Is it over? Lightning lose Stamkos for 1-3 months

April 3, 2016 general

Sunday, 12:10 a.m. Might it be over? Might Steven Stamkos have played his last game with the Tampa Bay Lightning? After 569 games, after 312 goals, it is possible that we have seen the last of Stamkos on the ice. After all the games at center, and more than he liked on the wing, the […]

Tagged as: Lightning, Stamkos, Surgery, victory

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Ask Gary: Why honor the 4,693rd celebrity?

April 2, 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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Lightning loses embarrassing game to Montreal

April 1, 2016 general

Friday, 6 a.m. It has happened before. I looked it up. It was a Tuesday, back in 1954. The ice was melting, and the players wore galoshes and pushed a volleyball around with brooms. Yeah, that was the last time there was a game as mind-numbingly dull as the one the Tampa Bay Lightning played […]

Tagged as: Canadians, Lethargic, Lightning, playoffs

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Ask the Expert: Jerry Angelo

March 31, 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. Jalen Ramsey of FSU says the […]

Tagged as: Angelo, Ramsey, Richardson, Tebow

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Another season, another chance to blame Shelton

March 31, 2016 general

Thursday, 6 a.m. Blame Shelton, that’s what I say. At least, that’s what I’ve always wanted to say. I’ll bring the tar, you bring the feathers, and we’ll give Derek Shelton a whole new look. Someone light the torches. Someone storm the dugout. If you’re looking for a scapegoat, why not him. Look at his […]

Tagged as: Hitting coach, Offense, Rays, Shelton

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A great way to start the baseball season: Reading

March 30, 2016 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. It was never planned. It was never thought out. Every year, though, like clockwork, my nature would pull me toward it. Baseball would get close, and I would remember the boys. Bouton and Schultz and Barber and Brabender and Marshall and Piniella and Bell and Gosger. The pages of Ball Four were […]

Tagged as: Ball Four, Books, Bouton, Shoeless Joe

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Bishop at his best as Bolts beat Leafs

March 29, 2016 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. This is why you consider him. This is why he is in the running. Yes, Ben Bishop has lost 19 games this year, too often because of his scorers’ non-support. This, however, is why you can mention Bishop’s name with the Vezina Trophy without blushing. Did you see him Monday night? He […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Hockey, Lightning, Shutout

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Do Bucs have a better shot at free agency this year?

March 28, 2016 general

Monday, 6 a.m. When evaluating the players in a team’s shopping cart, you start with this admission. This might not work out, either. That’s the thing you have to keep in mind about free agency. Failure is always an option. It doesn’t matter how much you spend, or how many years you invest, or how […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Free Agent, Martin, NFL

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Random thoughts: Winston fourth among QBs

March 27, 2016 general

Sunday, 6 a.m. Hello, I’m Ben Affleck, and instead of all this conversation about bat flips, I think we should talk about the Bat flop. – Seriously, Goose Gossage, then Johnny Bench, now Mike Schmidt are grumbling about how things aren’t how they used to be. What? Is this Aunt Bee’s pickling social? Let players […]

Tagged as: Browns, Buc;s, Lightning, Sam

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First place slips away as Panthers beat Lightning

March 26, 2016 general

Saturday, 10:45 p.m. Evidently, the road for the Tampa Bay Lightning will be bumpy all the way to the end. After the season they have had, would you expect anything else? With first-place on the line Saturday night against the Florida Panthers, a rivalry that has taken on importance, the Lightning ran out of gas […]

Tagged as: Hockey, Lighting, Panthers, Stamkos

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