Ask the expert: Jerry Angelo

January 27, 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. Friday, 5 a.m. If Bill Belichick has a greatness, […]

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Tampa Bay, once again, is a cradle of losing

January 27, 2017 general

Friday, 4 a.m. Here in the wilderness, we wait. Crickets chirp. Coyotes howl. Tumbleweeds blow past. A funeral march plays. Somewhere in the distance, we hear there are playoffs, but we’ll have to take your word for it. In other cities, confetti falls. In Tampa Bay, it is the sky. Boy, are we bad. How […]

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Another penalty, another overtime loss for Bolts

January 27, 2017 general

Friday, 3 a.m. The Tampa Bay Lightning has lost so much lately, it’s starting to do re-runs. Take the team’s 2-1 loss to the Florida Panthers Thursday night. Darned if it didn’t seem as if you had seen it before. There was the one goal in regulation. There was the overtime penalty to Tyler Johnson. […]

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Bucs’ Licht tries to avoid Grigson’s errors

January 26, 2017 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. It is unclear just how closely Jason Licht was paying attention last week when Indianapolis Colts general manager Ryan Grigson was fired. After all, when the prevailing opinion is “about time,” it’s easy to turn your head. Still, there are only 32 of these franchise-forming jobs (whatever title the team throws around), […]

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Johnson leads the Bolts to win over Blackhawks

January 25, 2017 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. If the Tampa Bay Lightning is going to be able to climb over its competitors, it’s going to need a little help. Like, maybe, from 2015. And, hey, didn’t you used to be Tyler Johnson? Johnson, the talented but oft-injured forward of the Tampa Bay Lightning, let the league know he was […]

Tagged as: injuries, Johnson, Lightning

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All things considered, the Rays had to trade Forsythe

January 24, 2017 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. He is 30. He was coveted by other teams. His salary was about to become cumbersome. So, yeah, it was time for Logan Forsythe to go, all right. It’s a shame. He was a tough little out, and he could catch the ball, and he played hard. You didn’t find him on […]

Tagged as: De Leon, Forsythe, Rays, trade

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Ready for a Super Bowl filled with contrasts?

January 23, 2017 general

Monday, 4 a.m. The Atlanta Falcons are new to the spotlight. New England, by now, knows how to line up for the team picture. The Falcons have the NFL’s No. 1 scoring offense. The Patriots have the NFL’s No. 1 scoring defense. No one can stop Matt Ryan lately. The only man who can stop […]

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Random thoughts: Can Longo reach Hall of Fame?

January 22, 2017 College Sports in Florida

USA Today ranked the next Hall of Famer for every team. The Rays’ representative was Evan Longoria, although the website said he needed “four or five” more productive seasons. Still, the website pointed out the considerable distance between Longoria and the next guy. – Maybe it’s just me, but I’d have Fred McGriff first. But […]

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Ask Gary: The 2011 draft was supposed to save the Rays

January 21, 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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Memories of the best conference championships

January 20, 2017 general

Start with this: There are twice as many conference championship games as Super Bowls. Naturally, there are twice as many golden memories. Keep that in mind as you watch this weekend’s Conference Title Games. Often, these are the games you are going to remember as much as that dance in the confetti. The Super Bowl, […]

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