Ah, an assistant’s life fits Muschamp just fine

December 13, 2014 College Sports in Florida

What we are to assume, it leads to believe, is that he’s smarter than Smart. He’s surer than Chavis. He’s more sane than Lane. He’s more down to it than Pruett. Yep, that Will Muschamp is certainly a genius, all right. For a failed head coach, he’s the best assistant coach in football. And so […]

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To all fields: David makes his impact without sacks

December 13, 2014 College Sports in Florida

…in Tampa. He missed the Pro Bowl last year. Frankly, he might miss it again this year. On the other hand, Lovie Smith doesn’t need an all-star game to convince him about the abilities of linebacker Lavonte David. To him, David is the best player at his position in the league. It doesn’t matter than […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Florida, FSU

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Will the Glazers dabble in free agency again?

December 12, 2014 general

Friday, 11:39 a.m. TAMPA Soon, it will be their game again. Soon, all of the decisions will belong to them. The evaluation will be theirs. The understanding. The poise under pressure. The credit card. Soon, this game will leave the hands of Josh McCown and Gerald McCoy, and of Lavonte David and Mike Evans. Soon, […]

Tagged as: Bucs, free agency, NFL

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Lightning gets lucky bounces in win over Carolina

December 12, 2014 general

Friday, 12:30 a.m. TAMPA Some games, you win by skill. Some games, you win by smarts. Some games, you win by muscle. Then there are games like this one, which you find lying in a field of four-leaf clovers. This time, money fell from the sky, and winning lottery tickets floated by on the breeze. […]

Tagged as: Lightning, luck, NHL

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Lightning set to play against Carolina

December 11, 2014 general

Thursday, 12:18 p.m. The Lightning enters tonight’s game with Carolina with a rare hunger. Tampa Bay has lost lost two straight games, and for a change, it isn’t atop the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. For Tampa Bay, goaltender Evgeni Nabokob is in net. Here, forward Steven Stamkos talks about getting off to a […]

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Ask the Expert: Toby Hall

December 11, 2014 general

Thursday, 12:03 p.m. Former major league baseball catcher Toby Hall spent seven years with Tampa Bay, including the 205 season in which he hit .287. Hall answers the questions from Ask the Expert each week. To have your question answered, submit a question into the comments or email GarySheltonsports.com and put “Ask the Expert’ in […]

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Jackson is a strength for Bucs, but is he elite?

December 10, 2014 general

Wednesday, 2:09 p.m. TAMPA He does not outjump the world like Calvin Johnson. He does not sizzle through the secondary like Larry Fitzgerald. He is not as explosive as Julio Jones, or as productive as Antonio Brown, or as frustrating to cover as DeMaryius Thomas. He is not as sure-handed as Anquan Boldin, or as […]

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Ask the expert: Phil Esposito

December 10, 2014 general

Wednesday, 11:35 a.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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Lightning fights slump after second straight loss

December 10, 2014 general

Wednesday, 12:39 a.m. TAMPA The word itself seems hard to say. It catches in the throat as if it were foreign, as if its very pronunciation caused pain to attempt. It sticks on something down in the throat, and for some reason, it cannot get past the tongue. It is a stranger’s word, and it […]

Tagged as: Lightning, NHL, Stamkos

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Ask the expert: Scot Brantley

December 9, 2014 Florida State University

Tuesday, 4:03 P.M. Scot Brantley was an all-American linebacker for the University of Florida and played eight seasons with the Tampa Bay Bucs. He has been a radio host in Florida for years. He follows not only the Gators but all of college football. Each week, Scot answers your questions on GarySheltonsports.com. To ask Scot […]

Tagged as: Florida, FSU, NCAA

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