Lightning can’t come back in loss to Colorado

October 21, 2016 general

Now that it has been established that the Tampa Bay Lighting will not go undefeated this year, coach Jon Cooper has a request. How about a lead, for crying out loud? The Lighting, which has trailed in every game this year, could mount no comeback Thursday night. They lost 4-0 to Colorado, giving up goals in the […]

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Ask the expert: Jerry Angelo

October 20, 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. Does this years’ Atlanta team, at […]

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Are these Browns capable of losing them all?

October 20, 2016 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. You can picture them now, gathered in the end zone, talking about the flat champagne that awaits them. They are the winless ones, the failures. Once, they lost them all. In this corner, there are the 1976 Bucs, the hopeless ones. Together, they were shut out five times their first season. They […]

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Lightning goes to 3-0 with thrill ride of a victory

October 19, 2016 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Where do you start? Well, by catching your breath. You’re going to need your wind before you can talk about this one. When do you start? Well, by gathering your thoughts. By separating the come-from-behind triumph from the fall-from-ahead tragedy? By talking first about the goal from the  experienced star and later […]

Tagged as: Lightning, Point, Shootout, Stamkos

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For a night, Lecavalier turns back the clock with Lightning

October 19, 2016 general

Wednesday 6 a.m. Damn, Vinny. You got old. Vincent Lecavalier walked across the ice, his ice, and if it wasn’t for the two toddlers, his toddlers, you might have sworn it was 2002 all over again. Except that he is no longer Vinny the Kid, Vinny the Promised One, Vinny the 50-goal scorer. He no […]

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Which of Florida’s teams are the mightiest of all?

October 18, 2016 general

Tuesday, 5 a.m. Three little teams. See how they plod. Three little teams, on their way to nowhere. Three little teams, someday’s children, the tadpoles of the National Football League. Things are looking up here in the state of Florida. Jacksonville has won two whole games in a row. Miami has won one. Tampa Bay […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Dolphins, Jaguars, NFL

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The polls are just barely out of USF’s reach

October 17, 2016 College football

  Monday, 5 a.m. Should the USF Bulls be ranked? Better question: Are you prepared for the USF Bulls to be ranked? They are 6-1, and they are one of the highest scoring teams in the nation. They are fun to watch with their star quarterback and their star running back and their star receiver. […]

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Random thoughts: Sports Illustrated rips Thunderbug

October 16, 2016 College Sports in Florida

Sunday, 6 a.m. Two games in, the Lightning is pretty good. But according to Sports Illustrated, their mascot Thunderbug is 28th in the NFL. Personally, I’d be ashamed to be behind Stinger of the Columbus Blue Jackets, but that’s just me. – Definition of a bad quarterback: One who couldn’t even get a tryout with the […]

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Once again, USF pulls away from foe at the end

October 16, 2016 College football

Saturday, 3:15 a.m. For awhile, the USF Bulls looked sluggish. They ended up with 42 points. For a time, they sputtered. They ran for 316 yards For a moment, it was unclear just how into the UConn game that USF was. And quarterback Quinton Flowers ended up with five touchdowns. That’s the thing about the […]

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Deja vu: The Lightning pulls off another comeback

October 16, 2016 general

Is every game going to be like this? And if so, can your heart stand it? Are the Tampa Bay Lightning going to fall behind 2-0 after every first period? Are they going to, somehow, manage a comeback to win? Content beyond this point is for members only.

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