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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Ask Gary: Would Bucs be better with Mariota?

October 10, 2015 Boxing

(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 […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Florida, Glazers., Stamkos

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Bucs have fellow losers in state of Florida

October 9, 2015 general

Wednesday, 6:01 a.m. They have the coordinates of the Devils’ Triangle all wrong. In reality, it has nothing to do with Bermuda. The real lost souls come somewhere west, somewhere above landfall. It starts in Tampa, and it stretches across Florida to Jacksonville. From there, it juts down to the Southern Tip, to Miami. And […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Jags, Miami, Trouble in Florida

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Bolts survive a wild three-on-three finish

October 8, 2015 general

Thursday, 11:37 p.m. Remember your first ride on a roller-coaster? Remember the colors blurring past you at breakneck speed? Remember the rises and the falls and the way the sudden turns tugged at your body? Remember the wind in your face and the clackity-clack beneath your feet. Remember the sudden rush of adrenalin, and the […]

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To repeat, Lightning might find the skating rougher

October 8, 2015 general

Thursday, 6 a.m. The ice might not be as smooth. One of the Triplets could have a nagging injury. Steven Stamkos’ contract talks could get sticky. Things could go wrong, in other words. The power play might not have any. The penalty kill could die lonely. Slumps could happen. Another team might be heaven-kissed. There […]

Tagged as: Hockey, Lightning, Stamkos, Stanley

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Rays look to improve from within for next year

October 7, 2015 general

Wednesday, a.m. Another team might think about adding a new pitcher for $100 million or so. Maybe an outfielder for $75 million. Maybe both. Another team might look at good players with bad contracts, and brace itself for the bidding wars ahead. Another team might covet the free agents ready to fill their shopping carts […]

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