Did Bulls look Strong enough to Charlie?

December 30, 2016 College Sports in Florida

Friday, 4 a.m. Through the eyes of Willie Taggart, Oregon Duck, it probably looked familiar. Through the eyes of T.J. Weist, Bull for a day, it probably looked promising. Through the eyes of Quinton Flowers, MVP for the game, it probably looked good at the end. Ah, but how did it look to Charlie Strong? […]

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This time, Lightning loses after its comeback

December 30, 2016 general

Friday, 3 a.m. One step up, one step back. The Tampa Bay Lightning,  one night after one of their most impressive overtime victories over Montreal, had a second straight comeback blunted in an overtime loss to Toronto. This time, they fell to the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2. The Bolts came from a 2-0 deficit to tie Thursday […]

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What do the Bucs do with Martin now?

December 29, 2016 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. The problem isn’t that Doug Martin cheated. The problem is that even after he cheated, Martin was a lousy running back. Simple as that. Why, with the high-test coursing through his veins, Martin still couldn’t manage three yards a carry. With the joy juice unleashed, he still couldn’t get anywhere close to […]

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Lightning comes from behind to beat Montreal

December 29, 2016 general

Thursday, 3 a.m. They skate like players  you remember. They finish the way they used to finish. The score the way they used to score. Yep. Those are the Triplets all right. And welcome back. The reunited Triplets of Tyler Johnson, Ondrej Palat and Nikita Kucherov rode together again Wednesday night in the Lightning’s 4-3 […]

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25 steps to playoff elimination for Bucs

December 28, 2016 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Where did it go? It was right there in their hands, like a set of car keys. It was under lock and key. It was put away safely. And then, in the blink of an eye – maybe two blinks – and it was gone. Other teams were talking about the playoffs. […]

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Why go back to Martin at this point?

December 26, 2016 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. And now comes the last big decision of the season. With one game to go, does Dirk Koetter look again to Doug Martin? Or does he decide that all the reasons that he looked instead to Jacquizz Rodgers are still in place? Does he point Martin to the bench once again? Not […]

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Where do Bucs need to look first to improve?

December 26, 2016 general

Monday, 4 a.m. So where do they go from here? Besides home, that is? The playoff hopes of the Tampa Bay Bucs have been reduced to miracle status. In the end, they turned the ball over too much, they didn’t rush the passer well enough and they didn’t have enough offensive weapons. In their last […]

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Bucs move the wrong direction: Away from playoffs

December 25, 2016 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Well, bah. And furthermore, humbug. If this was indeed the biggest game in years for the Tampa Bay Bucs, well, it ended as the biggest disappointment. So much for the division title. So much for the favorite’s shot at the playoffs. After a 31-24 loss to the New Orleans Saints, it felt […]

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Ask Gary: Spreading a few Christmas wishes

December 24, 2016 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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Sitting one out for the old Alma Mater

December 23, 2016 College Sports in Florida

Thursday, 4 a.m. So much for boolah-boolah. So much for the old college try.. Leonard Fournette is skipping the Citrus Bowl, evidently, because of Orlando traffic and the crowds at the Hillbilly Jamboree. And because he’s been hurt, and he wants to play in the NFL. He wants to practice for the NFL in ways, […]

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