We have lost our outrage over sports cheating

January 22, 2015 Tampa Bay Bucs

Thursday, 3:48 p.m. What happens when cheaters prosper? What happens when the rallying cry is “you’ve got to cheat us to beat us” and they do? What happens when we are all Patriots? In sports, the biggest fear is not cheating. The biggest fear is losing. Compared with losing, cheating looks smart, sly, clever. Cheating […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Cheating

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Ask the Expert: Phil Esposito

January 22, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Thursday, 2 p.m. Phil Esposito was a Hall of Fame forward for the Boston Bruins. Not only that, the Tampa Bay Lightning was his brainchild, and he was the team’s first owner. Even now, he works on the team’s radio crew. Each week, Esposito will answer questions from readers. To ask Phil a question, send […]

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My speech to the Clearwater Rotarians

January 21, 2015 College Sports in Florida

I spoke to the good folks at the Clearwater Rotary Club on Wednesday. Here are the notes to my speech. In questions, they wanted to know about inflate-gate, whether it had any affect on the final score (no), who the Bucs should draft (Winston unless they’re afraid of him). Wednesday, 4:55 p.m. Before there were […]

Tagged as: Bolts, Bucs, Rays

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Ask the Expert: Doug Waechter

January 21, 2015 general

Wednesday, 4:06 p.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: Longoria, Rays, Shields

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Defense leads Bolts in victory before break

January 20, 2015 general

Tuesday, 11:44 p.m. TAMPA For a night, they were guard dogs. For a game, they were predators on the hunt. For one outing, at least, the defensemen of the Tampa Bay Lightning was on the prowl. This is how the defense of the Lightning has to play. It has to be energized. It has to […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Lightning

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After long wait, can rookie help Lightning win?

January 20, 2015 general

Tuesday, 12:27 p.m. TAMPA Forever, he has waited. Forever, he has skated in the arenas where no one watches. Forever, he has skated toward this moment. Tonight, it all becomes worthwhile for Luke Witkowski. Finally. Witkowski, a defenseman for the Tampa Bay Lightning, oh, for an eternity, makes his NHL debut at last tonight. For […]

Tagged as: Lightning, NHL

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Ask the Expert: Jerry Angelo

January 20, 2015 general

Tuesday, 8:15 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.</em> The Super Bowl is upon us. […]

Tagged as: Bellichick, NFL, Super Bowl

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Could young athletes give Tampa Bay a new chance?

January 19, 2015 general

Monday, 6 a.m. There was a time the meek of Tampa Bay inherited the earth. There were a time when young, promising athletes flooded the market. There was a time when the scoreboard changed. There was a time when Tampa Bay mattered. Could it happen again? Perhaps you remember the last time. It was in […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Lightning, Rays

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In memory , the Bucs were a team for the ages

January 18, 2015 general

Sunday, 9:09 a.m. Happy Ronde day. Did you have a Good Ronde Day? What did you get for Ronde Day? What’s that? Oh, everywhere else, it’s Championship Sunday, the day the conference titles are decided. Other places, Content beyond this point is for members only.

Tagged as: Bucs, NFC Championship

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Bishop salvages a night that could have slipped away

January 17, 2015 general

Saturday, 11:25 p.m. TAMPA This is how bad hockey can hurt. Ben Bishop stood in front of his net, his head hung as if it were feeling ill. He had just swiped the puck away, but it was too late. With six heartbeats left, it had found the back of the net, and it had […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Lightning

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