Lightning fans falling in love with reborn Drouin

April 20, 2016 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. With every pass, you love him more. With every play, you understand his point. One shift at a time, Jonathan Drouin is winning Lightning fans over. Oh, it wasn’t long ago that Lightning fans were content to boot Drouin off of the bus. He was a baby, a pouter, a whiner. He […]

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Is it okay to hate those pesky Red Wings?

April 19, 2016 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. By now, you are working up a pretty good froth in the name of the Detroit Red Wings, aren’t you? By now, you curl your lip when you see those thermometer-colored uniforms (red so the blood stains wash out easier). You are thousands of miles away, but you hate the feel of […]

Tagged as: Abdelkador, Hate, Lightning, playoffs, Red Wings

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Tampa Bay lost a game, but only a game

April 18, 2016 general

Monday, 6 a.m. And now, we may assume, the sky is falling. The Tampa Bay Lightning has lost, and they looked rather feeble in doing it. And so now there will be those who will shake their heads, and tell you that they knew it all the time. They will say this team is held […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Detroit, Lightning, Triplets

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Moore, Guyer lead Rays to their first series win

April 18, 2016 Tampa Bay Rays

Monday, 5:30 a.m. For the Rays, winning is coming by the numbers. Four. As in Brandon Guyer’s hit total Sunday. Five. As in innings Alex Colome had to pitch to earn his first save, Ten. As in the number of batters struck out by Matt Moore. One. As in series won by the Tampa Bay […]

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Random thoughts: The return of the hockey goon

April 17, 2016 general

Sunday, 6 a.m. Hello. I’m Justin Abdelkador, and I have a question. How many “o’s” are there in goon? – If you’re thinking the Bucs should trade up in the draft, be warned. According to the trade value chart, they could get to fourth by trading their No. 1 and throwing in their second, to […]

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Ramirez leads the Rays as they finally erupt

April 17, 2016 Baseball

Sunday, 5:30 a.m. Okay. Who had Erasmo Ramirez in the pool? Heck, Ramirez wasn’t even in the starting rotation until Saturday. Whoever could have seen the smiling pitcher becoming the first starter to win a game this season? Ramirez shut out Chicago for 5 2/3 innings Saturday night, allowing only <h5><em>Content beyond this point is […]

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Ask Gary: How long will collapse eat at Spieth?

April 16, 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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Welcome back, Tyler; Johnson leads big Lightning win

April 16, 2016 general

Saturday, 5:30 a.m. He was a ghost. A memory. A reminder of what the Lightning was like back in the golden days of last year. Ah, but these are the playoffs, and the lights are bright and the cameras are rolling. And, why, hello again. Tyler Johnson is back, and just like the old days, […]

Tagged as: Johnson, Lightning, playoffs, Wings

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Trying to read between the lines with Bucs’ Licht

April 15, 2016 general

Thursday, 6 a.m. He will tell you why busts bust. He will tell you how linebackers differ from the old days. He will tell you about grading character. But Jason Licht will not tell you who his team is drafting in the upcoming NFL draft. He won’t even hint. Around him, there are hundreds of […]

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Bucs must improve against an tougher later schedule

April 15, 2016 general

Friday, 6 a.m. Improvement won’t come easy for the Tampa Bay Bucs. The Bucs play the Super Bowl champ, the Super Bowl runner up (twice) and the NFC runner-up in the coming season. Six of the Bucs’ opponents won double-digit games. The NFL schedule was released Thursday, including back-to-back games to open the season. There […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Later, Schedules, Tougher

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