Random Thoughts: Les Miles pulls his magic again

October 18, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Sunday, 6 a.m. Hi. I’m Les Miles, and I can turn your cat into a rabbit. – And I’m the University of Michigan, and I can turn a party into a wake. – Considering the fear that Lamar Odom might have brain damage, can we get a group rate for all of the Kardashians? – […]

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Fake field goal leads LSU past Florida Gators

October 18, 2015 general

Sunday, 12:53 p.m. These are the legs that ran by the Florida Gators? These are the pasty, skinny legs that made the difference? Sheesh. Okay, Leonard Fournette’s legs, you could understand. Those are great legs, dangerous legs, All-American Leagues? These? These are kicker’s legs. This one is going to hurt. The Gators’ unbeaten season was […]

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Bishop settles it; he’s the Lightning’s best goalie

October 17, 2015 general

Saturday, 11:29 p.m. Ben Bishop isn’t just on top of the mountain. He’s on top of the Wall. The Bulin Wall. Bishop took over the franchise lead in victories Saturday night, winning the 84th game of his career. And although a lot of fans seem to think of him as a seat warmer until the […]

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Ask Gary: Remembering the best interviews

October 17, 2015 Baseball

(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 funny. Send the […]

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Accepting blame is a part of sports

October 16, 2015 general

Friday, 6 a.m. A great many players will fight you to their last drop of blood. A great many players will injure themselves in the effort. They will twist and contort and expend their last drop of energy. What they can not do is admit their shortcomings. Ever. For some athletes, there is no mea […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Buc;s, Dilfer, Johnson, Lightning

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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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