The picks: FSU has a shot at upsetting Alabama

September 2, 2017 College Sports in Florida

Saturday, 2 a.m. In college football, the question is always who happens to be No. 2. No. 1, of course, is the University of Alabama. Talking about the preseason rankings? Talking about the recruiting rankings? Talking about the coaching rankings? It doesn’t matter. Alabama seems to rule them all. And to beat them, you pretty […]

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Bucs still need answers after preseason defeat

September 1, 2017 general

Friday, 4 a.m. Maybe the choice isn’t who the Tampa Bay Bucs should cut. Maybe the choice is who they should keep. Poor Tampa Bay. In Thursday night’s final argument game, a 13-10 loss to Washington, in the last call preseason action, the Bucs seemed no closer to making any of their uncoming arguments than […]

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Ask the expert: Jerry Angelo

August 31, 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. Rookie DeShone Kizer is set to […]

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Forget 50-0. Here are streaks worth remembering

August 31, 2017 general

Thursday, 3 a.m. Jesse Owens once outran a horse. Michael Phelps barely lost to a computer simulated shark. Muhammad Ali once beat a pro wrestler. Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs, an old guy whose arteries were hardening by the minute And that’s why I have trouble believing in Floyd Mayweather’s 50-0 record. Look, nothing […]

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Colome closes his 40th as Rays overpower Royals

August 31, 2017 Baseball

Thursday, 2 a.m. He devours last chances. That’s his job. He slams doors. He nails coffin lids shut. He takes away hope. This is Alex Colome’s job. Pretty much, he smothers the other team’s last chance. Colome was at it again Wednesday night, closing his 40th game of the season in a 5-3 victory ovr […]

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Once again, the Rangers feel at home at the Trop

August 31, 2017 general

Thursday, 2 a.m. Evidently, the Texas Rangers are warming up to playing in Tropicana Field. For the second consecutive night, the Rangers clobbered the Houston Astros, this time winning by a score of 8-1. The previous night, it was 12-2. In two games at the Trop, the Rangers have scored 20 runs on 25 hits […]

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Elliott fights for his dream in final preseason game

August 30, 2017 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. He is a longshot. No, longer than that. Back up. Back up some more. He’s an even longer shot than that. He is the ultimate longshot, a dream wrapped in a fantasy twisted around an ambition. He has no reason to be here, but the way he sees it, there is no […]

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Royals rediscover offense in victory over the Rays

August 30, 2017 general

Wednesday, 3 a.m. The Kansas City Royals remembered their way home Tuesday night. Finally. After 45 innings of no scoring, the Royals finally rediscovered how to score — and they did time again and again — in a 6-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. The loss knocked the Rays back to 3 1-2 games […]

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Rangers seem to enjoy playing in the Trop

August 30, 2017 general

Wednesday, 2 a.m. Just wondering: What part of Texas is Tropicana Field in? The Trop was the site of the battle of Texas Wednesday night, as St. Petersburg was host to the first of three games between the Rangers and Astros. Texas won easily, 12-2, and moved ahead of the Rays in the AL Wild-Card […]

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Who will be ‘sackmaster’ for the Bucs?

August 29, 2017 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Everyone gets the quarterback link. If a team has a great quarterback, it has a great chance at a championship. Defenses are that way, too. Oh, not every year anymore, not with the rules leaning so heavily toward offense. But most of the time, the great teams have great defenses. Most great […]

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