Gary Shelton Sports

Bishop bounces back to boost Bolts

February 8, 2015 general

9:14 p.m. Ben Bishop. It had to be Bishop who started. Because if the Tampa Bay Lightning is going to be around at the finish, it will be because of Bishop. Content beyond this point is for members only.

Tagged as: Bishop, Boyle, Ducks, Lightning, NHL

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Random Thoughts: Don’t go to breakfast with Sapp

February 8, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Sunday, 6 a.m. Random thoughts: — Hi, I’m Richie Incognito. And as of now, Kraig Urbik’s lunch money belongs to me. — So now we know why Bruce Jenner wanted decathletes to wear figure skating uniforms all those years ago. — NBA commissioner Adam Silver says he’s in favor of tweaking the playoff structure. For […]

Tagged as: Benson, Chipper, Incognito, Jefferson, Jenner, Rice, Sapp

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Kings jump Lightning early in rare home loss

February 7, 2015 general

Saturday, 9:10 p.m. TAMPA By the time it normally starts, it was over. The Lightning was buried before dinnertime Saturday night. Yes, at home. Playing at the Amelie Arena, where the Lightning is usually bullet-proof, Tampa Bay was jumped from the outset by the Los Angeles Kings, winners of two of the last three […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Hedman, Kings, Kucherov, Lightning, Stamkos, Stanley Cup

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To all fields: Jaso bringing extra gloves to camp

February 7, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Saturday, 9:46 a.m. In St. Petersburg… Perhaps you thought of him as John Jaso, catcher. Perhaps you should think of him as John Jaso, hitter. Jaso, after his struggles with concussions, will probably help the Rays this year in areas other than behind the Content beyond this point is for members only.

Tagged as: Bucs, Collins, Florida, FSU, Jaso, Jefferson, Johnson, Rays, Taggart, USF

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Scenes of team getting ready to get ready

February 6, 2015 general

Friday, 2:22 p.m. They rolled the baseballs onto the field Friday. No one wondered if they were deflated. They rolled them past the seats that were still covered in plastic, and past the stacks of dirt that will be used underneath the turf. They rolled them onto the field which, thankfully, was in the shape […]

Tagged as: Archer, Cash, Cobb, Maddon, Rays, Siverman

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Why does Daddy have to sign letter of intent?

February 5, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Thursday, 8:25 p.m. My speech to the Pinellas County Gator Club: First of all, have all of you faxed in your national letters of intent? Show of hands? I don’t know about you, but it seems silly to me that a kid such as CeCe Jefferson has earned a scholarship to college, road and board […]

Tagged as: Emmitt, Florida, Ivy, Jefferson, Meyer, Muschamp, Pell, Spurrie, Teblow, Wuerffel

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Turns out, the Gators have some fight in them

February 4, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Wednesday, 5:26 p.m. If recruiting day taught us anything, it is that the Gators are going to be good in the fourth quarter. And that’s a start. Content beyond this point is for members only.

Tagged as: Fisher, Florida, FSU, Gators, Ivey, Jefferson, McElwain, Semioles, Taggart

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Testimonial Tuesday: Talking about Gary Shelton

February 3, 2015 general

Gary has keen knowledge of the sports landscape and has a special was of sharing his expertise. Dick Vitale, Basketball Hall of Fame * * * Not many people know it, but Gary Shelton invented the verb. Just kidding. But from the time I arrived in Tampa Bay, one of the few voices that […]

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Sapp pays hefty price for hookers

February 3, 2015 NFL

Tuesday, 6:01 a.m. Oh, Warren, for crying out loud. How much does a little bit on the side really cost? Warren Sapp, a man who has lived his life on the edge, paid dearly for an early morning prostitute Monday when it cost him his job as an NFL analyst, a gig that brought him, […]

Tagged as: analyst, Bucs, Hall of Fame, NFL network, prostitude, Sapp

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Ask the Expert: Jerry Angelo

February 3, 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. As a former general manager, what […]

Tagged as: Belichick, crowd noise, Dungy, Falcons, Kearse, Lynch, Noll, Patriots, Seahawks, Shula, Walsh