Penalty kill is murder on the Lightning

October 15, 2015 general

Friday, 12 a.m. Yes, it’s still early. But an inability to kill could end up being the death of the Tampa Bay Lightning. An ineffective penalty kills led to the second consecutive defeat by the Lightning Thursday night, a 5-3 loss to the Dallas Stars in which the Bolts gave up another two power play […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Lightning, Stamkos, Stars

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By the numbers, the Bucs are getting better

October 15, 2015 general

Thursday, 6 a.m. It doesn’t sound like a lot. Lovie Smith would probably agree with you that it is not enough. One win. That’s all. At this point last season, the Bucs were off to a dreadful 1-4 season. This year, they’re off to a mediocre 2-3 season. The difference is in the adjectives. And […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Improvement, Martin, Statistics

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Ask the Expert: Jerry Angelo

October 14, 2015 general

Wednesday, 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. <p style=”text-align: There are rumors that […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Kelly, Manning, Payton

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Spurrier was the most important Gator of all

October 14, 2015 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. It was morning in the sky, and already, we were flying like one of Steve Spurrier’s visors. It was a little bumpy, in other words. We sat there, cramped on the plane, coming back to Tampa. The game the previous day hadn’t had a lot of meaning, as I recall. Just coming […]

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Reaction to Grier’s suspension starts with rage

October 13, 2015 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. First, there is rage. As a man, a non-Gator, tries to sort out the feeling of loss that comes with the year-long suspension of quarterback Will Grier, this is the first emotion that hits you. Anger. Fury. Scorn. Damn it, Will. What were you thinking? Were you thinking? How could you risk […]

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Bucs’ secondary continues to make fans nervous

October 12, 2015 general

Monday, 6 a.m. Now that they have won again, the question is simple. Are they capable of doing it again? There were times in Sunday’s 38-31 victory they certainly looked the part. Jameis Winston took better care of the ball. Doug Martin ran like it was 2012. Connor Barth was accurate. The offensive line was […]

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Bucs win, but fall short of making fans happy

October 11, 2015 general

Sunday, 6:51 p.m. TAMPA It was like having a candy bar for dinner. Sweet, perhaps, but hardly satisfying. With a team trying to learn how to walk, however, this is what you get. Thirty-eight points worth of offense. Thirty-one given up by the defense. Finally, a win at home. Almost, a secondary capable of blowing […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Jags, Martin, Winston

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Random Thoughts: Is Golden still the UM coach?

October 11, 2015 Baseball

Sunday, 6 a.m. Hello, I’m Al Golden, and I have a question. How did they get an airplane to pull a banner over this column? – USA Today ranks Sunday’s Tampa Bay-Jacksonville game as the NFL’s least-watchable game of the weekend, which is particularly harsh on a weekend when Cleveland plays Baltimore and Buffalo plays […]

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FSU’s Cook limps his way past the Hurricanes

October 11, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Sunday, 12:35 a.m. Turns out, one leg is plenty for Dalvin Cook. Two would just be running up the score. Cook, questioned all week because the health of his left leg, passed all tests Saturday night as he ran past the University of Miami. The Seminoles sputtered at times, and they trailed in the fourth […]

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USF has had bigger wins, but this felt large enough

October 11, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Sunday, 12:05 a.m. There have been bigger days. Just not lately. They have beaten bigger opponents. It’s just been a while. There have been big bigger impacts. Did any of them feel this good? The USF Bulls finally collected a scalp worth keeping Saturday, pulling away from Syracuse to take a 45-24 decision. It was […]

Tagged as: Flowers, Mack, Taggart, USF

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