Tampa Bay is falling in love with Casali already

July 29, 2015 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. The bond with the crowd comes quickly. It can hit like a thunderbolt, and it can attach a fan with a player for an eternity. It can be because of effort, the way it was with Mike Alstott. It can be because of grit, the way it once was with Marty St. […]

Tagged as: Alstott, Casalli, Rays, St. Louis, Zobrist

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Crusher Casali hits 2 more HRs to pace Rays

July 29, 2015 general

Wednesday, 12:15 a.m. When he is old, when his hair is gray and his knees ache from all those days behind the plate, when baseball has defined him as only pro sports can, he will look back on this week. And Curt Casali will smile. His grandchildren will surround him, and they will beg for […]

Tagged as: Beckham, Casali, Odorizzi, Price, Rays, Tigers

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Bucs’ Smith Should Make a Big Leap in Year Two

July 28, 2015 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. He is a quiet man, not prone to outbursts or beating upon his chest. He is a calm man who does not think the way to get a call in the fourth-quarter is by yelling at the referee from the first. He is a bright man, and he is fully capable of […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Gibbs, Smith, Walsh, Year Two

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Rays get 2 HRs from seldom-used Casali

July 28, 2015 general

Tuesday, 12:35 a.m. As the trading deadline approaches, a lot of teams are looking for big bats. Just asking, but do you think that Rays’ catcher Curt Casali should be worried? Casali certainly seems to be taking advantage of his playing time lately. He hit two home runs Monday night to lead the Rays to […]

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Can Winston learn from Freeman’s failure?

July 27, 2015 general

Monday, 6 a.m. To Jameis Winston, he is just another quarterback who didn’t measure up. No one to think twice about. No one to consider. Yes, he used to work here. Yes, he was once the hope for the future, too. Yes, he was loaded with potential and laced with promise. But Josh Freeman failed, […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Dilfer, Freeman, Leaf, Testaverde, Winston, Young

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Random Thoughts: NFL makes fast work of Josh

July 26, 2015 general

6 a.m., Sunday Hi, I’m Josh Freeman, and I have a heck of a hard time in June. I have now not made it to training camp with as many teams as I have. — Remember when comedian D. L. Hughley said that Caitlyn Jenner won an ESPY this year “for putting on a dress.” […]

Tagged as: Armstrong, Bettis, Freeman, Martin, Random Thoughts

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Adu makes his debut late in the Rowdies’ defeat

July 25, 2015 general

Saturday, 11:55 p.m. It took 76 minutes of waiting for Freddy Adu to make his debut. The grin, however, was instantaneous. No one knows how much of an impact Adu will make with the Tampa Bay Rowdies. No one knows if he will return next season. No one knows if this is the home he […]

Tagged as: Ad, defeat, Rongen, Rowdies, Strikers

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Ask Gary: Bo could have been the best RB ever

July 25, 2015 general

Saturday, 6 a.m. (Each week, the readers take over 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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Can college football, and all its flavors, get here?

July 24, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Friday, 6:15 a.m. Every now and then, college football beats you up. Jimbo Fisher sits the front of the room, talking about his school’s athletes and their problems with violence against women.Not long ago, Nevin Shapiro was making another headline in Miami. Teams quibble over the subjectivity of who gets in the playoffs and who […]

Tagged as: Bowden, Bryant, College football, Jackson, Spurrier, Tebow, Walker

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Ask the Expert: Jerry Angelo

July 24, 2015 general

Friday, 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. I have always understood friction between […]

Tagged as: Angelo, Brooks, Dalton, Expert, Gronkowski, Gruden, luck, McKay, Winston

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