Another big game, another big night for Stamkos

March 16, 2015 general

Monday, 11:58 p.m. TAMPA In the biggest of moments, he is still the largest player on the Lightning. In the biggest of games, this is still his crew. When the season matters the most, he is still Steven Stamkos, and he can still steal your breath. It was that way again Monday night, when the […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Cooper, Lightning, Montreal, penalty kill, Stamkos

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Bucs seek answers from Mariota

March 16, 2015 general

Monday, 6:01 a.m So what do you say to the other guy? What prize do you give to the runner-up? The Bucs will try to figure that out today when Oregon quarterback  Marcus Mariota comes to town. They’ll try to put Jameis Winston on a back-burner, and they’ll try Content beyond this point is for […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Draft, Dungy, Freeman, Mariota, Testaverde, Winston

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Random Thoughts: Was it Pie Traynor Day?

March 15, 2015 general

Hi. I’m Hillary Rodham Clinton, and I wouldn’t have killed all those e-mails, but I swear, I didn’t know Nigerian generals were that rich. — I read where John Madden, America’s favorite grumpy old aunt, says Will Farrell was being disrespectful to baseball when he made his appearance in multiple spring training games this week. […]

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Lightning looks all wrong in loss to Jets

March 14, 2015 general

Saturday, 10:59 p.m. TAMPA It looked all wrong. It felt all wrong. For crying out loud, it smelled all wrong. This is the Tampa Bay Lightning, for crying out loud. It doesn’t lose at home. It doesn’t lose when it has the lead in the fourth period. It doesn’t look impotent on Content beyond this […]

Tagged as: Cooper, defeat, Jets, Johnson, Kucherov, Lightning, Montreal

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To all Fields: Chasing the Brees rumors

March 14, 2015 general

Saturday, 9:49 a.m. I love rumors. Especially the one that this guy wrote because that guy wrote it who read it somewhere who heard it on the radio who got from the guy at the McDonald’s drive-through. Drew Brees is going to the Bucs. And hold the pickles. Now, I know the Saints are having […]

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Ask Gary: Ranking Lovie among NFL coaches

March 14, 2015 general

(Each week, the readers 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 questions to GarySheltonsports@gmail.com.) If you were to rank […]

Tagged as: Glazers., Licht, Lovie, Radio, Sternberg, Vinik

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Archer’s personal growth is higher than a mound

March 13, 2015 general

Friday, 6 a.m. PORT CHARLOTTE He is a young man. There are days he has not yet seen, and miles he has not yet traveled. There are a lot of outs for Chris Archer to record between now and when his time in baseball is done. Yet, Archer seems to get it. His eyes have […]

Tagged as: Archer! Rays, Cash

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How many more will the Bucs add to roster?

March 12, 2015 general

Thursday, 4:06 p.m. The question is not whether they are better today. The question is whether they will be better tomorrow. For the meantime, the Bucs may like where they are a bit better today than they were on Wednesday, but for the most part, Thursday was just a trade. They signed Dallas linebacker Bruce […]

Tagged as: Brees, Bucs, Carter, Clayborn, Conte, Foster, free agency, Goldson, Melton, Morgan, Peterson

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How soon before Souza is ready for Rays?

March 12, 2015 general

Thursday, 11:42 a.m. PORT CHARLOTTE The bat is too young, too new. It is fresh wood, recently polished. It hasn’t had the hits that some of the others have had. It hasn’t come through in the clutch. It hasn’t driven enough runs home. And yet, you cannot help but look at it and hope. There […]

Tagged as: Cash, Jennings, Longoria, new outfielder, Rays, Souza

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Ask the Expert: Phil Esposito

March 11, 2015 general

Wednesday, 1:16 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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