Cooper must stop the Bolts’ bleeding quickly

February 12, 2015 general

Thursday, 11:37 p.m. TAMPA– This, then, is where a coach earns his money. Here, at the crossroads of trouble, is where a coach becomes important to a team. Now, we will learn a bit more about Lightning coach Jon Cooper. His team has just been squashed, like the bug in a Raid commercial. It was not […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Blues, Lightning, NHL, Stamkos

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It’s time to kick off Ask Gary

February 12, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Anything you wonder? Have a point to ask? It’s your turn. Ask a question either in the comments section or by sending it to GarySheltonsports@gmail.com. Want to talk about the Bucs? The Rays? That commercial where the doctors skate around the Lightning players? The Super Bowl? The college playoffs? Let’s have some fun with this, […]

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The worst Bucs’ QB ever? Choices, choices

February 12, 2015 general

Thursday, 6 a.m. Year after year, they have been a conga line of failure. One after one, they have overthrown their receivers. Times after time, they have looked on with glassy eyes as their terrible offensive coordinators of a terrible franchise have called terrible plays. But who is the worst Bucs’ quarterback of them all? […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Chandler, Dilfer, McCown, NFL, Testaverde, Thompson

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Ask the Expert: Doug Waechter

February 12, 2015 general

Thursday, 6 a.m. Doug Waechter spent four of his major league seasons with the Tampa Bay Rays, his hometown team. Over his time in the bigs, Waechter won 18 games. In his first start at Tropicana Field, Waechter threw a two-hit shutout against Seattle. He joins GarySheltonsports.com weekly to answer your questions about major league […]

Tagged as: Balfour, baseball, Canseco, Hernandez, Howard, Jepson, Mazzone, MLB, Rays, Rupe, Shelton, Wohlers

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After one win, Bucs saw plenty of McCown

February 11, 2015 general

Wednesday, 6:42 p.m. If you ask an armadillo to win the Kentucky Derby, is it the armadillo’s fault that he does not? If you try to win the Daytona 500 with a tricycle, is it the trike’s fault that you fail. If you try to win the Miss America pageant and you’re a guy named […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Chandler, Ferguson, Hanratty, Johnson, Leftwich, Lovie Smith Spurrier, McCown, NFL

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Ask the Expert: Jerry Angelo

February 11, 2015 general

Wednesday, 6:01 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. Was it a good idea for […]

Tagged as: Bils, Browns, Combine, Glennon, Incognito, Manziel, McCown, NFL, Sapp

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Imagine the Rays paying everyone

February 11, 2015 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. You hate the way the Rays can squeeze nickels so hard they leave fingerprints. You hate how frugal they can be. You hate how money can define them. You hate the way it forces them to trade today’s players for tomorrow’s possibilities You hate the green ceiling. But what if the Rays […]

Tagged as: Crawford, Garza, Hamilton, payroll, Price, Rays, Rodney, Shields, Upton, Zobrist

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Testimonial Tuesday; Talking about Gary Shelton

February 10, 2015 general

The best way to describe Gary, in all the years he covered my playing career, is to say that even in his critique of the sometimes good and at times bad, he was uncompromisingly fair. I really think being able to not only see both sides of the story but to bring levity and entertainment […]

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How good are the Tampa Bay Lightning, really?

February 10, 2015 general

Tuesday, 6:00 a.m. Yeah, but how good are they? Fifty-four games into a season, and still, we do not know. They are good at home. They are average on the road. They are good on the penalty kill. They are lousy on the power play. They are decent in goal. They give a lot of […]

Tagged as: Bruins, Lightning, NHL, playoffs, Predators

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Can the Bucs find help with the 34th pick?

February 9, 2015 general

Thursday, 11:58 a.m. Everyone has an opinion about No. 1. The guy in the checkout line at Publix. The guy at the barber shop. The guy bringing the ice tea. This is why Jameis Winston is worth the gamble, one guy says. This is why Marcus Mariota will be able to adjust to the offense, […]

Tagged as: Alstott, Bucs, Draft, Green, Mariota, Rhett, Wilder, Winston

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