Lightning win 50th, will face Red Wings

April 11, 2015 general

Saturday, 11:54 p.m. The Tampa Bay Lightning closed out their season with a shootout victory over the Boston Bruins Saturday night, the 40th victory of the season for goaltender Ben Bishop. Tampa Bay will now play its opening playoff series against the Detroit Red Wings. It was the 50th win of the season for the Bolts. […]

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Ask Gary: Ranking the locker rooms of Tampa Bay

April 11, 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: Barber, Brooks, Bucs, Lightning, Rays, Rowdies, sportswriters

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Rowdies coach found growth in a foreign team

April 10, 2015 general

Friday, 2:51 p.m. It’s a movie, right? It’s fiction, right? Someone had to make it up, right? There are too many wonderful story angles. The good guys win in the end. The transgender soccer player not only has to play, she has to make the saving play. The coach not only has to teach the […]

Tagged as: American Samoa, growth, Next Goal Wins, Rongren, Rowdies, World Cup

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Lightning wins, but their captain isn’t satisfied

April 9, 2015 general

Thursday, 11:48 p.m. TAMPA Through the eyes of a young man, winning is plenty. Why, what else is there but winning? Winning is everything. Winning is the only thing. Cliches are carved in stone about winning. But through the eyes of an older man, simply winning is not enough. Steven Stamkos is an elder of […]

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Cash parties like he’s going to win another 99

April 8, 2015 general

Wednesday, 11:45 p.m. ST. PETERSBURG It was loud. It was wild. It was boisterous. Kevin Cash had heard about moments like this, how unbridled the Rays were when they had a victory to celebrate. And now, this was his celebration, and he was in the middle of it. It was dark. It was loose. It […]

Tagged as: celebration, defense, Odorizzi, pitching, Rays, walks

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Let’s End Stadium Stamps for the Rich

April 8, 2015 general

Wednesday, 6:03 p.m.  Guest Column By Scott Myers Scott Myers is a sports fan who has lived in Tampa Bay for the last 24 years. He is married with four children and recently retired from a 44 year IT career. Email him at: ascott.myers@gmail.com.  Incredible volumes of conversation, dialogue, and arguments have been going on for […]

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Rays fall short as Kiermaier plays well

April 8, 2015 general

Wednesday, 12:50 a.m. Centerfielder Kevin Kiermaier had a nice night for the Rays, getting a triple and a homer. However, the Rays’ comeback fell short, 6-5, and Tampa Bay lost to Baltimore again.    

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Florida schools could learn from Auriemma

April 8, 2015 general

Wednesday, 12:44 a.m. TAMPA He spoke softly, the way he usually does. He spoke proudly, the way you have come to know. He spoke with the voice of a champion, which is something that Geno Auriemma usually does. Auriemma, the lord of the rings, the maker of a perfect 10, sat in the front of […]

Tagged as: Auriemma, Flordia, FSU, Miami, UConn, USF, women's basketball

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Ask the Expert: Jerry Angelo

April 7, 2015 general

Tuesday, 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. For a team with the No. […]

Tagged as: Angelo Winston, Belichick, Expert, Flacco, Freeman, Mariota, Maziel, NFL, Simms, Stafford, Trading down

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Rays flub up their Opening Day Defeat

April 6, 2015 general

Are we sure that Joe Maddon did it this way? Can somebody check? New Rays manager Kevin Cash saw an unusual game break out in his team debut Monday, a collective blooper reel that showed during his team’s 6-2 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. Good news? There are still 161 games to go. Bad news? […]

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