Random Thoughts: Should Rays call Winston?

March 8, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Hello, I’m Harrison Ford. See what happens when you try to make the Kessel run in 11 parsecs? — So scuba divers had to go down to get Rory McElroy’s 3-iron. While they were down there, did they find Davey Jones’ locker. And last year’s Bucs’ season? — Would anyone else find it to be […]

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Lightning finally pulls one out of the fire

March 7, 2015 general

Saturday, 11:10 p.m. TAMPA Think of Joe Montana in the final moments, the ball in his hand a deficit on the scoreboard. No one came from behind like Joe Cool. Think of Michael Jordan as the clock was running out, driving to the basket as the game belonged to him. Everyone else turned into a […]

Tagged as: clutch, come from behind, Hedman, Jordan, Killorn, Lightning, Montana, Nicklaus, record home win, Vasilevski

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To All Fields: Could Winston be a smokescreen?

March 7, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Saturday, 1:07 p.m. At One Buc Place… Could it be smoke? Could it be misdirection? Or is Jameis, and full speed ahead? As a sportswriter, I have a face that is used to being lied into. I know a wild-goose chase. I can tell bluster from blarney. So it has to be asked. Are the […]

Tagged as: Coburn, college football predictions, Connolly, Mariota, middle infield, Rays, trade, Winston

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Talking sports with Gary Shelton

March 7, 2015 general

Friday, 12:05 a.m. The other day, I appeared on the Scrum with Ryan Adams, and we had a nice time. Want to listen? Here we go.

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Ask Gary: Is Winston the win-now option?

March 6, 2015 general

Friday, 9:40 p.m. (Each week, the readers send in a question, or a couple, and we all talk about the world of sports. Join us and ask a question, make a comment or be funny. Send the questions to GarySheltonsports@gmail.com.) In the playoffs, should the Lightning face either Detroit or Boston, or even Chicago in the finals, […]

Tagged as: boxing, Bucs, Eagles trade, golf, Lightning, Mariota, Rays, Winston

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Stadium for Rent: My afterword to a fine book

March 6, 2015 general

Recently, I was flattered when Bob Andelman, a fine writer and one of the best guys around, asked me to write an updated afterword for an updated version of his essential book Stadium for Rent. Bob can throw heat with the best of them, and he’s crafty on the basepaths. Here is the afterward. You […]

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Lightning win an easy one over Toronto

March 5, 2015 general

Thursday, 11:38 p.m. Say this for the Tampa Bay Lightning. It knows how to shut the door. Give the Bolts a whiff of victory, and they’ll bring it home. Every time. They’re the best insurance policy in hockey. If they were baseball players, they would all be closers. The Lightning did it again Thursday night, […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Callahan, Killorn third period, Kucherov, Leafs, Lightning, Namestnikov

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Cash looks ready for his screen test

March 5, 2015 general

Thursday, 4:29 p.m. PORT CHARLOTTE This is his place. These are his people. This is his moment. Kevin Cash, the new guy to blame, stood on a small platform behind the batting cage, trying to see tomorrow from his perch. This is his team now, for all that is and for all that it might […]

Tagged as: Archer, baseball, Cash, Jason, Kiermaier, Maddon, Rays

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Bucs, Winston get to know each other

March 4, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Wednesday, 10:10 a.m. It might have gone like this: The tall man enters the room with a grin, and the men in suits stand to greet him. They are warm and friendly when you consider that this is, essentially, a job interview. One of the men has a coffee cup from Florida State. Another has […]

Tagged as: Bo, Bucs, Deion, Licht, Lovie, Mariota, McCown, quarterback, Williams, Winston

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Coburn wins them at hello by showing some fight

March 3, 2015 general

Tuesday, 11:56 p.m. TAMPA The sight was something out of the past, something warm and protective. Something fierce and determined. Something safe and physical. In the area that matters the most, number 55 stood in a crouch, his eyes seeking any threat. Nothing was going to get by him. No one was going to stroll […]

Tagged as: Brooks, Coburn, Cooper, defense, Hedman, Lightning, Stamkos, Vasilevskiy

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