Random Thoughts: Is Brady among most hatable?

May 22, 2016 general

Sunday, 6 a.m. Hello. I’m Russell Wilson, and in today’s commencement speech, I’m going to talk about winning an Academy Award, being a congressman and Saving Private Ryan. What? These things are supposed to be true? – USA puts the Bucs at 7.5 wins this year but predicts they will go over. – Some polls […]

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Ask Gary: Are relievers paid by the hour?

May 21, 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: Donovan, Lynch, Relievers, Safer

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Lightning lives after almost dying in third

May 21, 2016 general

Saturday, 5:45 a.m. Give up one goal, and it’s a nuisance. Yeah, Andrei Vasilveskiy lost his shutout. But that’s why heaven invented 4-0 leads. What’s the worry? Give up a second goal, and it’s a dilemma. Here come those dangerous Penguins again, scoring as quickly as a sneeze. Still, it’s going to be okay. Right? […]

Tagged as: Hockey, Lighting, Penguins, playoffs

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Will the Bucs’ offense really be better in 2016?

May 20, 2016 general

Friday, 6 a.m. They will be better. Of course they will be better. Absolutely. They’ll be eaten up by progress. Won’t they? Why, Jameis Winston will improve his quarterback rating. Doug Martin won’t suffer from bad games. Mike Evans won’t drop as many balls. Right? The offensive braintrust of the Tampa Bay Bucs sits at […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Improvement, NFL, Offense

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Ask the Expert: Jerry Angelo

May 19, 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. This is one of my favorite […]

Tagged as: Last Place, Mettenberger, Rookies, San Francisco

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Lightning can’t stop Pittsburgh’s dangerous offense

May 19, 2016 general

Thursday, 5:30 a.m. Is this how it ends, in a hail of bullets, with the Lightning unable to match the offense of the Pittsburgh Penguins? Is this how the door closes, with a swarm of bees, with a goaltender desperately trying to swat the odds around from his face? Is this how the season closes, […]

Tagged as: Lightning, Pittsburgh, playoffs, Vasilevskiy

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Believing in the Lightning isn’t always easy

May 18, 2016 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. Funny thing, faith. It fades in an out of tune like an AM radio signal. A team plays well, and the ride feels good, and you cannot contain yourself. Why, this team is terrific. This season is terrific. Your arms cannot spread wide enough to hold all of them. Why, there is […]

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Bolts win a game, but it doesn’t feel like enough

May 17, 2016 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. Repeat it to yourself: Things are okay for the Tampa Bay Lighting. Really, they are. Keep reminding yourself that the Bolts won one game in Pittsburgh, which has always been the battle plan for hockey teams. Remember that the Lightning came from two goals behind. Chant that the next two games are […]

Tagged as: Lightning, Overtime, Penguins, playoffs

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Vasilevskiy can give the Lightning a huge lead

May 16, 2016 general

Sunday 6 a.m. It is his job now. It is his net. For the time being, it is his team. Imagine Andrei Vasilevskiy. Imagine the pressure. Imagine walking through the locker room and feeling the eyes follow you around the room. He is 21 years old, the age of a college junior, and one of […]

Tagged as: Goal, Lightning, Penguins, Vasilevskiy

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Rays get impressive start from Matt Andriese

May 15, 2016 general

Sunday, 6 a.m. Chris Archer? Yeah, Chris Archer. Arch is the guy you would have expected to pitch a game like this, right? He would have the command. He would have been in control. And if not Archer, maybe Drew Smyly. Yeah, for it would have been Drew Smyly. It would have been Smyly who […]

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