Even now, Tebow’s name can invoke loud discussion

June 23, 2015 general

Tuesday, 10:30 a.m. Would you rather be Tim Tebow? Or would you rather be Matt Barkley? It seems a simple question, seeing as that is what the Philadelphia Eagles’ choice for its third quarterback is down to. Would you rather be the iconic Tebow, the guy with all the noise swirling around him, or the […]

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Tampa Bay bats go missing at odd times in loss

June 22, 2015 general

Monday, 11:58 p.m. The bats went quiet at the strangest times for the Tampa Bay Rays Monday night. Especially after umpires were stealing them. Hey, it was tough enough under the best of conditions. The Rays left 14 runners on bases, including leaving them full in the second and eighth inning and blowing an early […]

Tagged as: Cabrera, Cash, Geltz, Kiermaier, Rays

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Rays no-name starters keeping them alive in AL East

June 22, 2015 general

Monday, 5:35 p.m. They are spackle and duct tape, and together, they are holding the Tampa Bay Rays together. You had never heard of them. You were unaware they were coming, and once they got here, you barely noticed they were here. They are spare staples and chewing gum and a dab of airplane glue. […]

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Shouldn’t A-Rod have expected a day like this?

June 21, 2015 general

  Random Thoughts. Hello, I’m Alex Rodriguez. And when I said that I didn’t know this day would ever come, I mean it. Even though the directions did say “Three Thousand Hits in a Jar.” – Just think of it this way: For two rounds at least, there are more Tiger shots for TV to […]

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Will the Lightning’s success impact youth hockey?

June 20, 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 […]

Tagged as: all-star game, analytics, Lightning

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The Bucs will be better when its offensive line is

June 19, 2015 general

Are they ripe yet? Are they ready? Oh, they are big enough. In a profession where massive men rule, they are large enough to go to work. Are they skilled enough? We’ll find out. Are they driven enough? That’s what an off-season is made to determine. Maybe these will be be the four men who […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Edwards, Gruber, Marpet, Mayberry, offensive line, Pamphile, Smith

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Will the Bucs improve beyond two wins in 2015?

June 18, 2015 general

Thursday, 11:22 a.m. There are new faces on the stadium. There is new hope in the huddle. There is a new effort to avoid mediocrity. There is new energy. There is a new direction. There is fresh hope. There is a new quarterback. A new offensive coordinator. A new look to the defense. And still, […]

Tagged as: Bucs, defense, McCoy, Minicamp, Two Wins, Winston

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Souza ruins the evening for his former teammates

June 17, 2015 general

Wednesday, 11:41 p.m. Maybe, it’s doing the Rays some good as well. One night after their most embarrassing defeat of the season, the Rays smothered the Nationals 5-0 in Washington. The previous night’s game had been in St. Petersburg. This, however, was a focused team despite the rain and despite a patched-together pitching staff in […]

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The Lightning’s next play? Re-signing Steven Stamkos

June 17, 2015 general

Wednesday, 4:43 Tampa Early afternoon, and Steven Stamkos should have been thinking about the game. It was a few hours from the scheduled drop of the puck, after all, and Stamkos was moving around the locker room. He should have been checking to time to see how long before it was time to put on […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Cooper, Johnson, Lightning, Stamkos, Yzerman

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Ask the Expert: On players, Agents and financial pitfalls

June 17, 2015 general

Wednesday, 10:17 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. That 78 percent of NFL players […]

Tagged as: Agents, Angelo, James, Kelly, Triplets, Winlson

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