Another win, another shutout for red-hot Rowdies

August 6, 2017 general

Sunday, 1 a.m. The Tampa Bay Rowdies continued their hot streak at home Saturday night. Which means, of course, nothing to the opposing Harrisberg City Islanders. Nothing, as in no wins, no goals and no hope. The Rowdies won their third game in a row and ran their unbeaten streak to five straight games with […]

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Ask Gary: Why did Rays give away Beckham?

August 5, 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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Are you prepared to trust Aguayo … again?

August 5, 2017 general

Saturday, 3 a.m. The ball leaves his toe, heading for the uprights, and you ask yourself: Do you believe what you see? The kicker lifts his head, watching his latest success, and you ask yourself: Do you believe it will last? Do you think it will travel the same direction when the game is on […]

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Brewers shut out a weary Tampa Bay team, 2-0

August 5, 2017 general

Saturday, 2 a.m. It was late when the Rays got home Friday morning. So late, in fact, that it may have prevented them from getting home on Friday night. The Rays, fresh off winning three of four against a strong Houston team, stumbled and fell, 2-0, to Milwaukee Friday night. The Rays had 14 runners […]

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An improved Hargreaves prepares for best receivers

August 4, 2017 general

Friday, 4 a.m. Julio Jones is coming. So, too, is Odell Beckham. Streaking downfield, there will be Julian Edelman and Jordy Nelson, Brandin Cooks and Larry Fitzgerald, Jarvis Landry and Kelvin Benjamin, Golden Tate and Greg Olson. Standing between all of them and the goal line? Vernon Hargreaves III. A year ago, Hargreaves wasn’t that […]

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Rays’ bullpen closes the door on the Astros

August 4, 2017 Baseball

Friday, 2 a.m. Don’t look now, but the Tampa Bay Rays seem to have turned their biggest flaw into one of their biggest threats. Oh, what the heck. Go ahead. Look. There have been too many nights when the bullpen made you cover your eyes. The bullpen of the Tampa Bay Rays was once known […]

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Can Winston satisfy the observers in Year Three?

August 3, 2017 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. On every play, every eye watches every move. His fans. His teammates. His coaches. The media. The concession workers. All of them. Jameis Winston moves, and eyes go with him. He is a tennis ball. When the ball is in the hands of Winston, you cannot look elsewhere. You cannot talk about […]

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Ask the expert: Jerry Angelo

August 3, 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. As teams begin their training camps, […]

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Gruden’s energy led the Bucs’ biggest win

August 3, 2017 general

Thursday, 3 a.m. Before the trophy, before the firing, before the clashing of swords, Jon Gruden was energy. If anything was going to define his stay in Tampa Bay, that should be it. Gruden entered by pushing, prodding and poking a pretty good Bucs’ team. He put a clock on his practices, and he tried […]

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Rays’ Pruitt throws a surprising gem against Astros

August 3, 2017 Baseball

Thursday, 2 a.m. It may have been their most surprising victory of the season. Certainly, it featured their most surprising star. Austin Pruitt, a pitcher who has been demoted twice this season, outdueled Astros’ star Dallas Keuchel in a 3-0 victory, throwing 6 1/3 innings of shutout baseball. Yeah, you read that right. Austin beat […]

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