USF loses an embarrassing game to Pirates

March 3, 2016 College Sports in Florida

Thursday, 2 p.m. When the disappointment of the USF basketball team is remembered, the loss to East Carolina will help to define it. The Bulls managed only 39 points and lost their 23rd game out of 30 for the season. “It was one of those night where we couldn’t execute and couldn’t find a basket,” […]

Tagged as: Basketball, Defeated, East Carolina, USF

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Has Martin priced himself out of Tampa Bay?

March 3, 2016 general

Thursday, 6 a.m. The last thing the Tampa Bay Bucs need is to be thrown for a loss. The last thing a roster that doesn’t have enough good players needs to do is subtract one of them. The team is getting better. Eventually, it has a chance to be good. But it isn’t in the […]

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Rays encouraging despite losing spring opener

March 3, 2016 general

Thursday, 6 a.m. The final score turned out wrong. There’s that. Still, a lot of things turned out okay in the spring training opener of the Tampa Bay Rays, who lost to the Washington Nationals 6-2 Wednesday. For instance, starter Jake Odorizzi had an easy enough outing, retiring the order on eight pitches. For instance, […]

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Can Rays’ pitching win enough games?

March 2, 2016 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. The questions are like apples in a tree. If you don’t find one you like, hang around. One will hit you on the head. For most teams, spring training comes with three, maybe four questions. Will the new free agent catch on quickly? Can the injured star heal? Can the new ace […]

Tagged as: Archer, Rays, Rotation, Winning

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Tampa Bay’s owners needed harder questions

March 1, 2016 general

6 a.m., Tuesday As the men in charge of the games approached their chairs on the stage, it was a bit like the ascension of man, each trying to stand tall and walk erect. There was Bryan Glazer, whose Bucs look as if they might be improving. There was Stu Sternberg, whose Rays have gone […]

Tagged as: Glazer, Sternberg, Tampa Bay, Vinik

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What sports movie deserved an Oscar most?

February 29, 2016 general

Monday, 6 a.m. I love sports movies. Even the ones that bend the facts. It happens. People are so committed to bringing a great tale the big screen that they fudge  the story. You’d think that Chariots of Fire, the Blind Side, 61, Rudy and, especially, Cool Runnings would be enough fun all by themselves. […]

Tagged as: Movies, Oscars, Raging Bull, Sports

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Random Thoughts: Getting happy over football

February 28, 2016 general

Hello, I’m Noah Spence, and I’m here to tell you about happiness. Some football players play through the agony of the game. And some of us play for the Ectasy. – A redraft of the 2011 NFL drafts has the Bucs with Orlando Frankin, non-descript guard, instead of Adrian Claiborne, a non-descript end. Nah, not […]

Tagged as: Combine, Random, Spence, Tyson

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Ask Gary: Was Archer wrong in leadership try?

February 27, 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: Archer, Kazmaier, Leader, Rules

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Rays’ Hickey has to work his magic again

February 26, 2016 general

Friday, 6 a.m. The years go by, and he gets smarter. These days, there is something you trust about Jim Hickey, the most accomplished man in a Tampa Bay Rays’ uniform. He is the Svengali, the mentor, the teacher. He can take a questionable pitching staff and turn it into something that works. Year after […]

Tagged as: Archer, Hickey, pitching, Rays

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Ask the Expert: Jerry Angelo

February 26, 2016 general

Thursday, 6 a.m. 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. The NFL combines are this week. […]

Tagged as: Angelo, Combine, Expert, Hernandez

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