4 a.m. Hey, didn’t you used to be Corey Dickerson? You remember Dickerson. The first half all-star. A guy who was batting as high as .346. The easy pick for the first half MVP of this team. Yeah, that’s him, all right. Dickerson ended an endless slump Thursday night, hitting a first-pitch fastball over […]

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Sam and Ickey: Reflections of the Bengals

August 11, 2017 general

Friday, 4 a.m. It was two weeks before Super Bowl XXIII, and I needed help. I was in Cincinnati, on my way to Spinney Field, a parking lot at a facility that was so bad the Spartans used to refuse to train there. The grass was patchy, and the air smelled funny. But the Cincinnati […]

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Ask the expert: Jerry Angelo

August 10, 2017 general

Jerry Angelo is a former personnel director for the Bucs and former general manager of the Bears. Each week, Angelo answers your questions regarding the NFL. Send your questions to GarySheltonsports@gmail.com with “ask the expert” in the subject line. The most interesting questions will be selected. Thursday, 4 a.m. Jay Cutler admits he isn’t in […]

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Cold Rays are swept by Boston as funk continues

August 10, 2017 Baseball

Thursday, 3:30 a.m. Here’s a thought. Maybe it’s time for the Tampa Bay Rays to stop talking about the American League wild-card race. After all, the way they are playing, it’s hard to consider them to be a post-season team. The Rays lost their fourth out of five games Wednesday night, and it really didn’t […]

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Bucs prepare to open preseason against Bengals

August 10, 2017 general

Thursday, 3 a.m. One premiere is over. The other is scheduled for Friday night. That one might have a few knocks that are hard, too. The Bucs, the new darlings of HBO, travel to Cincinnati for their first preseason game Friday night against a Bengals team that has been a regular in the first round […]

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USF hopes to continue success under Strong

August 10, 2017 College football

Friday, 2 a.m. It won’t be difficult for USF coach Charlie Strong to be a success. All he has to do is be better than the last guy. This year. Of course, those are awfully high expectations for Strong, the former University of Texas coach who is replacing the departed Willie Taggart. Taggart’s final USF […]

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