USF wins its second game over Savannah State

November 29, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Sunday, 7:15 p.m. USF won its second game of the season Sunday by a score of 67-57, closing out Savannah State from the free throw line in the late going. The Bulls led only by three with 1:34 to play, but Roddie Peters hit three of four free throws and Jaleel Cousins hit two of […]

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Random Thoughts: Could Chip replace Goofy?

November 29, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Sunday, 6 a.m. Hello. I’m Jimbo Fisher. And I’m staying at FSU because, well, someone has to be the new Burt Reynolds. – I know that Johnny Manziel is a frat boy who needs to stand in the corner for a while, but did the Browns really demote him for partying on his off-time? At […]

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Only four plays separated FSU from Florida

November 29, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Sunday, 12:54 a.m. If you were a highly ranked athlete in Florida, where would you go after watching FSU beat Florida Saturday night. Depends. Where were you going to go before the game? There have been FSU-Florida games that affected the recruiting race. This wasn’t one of them. Both teams finished with two losses. Both […]

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Lightning lacks power in loss to Islanders

November 28, 2015 general

Saturday, 11:15 p.m. These days, it’s easy to see the problem with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Not enough power. The sputtering Lightning, 11-11-2 on the season, blew a 2-0 lead and lost 3-2 to the New York Islanders Saturday night. Perhaps you thought the Lightning had awakened with a three-game winning streak, but now it […]

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Ask Gary: Have the Bucs turned the corner?

November 28, 2015 general

Saturday, 6 a.m. (Each week, the readers take over GarySheltonsports.com and play Ask Gary. They send in a question, or a couple, 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 or be […]

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Kentucky’s run leads the ‘Cats past USF

November 27, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Friday, 9 p.m. When it was over, Orlando Antigua might have wanted to go to the locker room with his former team. After all, that team is perenial NCAA powerhouse Kentucky, which seems loaded for another shot at the title this year. Kentucky had won easily Friday afternoon, beaten Antigua’s 1-5 USF team, 84-63. The […]

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USF can compare to the best teams USF has had

November 27, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Friday, 6 a.m. He moved across the field slowly, as if to linger, as if to savor the last moments of a season that ended so sweet. The stadium lights, and the ones from the scoreboard, bounced off of Willie Taggart as he milled around the field. Once again, his Bulls had been a dominant […]

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Ask the Expert Jerry Angelo

November 26, 2015 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. Both Brett Favre and Terrell Owens […]

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Winston, Hasselbeck have taken different roads

November 26, 2015 general

Thursday, 6 a.m. Two men, one of them young, one of them old. Two men, one of them just starting out, one of them just winding down. Two men, one catching on, one hanging on. The thing they have in common is leadership.The thing they have in common is dedication. The thing they have in […]

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Lightning’s Marchessault stands tall in shootout

November 26, 2015 general

Thursday, 12:16 a.m. You know how big Lightning forward Jonathan Marchessault is? He’s as big as a shootout. He’s as big as a winning streak. He’s as big as his moment on Wednesday night. Marchessault, the diminutive (he’s listed at 5-9, 175) player) has been fairly large for the Lightning lately. His assist set up […]

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