Odorizzi keeps decent pitching going for Rays

July 30, 2016 general

Saturday, 5:30 a.m. How competitive might the Tampa Bay Rays have been if they had had decent starting pitching all along? Maybe, they would have looked something like this. The Rays have won six of their last 11 games (after going 3-24 in their previous 27) with nine straight quality starts by their starting rotation. […]

Tagged as: Odorizzi, pitching, Rays, Yankees

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Ask the Expert: Jerry Angelo

July 29, 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 question will be selected. Friday, 6 a.m. No matter what you think of […]

Tagged as: Brady, Davis., Gordon, quarterbacks

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Winston is the Bucs’ leader in more than voice

July 29, 2016 general

Friday, 5:30 a.m. A guy yells in the locker room. He charges through the door and out of the tunnel. He breaks through the banner and leads his team onto field. Rah, rah. And furthermore rah. Is this leadership? Not really. The players who are following him onto the field were headed there anyway. A […]

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David needs winning to cement his reputation

July 28, 2016 general

Thursday, 6 a.m. The player is right. The position is right. The team is right. For Lavonte David, however, the timing is all wrong. He is a linebacker of another era, a swift, relentless tackling machine from the days of eight-track players and pet rocks. David is a linebacker who plays chase, a player who […]

Tagged as: Brooks, Buc;s, David, Linebackers

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Who are the 20 most important Bucs?

July 27, 2016 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. Rah, team. Coaches are big on this stuff, of course. The least important backup is vital. The lowest special teammer ranks. The weakest link sink ships, and all of that. But it isn’t true. As they said in Animal Farm, some players are more important than others. That’s true with an NFL […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Rankings, Top 20, Winston

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The best and worst Bucs’ off-seasons by the year

July 26, 2016 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. Some gotta win. Some gotta lose. Some run across the goal line. Others chase. Some make the tackle. Some miss. And so it goes. The NFL is the definition of Newton’s law of action and reaction. There is good and bad, catches and drops, touchdowns and interceptions.There are runs and stumbles. There […]

Tagged as: Best, Buc;s, Dungy, Gruden, Worst

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Rowdies fans are part of the soccer experience

July 25, 2016 Rowdies

Monday, 6 a.m. I have a confession to make. Deep inside, in a part of me that I don’t talk about much, I want to be a mobster. I want to chant, and I want to sing, and I want to pound the big bass drum. I want to dress in green and gold and […]

Tagged as: Cole, Fun, Rowdies, Soccer

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Random Thoughts: Do Jags want to consider Hardy?

July 24, 2016 general

Hi, I’m Greg Hardy, and frankly, the Jacksonville Jags would serve their locker room better by hiring Andy Hardy. – Evidently, the only woman in the world who cannot beat Holly Holm is Ronda Rousey. – Ray Rice, the only guy it seems Roger Goodell has ever punished, says he’ll play for free. The NFL […]

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Cole’s late penalty kick earns a draw for Rowdies

July 24, 2016 Rowdies

Sunday, 5:30 a.m. Tampa Bay Rowdies head coach Stuart Campbell will admit that his team has far too many draws this season, and far too many of them have come in home games. On a night like Saturday night, however, it’s not so bad. The Rowdies came from behind to earn a 2-2 draw with […]

Tagged as: Cole, Draw, Rowdies, Savage

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Ask Gary: What is former Ray Escabar’s reputation?

July 22, 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 […]

Tagged as: Conversation, Escobar, Gary, Rays

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