Final chapter sneaks up on athletes

November 18, 2015 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. The end looks painful. The end looks awkward. The end, always, looks too soon. And so it appears to be Peyton Manning’s turn. The greatness, it would appear, is at an end. Did you see the stat line for Manning the other day? Five completions. Four interceptions. A 0.0 rating. A coach […]

Tagged as: Career, Manning, NFL, Struggles

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It’s been a long time since Bucs’ D shined

November 17, 2015 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. Monte Kiffin was still making defensive alignments out of salt shakers. Jon Gruden was headed toward his final playoff game. Ronde Barber still knew his way to the end zone. If you’re looking for a better defensive effort that Sunday’s, well, that’s where you turn. Of course, great defense wasn’t such a […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Dallas, defense, excellence

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Evans hasn’t dropped his potential yet

November 16, 2015 general

Monday, 6 a.m. He is not perfect. Still, he is pretty good. And that isn’t bad. Consider Mike Evans, if you will. Yes, he drops some balls. On the other hand, he catches more of them. And so far, the Bucs are better off with him than against him. Take the last two weeks against […]

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

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Winston turns second chance into victory

November 15, 2015 general

Sunday, 6:50 p.m. It was over. They had lost. Again. Jameis Winston had fumbled as he started to go airborne, and the Bucs had found another painful way to lose a football game. Dallas was going to run out the clock and win a 6-3 game. Amazingly, the Bucs had given another one away. And […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Cowboys, Smith, Winston

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USF women’s team pulls away late

November 15, 2015 general

Sunday, 6:30 p.m. The USF women’s basketball team shut out Drexel over the last 6:59 of the game, pulling away with a 73-58 victory. The Bulls, ranked No. 20 in the early-season polls, were led by Courtney Williams with 26 points. Alisia Jenkins had 16 points and 21 rebounds.

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Random thoughts: Cowboys enable another one

November 15, 2015 Baseball

Sunday, 6 a.m. Hi. I’m Steve Williams, and I erred in using the word “slave” because I had to pick up Tiger Woods’ clubs. How I meant to describe myself was “annoying doof who thinks far too much of himself.” Thank you. — Now that Ronda Rousey is over, can we forget about the MMA […]

Tagged as: Cuba, Irsay, Rays, Rivera

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Bulls record a huge upset over Temple

November 14, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Sunday, 12:06 a.m. More and more, Willie Taggart invites you to believe. More and more, he asks you to join in the growth. Taggart won the biggest game of his career Saturday night, upsetting a ranked team for the first time in a stunning 44-23 victory over previously 21st-ranked Temple. It was the fifth win […]

Tagged as: College football, Flordia, FSU, Miami, USF

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Ask Gary: Are fans of the Lightning spoiled?

November 14, 2015 College Sports in Florida

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 […]

Tagged as: fans, Lightning, Seferian-Jenkins, Stamkos

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Jerry Angelo’s historic coaches’ ranking

November 13, 2015 general

Friday, 6 a.m. The most important individual for the success of any franchise is its head coach. He is the face of the organization. His influence will have more bearing on the direction of the organization’s than any. To be a head coach is very challenging and demanding. Few can do it, as history shows […]

Tagged as: Belichick, Coaches, Noll, Ranking, Shula

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Bishop finally gets enough goals to win

November 13, 2015 general

  Friday, 12:17 a.m. It was beginning to look as if it were personal, as if Ben Bishop has somehow offended the locker room and the players refused to score for him. It was beginning to look as if every other goaltender in the league had better support, better luck, better karma. It was beginning […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Johnson, Lightning, Slump, Stamkos

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