Rowdies finish with another tie against Rhinos

June 11, 2017 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. There were a lot of bruises. There weren’t, however, a lot of goals. The Tampa Bay Rowdies played to a 1-1 tie with Rochester Saturday night in a testy match, giving up an early goal and being able to capitalize on one afterward. It was Tampa Bay’s fifth draw in 14 matches. […]

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Ask Gary: Has Joe earned the HOF yet?

June 10, 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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Rays adjust to life without Kiermaier … so far

June 10, 2017 general

Saturday, 2 a.m. One day without him, and so far, the Tampa Bay Rays are feeling fine. The Rays, playing for the first time without centerfielder Kevin Kiermaier, took out all of their frustrations on the Oakland A’s Friday night. The Rays, on Pride Night, beat the A’s 13-4 on the strength of five home […]

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Rays face stretch without Kiermaier

June 9, 2017 general

Friday, 3 p.m. Once again, the Tampa Bay Rays face life without Kevin Kiermaier. Kiermaier, the team’s gold-glove outfielder and one of the team’s most popular players, will miss at least two months with a hairline fracture in his hip he suffered Thursday night while sliding into first base. A year ago, Kiermaier missed 48 […]

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Rays beat White Sox but may lose Kiermaier

June 9, 2017 general

Friday, 4 a.m. Now, perhaps more than ever, the Rays need to play the game by concentrating on one series at a time. Forget about the season. Forget about home stands and road trips. For the Rays, the road to survival is one series at a time. Now that the starting pitching has sputtered, now […]

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Backup talk? It says a lot about the Bucs

June 9, 2017 general

Friday, 2 a.m. You can tell how much better the starters are for the Tampa Bay Bucs. Much of the conversation, it seemed Thursday, was about the other end of the roster. Wide receiver depth. Cornerback backups. Tight ends. And so forth. As pumped as a lot of Bucs’ fans are about the upcoming football […]

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Ask the expert: Jerry Angelo

June 8, 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. The controversy surrounding the Seahawks reminds […]

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Faria leads the Rays in his major league debut

June 7, 2017 general

Thursday, 2 a.m. The future is tall, unhurried, controlled. The future throws 94 miles an hour, and he is unshaken by his surroundings. The future has a rather large support group. After Wednesday night, it will get larger. For the Tampa Bay Rays, the future looks very much like Jacob Faria, who is old enough […]

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Rays lose again on phantom home run

June 7, 2017 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. At times at Tropicana Field, it feels as if the roof is closing in. Other times, umpires just assume it is. A strange call on the leadoff batter of Tuesday night’s game helped the Chicago White Sox in a 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. It was the Rays’ fourth straight […]

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Was the Seattle massacre a game-changer?

June 6, 2017 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. If the Tampa Bay Rays’ most recent foray into the Great Northwest proves nothing else, it proves this: Seattle dirt doesn’t taste very good. It was brutal what the Seattle Mariners did to the Tampa Bay Rays over the weekend. If Lewis and Clark had been mugged on their way to Mount […]

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