Lightning pulls one out against Nashville

February 13, 2016 general

Saturday, 5:59 a.m. How much difference is there between winning and losing? Between success and failure? Between a keeper of a game and a lost cause? For the Lightning, the answer is 27 seconds. Asked again, it is 64 seconds. As quick as two finger-snaps, the Lightning pulled out a game against the Nashville Predators […]

Tagged as: Johnson, Lightning, Predators, Stamkos

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Who has the toughest job in Tampa Bay?

February 12, 2016 general

Friday, 6 a.m. He has to make the world right. That’s all. He has to make sure the superstar doesn’t try to put every nickel into his own pocket. He has to make sure the kid doesn’t hold his breath until he turns blue. He has to turn this year’s Lightning into last year’s Lightning. […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Lightning, Rays, Tough jobs

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Ask the expert: Jerry Angelo

February 11, 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. I knew the Denver defense was […]

Tagged as: Angelo, Expert, Newton, Super Bowl

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Do you still believe in professional tennis?

February 11, 2016 general

Thursday, 6 a.m. I swung by the tennis courts the other day. Almost no one was home. There was one court being used. A guy who looked like he was trying to beat his mule was playing a guy looked like he had last played in the Crimean War. I’m not sure, but I think […]

Tagged as: Connors, Sampras, Tennis, Williams

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The Bucs finally made the correct choice

February 10, 2016 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. Once upon a time, there was a Heisman Trophy winner named Johnny Manziel. A lot of people thought the Bucs should draft him. They didn’t. Once upon a time, there was a Heisman Trophy winner named Jameis Winston. A lot of people thought the Bucs should draft him. They did. Hooray for […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Manziel, quarterbacks, Winston

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What if Dungy had never left Tampa Bay?

February 9, 2016 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. If he had stayed here, would he have ended up there? If the firing had never happened, if the Glazers didn’t have their secret little deal with Bill Parcells, a man they swore they had never heard of, if they hadn’t later given away the farm to acquire Jon Gruden, who in […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Dungy, Gruden, Tampa Bay

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Miller becomes envy of the NFL in Super Bowl

February 8, 2016 general

Monday, 6 a.m. From the first snap, he was a blur. From the first tackle, he was the star. From the first big play, he was the MVP. This was the Von Miller Super Bowl. He was the best player, the lead singer, the star attraction. Everyone else was a supporting actor in charge of […]

Tagged as: Broncos, Miller, Rush, Super Bowl

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Random thoughts: Manziel to be forgotten

February 7, 2016 general

Congratulations to Tony Dungy, who joins Derrick Brooks and Warren Sapp in the Hall of Fame. Canton just became a nicer place. – So, who do you like to reach the World Series CXII this year? – Have you ever seen a guy work harder not to be a success than Johnny Manziel? As long […]

Tagged as: Hall of fFame, Manuel, Super Bowl, Winston

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Ask Gary: Which sports stars have it the hardest

February 6, 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, Hardy, Lightning, Rays

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Johnson starting to click as Lightning wins again

February 6, 2016 general

Saturday, 6 a.m. For a half season, he was a memory. Tyler Johnson was lost. He was chasing the game he once dominated, and he could not catch up, and every game, the memory of how special he was faded a bit more. He was just another guy in just another uniform the Lightning. Nothing […]

Tagged as: Johnson, Lightning, Palat, Penguins

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