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Isn’t it time the pass rush returned to Bucs?

August 5, 2015 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. Ten plays. That’s all. Ten plays. Ten snaps where you get off the ball fast. Ten plays where you spin or stunt or swim.Ten plays, and you can even fall into one or two of them. Ten plays, and Tampa Bay will do a sack dance in your honor. It isn’t a […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Johnson, McCoy, pass rush, Smith

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How do Bucs; receivers stack up as a duo?

July 16, 2015 general

Thursday, 6 a.m. One of them went long. The other one went deep. In the end, both of them made the catch. Yep, it was a fairly rewarding day for wide receivers Wednesday in the NFL. Dallas made Dez Bryant rich, and Denver made DeMaryius Thomas rich. These days, the end zone is lined in […]

Tagged as: Bryant, Evans, Jackson, Johnson, Nelson, NFL, Receivers, Thomas

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Ask the Expert: Jerry Angelo

July 15, 2015 general

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. We are all aware of the fireworks’ accident that […]

Tagged as: Angelo, Expert, Johnson, Mackey, Pierre-Paul

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Do lack of sponsors hurt the Rays’ attendance?

June 27, 2015 general

Saturday, 6 a.m. (Each week, the readers take over Ask Gary. They 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 […]

Tagged as: Attendance, Injury Lists, Johnson, Rays, Sportsmen

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The Lightning’s next play? Re-signing Steven Stamkos

June 17, 2015 general

Wednesday, 4:43 Tampa Early afternoon, and Steven Stamkos should have been thinking about the game. It was a few hours from the scheduled drop of the puck, after all, and Stamkos was moving around the locker room. He should have been checking to time to see how long before it was time to put on […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Cooper, Johnson, Lightning, Stamkos, Yzerman

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Lightning nets nothing as Chicago captures Cup

June 16, 2015 general

Tuesday, 1:07 a.m. For the first time in 270 days, they are out of tomorrows. For the first time in 108 games, time has expired on them. A season ran out for the Tampa Bay Lightning Monday night in Chicago. The Bolts lost a 2-0 game to the Chicago Blackhawks, finishing their question for the […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Blackhawks, Johnson, Lightning, Stamkos, Stanley Cup

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It’s time Stamkos was a great scorer once again

June 15, 2015 general

Monday, 8:58 a.m. It has been a very long time since he was a very dangerous player. At this point, no one is sure he can still lift his arms in celebration. Steven Stamkos has not scored since May. That blistering shot of his has been AWOL for seven straight games now. At a time […]

Tagged as: Blackhawks, Johnson, Kucherov, Lightning, Stamkos, Stanley Cup Finals

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Bishop-Hedman collision leaves Bolts reeling

June 14, 2015 general

Sunday, 12:37 a.m. TAMPA All in all, it had been a tough enough week for Ben Bishop. First of all, there was the mysterious injury. Then there was the constant game of dodge-the-question about when he would be able to play next. There were, of course, the experienced Blackhawks. And suddenly, there was teammate Victor […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Blackhawks, Cooper, Hedman, Johnson, Kucherov, Lightning, playoffs, Stamkos

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Lightning scoring comes up dry as Bishop sits out

June 11, 2015 general

Thursday, 12:22 a.m. You can sum it up like this: There was a Ben Bishop-sized hole in the Tampa Bay Lightning Wednesday night. To most fans of the Tampa Bay Lightning, that’s how this one will be remembered. Period. It doesn’t matter that rookie Andrei Vasilevskiy played well. It doesn’t matter that Chicago got only […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Blackhawks, Johnson, Killorn, Kucherov, Lightning, Stamkos, Stanley Cup, Vasilevskiy

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Johnson sees Bucs’ defensive line making impact

May 28, 2015 general

Thursday, 3:30 p.m. He could be a pit bull. They’re fierce. They’re ferocious. Or he could be a bulldog. They’re stubborn. They’re determined. But when George Johnson, defensive end, thinks of himself as a dog, there is only one right answer. “I’m a bloodhound,” he said. “When it’s going after whatever it’s going going after, […]

Tagged as: Adams, Bowers, Bucs, Johnson, McCants, pass rush, Rice, Selmon

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