Rays’ slow start continues against Indians

April 15, 2016 general

Friday, 5:15 a.m. The Tampa Bay Rays are officially off to a slow start. The Rays lost their second straight series, and their sixth game in nine tries, Wednesday against the Cleveland Indians. The hitters haven’t hit, and the starting pitchers haven’t won. Content beyond this point is for members only.

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Ask the expert: Jerry Angelo

April 14, 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. Okay, I’m confused again. Not that […]

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Nikita Kucherov takes the reins for the Lightning

April 14, 2016 general

Thursday, 5:50 a.m. As of now, he is your hope. He is your heartbeat. There is something about Nikita Kucherov that makes you believe in tomorrow, and the day after. There is something about him that whispers that he can be special, that he can carry a team, that he can he can get the […]

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Rays’ offense is shut down by Cleveland’s Carrasco

April 14, 2016 general

Thursday, 5:30 a.m. If indeed the Tampa Bay Rays get a new baseball stadium, here’s an idea of what to do with the old one. Sell it to Carlos Carrasco, who probably feels as if he owns it already. Once again, Carrasco dominated the Tampa Bay Rays in a 4-1 victory Wednesday night. Carrasco just […]

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Tampa Bay bats come to life in win over Indians

April 13, 2016 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. You had seen this show before. You had lived it. It had made you grow old. It turned your hair gray and added wrinkle lines to your eyes. It was the Rays. And, once again, they weren’t hitting. Yeah, yeah. The season is early. It’s far too soon to declare the bats […]

Tagged as: Forsythe, Indians, Longoria, Rays

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For Bucs, Winston-to-Evans has to be more lethal

April 12, 2016 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. It starts with a simple game of pitch and catch. If the Tampa Bay Bucs are going to be better this year, that’s where it starts. It’s Jameis Winston throwing. A good amount of the time, it’s Mike Evans catching. If the Bucs are going to win, those two have to be […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Evans, Improvement, Winston

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Starting pitching has to pick up for Rays to win

April 11, 2016 general

Monday, 6 a.m. Despite the addition of power, there were too many hitters having to bounce back from poor seasons. So it was fair to be concerned about the Rays’ hitters. Content beyond this point is for members only.

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Random Thoughts: Spieth plays in slow motion

April 10, 2016 general

Sunday, 6 a.m. Hello. I’m the NFL network, and I think it’s dandy that Myles Jack has passed Jalen Ramsey in the first week of April. After all, the guys haven’t played in more than three months and the scouts aren’t talking. – Any day now, I would expect Justin Spieth to endorse Heinz Ketchup. […]

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Young quarterbacks show promise for FSU team

April 9, 2016 College Sports in Florida

Saturday, 8:17 p.m. Okay, Jimbo Fisher played with the rules. Heck, it’s his game. So who carries if he erases a fumble, or adds 90 seconds to the clock here or there. The point is, FSU’s depth showed possibilities Saturday afternoon in Orlando. Content beyond this point is for members only.

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Ask Gary: How deep can the Lightning go?

April 9, 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: Buc;s, Gary, Stamkos, Tiger

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