Gary Shelton Sports

Ask Gary: Should NFL officials be full-time?

November 12, 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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Backup goalie Vasilevskiy leads Lightning victory

November 11, 2016 general

Friday, 4 a.m. What do you do when a comfortable lead grows uncomfortable? How do you respond when a walkaway win turns wobbly? At such a moment, you turn to your goaltender. And at such a moment, more and more, Andrei Vasilevskiy looks large enough. Take Thursday night, when a solid victory turned scary. One […]

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Ask the expert: Jerry Angelo

November 10, 2016 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, 5 a.m. There have been a lot of […]

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Heisman doesn’t always go to the best player

November 10, 2016 College Sports in Florida

Thursday, 4 a.m. I can’t tell you how much I’m pulling for old what’s-his-name in this year’s Heisman Trophy race. After all, the world needs more used car salesmen. You know, the guys with shiny trophies on their desks. They can sell you a Kia and tell you how good they used to be. Why, […]

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Mid-term grades? The Bucs still aren’t passing

November 9, 2016 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. It’s halfway to what we had hoped would be a new day. Sadly, we’re stuck in the middle of last year. And the year before. And a lot of years before that. Halfway through a season, the only thing that seems clear is that those who thought this would be the turnaround […]

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Rare giveaway by Hedman leads to Lightning loss

November 8, 2016 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. Usually, it is the safest place in the world for the puck. It is a mother’s arms in a bank vault in outer space. Once the puck is on the stick of Victor Hedman, the Palace Guard, surely nothing will befall the Tampa Bay Lightning. On the road? It’s okay. In a […]

Tagged as: Florida, Hedman, Luongo, Tampa Bay

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Could the Bucs manage to lose to the Browns?

November 7, 2016 general

Monday, 4 a.m. They could do it. They could lose. With the game on the line, the Tampa Bay Bucs could feel the pressure of the moment, and they could gather all of their strengths, and they could let even this one slip away. Someone in their huddle could measure down to the task. The […]

Tagged as: Browns, Buc;s, Favorite, NFL

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Random thoughts: Just 108 more years to wait

November 6, 2016 College Sports in Florida

Sunday, 5:30 a.m. This just in: The Chicago Cubs are going to be fierce in the year 2124. You know, in another 108 years. – Dallas’ Dez Bryant says he has “between 3,000 and 3,500” pairs of Jordan’s. Which means that together, we have some 3,502 pairs of sneakers. Also this: if Bryant wears a […]

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Lightning makes a Point in victory over Devils

November 6, 2016 general

Sunday, 2 a.m. For the Tampa Bay Lightning, his impact has impressive. But scoreless. Try as he might, Brayden Point had not lit the lamp. He had scored in shootouts, including a game-winner, but he didn’t have a goal that made it to the stat sheet. Until Saturday night, that is, when Point scored one […]

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