Foley made himself into an indispensable Gator

June 14, 2016 College Sports in Florida

Tuesday, 6 a.m. What does an athletic director do, really? Besides direct, that is. He shakes hands. He slaps backs. He hires. He fires. He buys suits. And after that, most of the time, you don’t notice him. Even when an athletic director is as successful as Foley, you don’t notice him for all the […]

Tagged as: Athletic Director, Florida, Foley, Gators

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Matt Moore turns back the clock against Astros

June 13, 2016 general

Monday, 6 a.m. This is the way he used to be. This is the way he used to throw. The world belonged to Matt Moore and that magnificent left arm of his back when he was a kid. He was a gunslinger in those days, and the mount belonged to him. He was used to […]

Tagged as: Andriese, Astros, Moore, Rays

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Random Thoughts: Playbook on Twitter?

June 12, 2016 NFL

Sunday, 6 a.m. Here’s a thought. Maybe Dirk Koetter should put his playbook on Twitter. Austin Seferian-Jenkins, twit, might read it then. – Here goes USA Today again, showing how little they have paid attention to the history of the Bucs. They say the worst starting quarterback in Tampa Bay history was … Steve Spurrier. […]

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Archer takes his eighth loss late against Houston

June 12, 2016 general

Sunday, 5:45 a.m. Chris Archer had a pretty good day Saturday. Just not good enough. He went 7 2/3 innings. He struck out eight. He gave up six hits. And he lost. Again. Archer fell to 4-8 as the Houston Astros rallied for a 4-3 victory Content beyond this point is for members only.

Tagged as: Archer, Astros, Pearce, Ryas

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This time, the Rays’ save should go to Pearce

June 11, 2016 general

Saturday, 5:45 a.m. Usually, the last image you would remember would be that of Alex Colome, his arms lifted triumphantly after saving another game. After all, Colome had worked his way out of bases-loaded, one-out situation in the ninth. He had struck out Colby Rasmus. He had saved his 18th game without surrendering a run. […]

Tagged as: Astros, Colome, Pearce, Rays

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Ask Gary: Who stole the American tennis rackets?

June 10, 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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Bucs’ Seferian-Jenkins is running on empty

June 10, 2016 general

Friday, 6 a.m. Hurt, confused and dismissed is no way to go through one’s NFL career. Just ask Austin Seferian-Jenkins, a Buc-for-the-moment. Seferian-Jenkins was already on the thin limbs of his career. He was hurt to often, and his production wasn’t in the same area code as his potential. Now, you can only wonder how […]

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Ask the Expert: Jerry Angelo

June 9, 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. Thursday, 6 a.m. I see where Jason Pierre-Paul says […]

Tagged as: Hot Seats, Lewis, Pierre-Paul, Tough schedules

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Thurman looks to establish his own legacy

June 9, 2016 Boxing

Thursday 6 a.m. Eventually, it may be Shawn Porter who he has on the run. For now, Keith Thurman smiles. He dances, and he swats his opponent on the head, and he dances away. His opponent chases after him. Thurman swats again and grins. He ducks his head and clenches. His opponent tongue is hanging […]

Tagged as: boxing, Little Champion, Porter, Thurman

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Is Longoria an All-Star once more for the Rays?

June 8, 2016 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. If you want to split hairs, he is not quite Mike Schmidt. He doesn’t have that kind of raw power. He’s better than he has been, but outfielders can still play on this side of the fence. If you want to nit pick, he is not quite Brooks Robinson. He’s good, but […]

Tagged as: All-Star, Longo, Rays, Third basemen

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