Mid-season report card: Bucs are mediocre

November 9, 2015 general

Monday, 6 a.m. The Bucs are halfway through their season. They are not, sadly, halfway through their rebuilding. That part goes on. NFL teams seem improve by the yard. This one improves by the inch, with halting, careful footsteps that never seem long enough or decisive enough for their fans. The Bucs have won five […]

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Bucs can’t conquer red zone in mistake-filled game

November 8, 2015 general

Sunday, 9:19 p.m. In metaphor, you may think of the game as a spiral, shimmering in the lights as it floats toward you. You square your shoulders. You stretch your fingers. You feel the ball hit against your palms. And you drop it. In front of your teammates, in front of your fans, in front […]

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Random Thoughts: Time-out to measure hypocrisy

November 8, 2015 general

Sunday, 6 a.m. Hi. I’m Urban Meyer, and I’d like to point out that Aaron Hernandez never took crab legs. I’d wouldn’t put up with that, by golly. – I wonder if Ray Rice cheers for Greg Hardy. – I understand why some critics want Hardy banned from the NFL, but who is going to […]

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FSU loses to Clemson; USF beats East Carolina

November 7, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Saturday, 11:49 p.m. A stopped fourth-and-one play with 6:30 to go spurred the No. 3 ranked Clemson Tigers to a victory over FSU Saturday night. The Seminoles were tied with Clemson at 13 at the time, but Shaq Lawson stopped Dalvin Cook on the biggest play of the game. From there, Clemson drove for the go-ahead field goal and […]

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Bondy starts spreading the news for Giants

November 7, 2015 general

Saturday, 11:30 a.m. Filip Bondy knows football. Especially, he knows quarterbacks. Filip knows quarterbacks because he is from New Jersey, which is almost like being from New York, only smaller, and New York is the source of all knowledge. Why, in New York, they once had Joe Namath, the single most overrated entity in the […]

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Guest columnist: Giants have a real quarterback

November 7, 2015 general

Saturday, 10:37 a.m. First off, let me point out what an honor it is to appear as a guest lecturer on Gary Shelton’s website. I know Mr. Shelton well, consider him a friend, and am aware he has covered football for some time. I remember, in fact, a column he wrote after the wild card […]

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Ask Gary: Has the NBA considered Tampa Bay?

November 7, 2015 Baseball

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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Koetter’s way has led to a better Bucs’ offense

November 6, 2015 general

Friday, 6 a.m. This year, there is a direction. This year, there is an identity. This year, there are expectations. This year, darned if the offense of the Tampa Bay Bucs doesn’t look, well, coordinated. No, they are still not a fireworks show. They are still not lethal. They are still not the kind of […]

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Ask the Expert: Jerry Angelo

November 5, 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. Ken Whisenhunt once took the Arizona […]

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Could FSU-Florida be a great game once again?

November 5, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Thursday, 6 a.m. There is a little business to take care of first, of course. FSU has this bothersome little rivalry with Clemson. It has to make a decision on a quarterback. It has a season-long of sputtering to stop on offense. Florida has to wrap up the SEC East. It has to get its […]

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