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A quick quiz on sports in Tampa Bay

March 16, 2016 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. How well do you know Tampa Bay sports? Pick up your No. 2 pencil. Keep your eyes on your own paper. 1. Why are the Tampa Bay Rays traveling to Cuba? a.). To make fun of Fidel Castro’s beard. b.). To look for bullpen help. c,). To help further American-Cuban relations. d.). […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Lightning, Rays, Tampa Bay

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Despite rocky road, Lightning still matters

March 9, 2016 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. It has been a while since they mattered, a while since the sparks seemed to fly every time they went down the ice. It has been a while since the coming post-season held any promise at all Perhaps you have forgotten the fabric of a playoff game, the electricity. Perhaps you have […]

Tagged as: Atlantic, Johnson, Lightning, Stamkos

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Improved defense gives Lightning hope

February 24, 2016 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. Think of Victor Hedman as a linebacker, rangy and strong. Think of Anton Stralman as a strong safety, tough and mean. Think of Braydon Coburn as a cornerback and of Andrej Sustr as a defensive end. Together, they will try to carry the Tampa Bay Lightning into the playoffs. As of late, […]

Tagged as: defense, Hedman, Lightning, Stralman

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Where is Losersville? It’s not around here

February 23, 2016 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. In the tiny nation of Losersville, we can assume that children wear their T-shirts inside out. Here, kids keep training wheels on their bikes until they are 17, and they drink New Coke, and they still watch Mr. McGoo reruns. Adults still drive AMC Pacers, and eight-track tape players are still big, […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Lightning, Losersville, Rays

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For the Lightning, the playoffs must start now

February 22, 2016 general

Monday, 6 a.m. Cue the music. Start growing the beards. Turn on the bright lights. The NHL playoffs have begun. Oh, not officially, of course. There is still a little more weeding out to do. There is still momentum to be gained. But, if a team wants to play then, it had better play now. […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Lightning, playoffs, Stamkos

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Somehow, Lightning takes a win over Winnipeg

February 19, 2016 general

Friday, 11:58 p.m. So much to remember. The shootout goal by Steven Stamkos. The three goals in 241 seconds in the first period. The tying goal by Nikita Kucherov. The play of Andrej Vasilevskiy in overtime. So much to forget. The 41 shots. The sloppy play by the special teams. Four goals in the third […]

Tagged as: Jets, Lightning, Shootout, Stamkos

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Lightning falls out of playoff spot with defeat

February 17, 2016 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. This is what a slump looks like up close. Other teams are racing toward your net like they’re on a buffalo stampede. You keep giving up breakaways, and eventually, they break you. Your captain remains in a two-goals-in-12 games slump. Good thing that all those trade rumors are cleared from his head, […]

Tagged as: Callahan, Lightning, Sharks, Stamkos

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News alert: Nothing going on with Stamkos

February 16, 2016 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. There for a second, it seemed as if there might be news on the Steven Stamkos front. And then Steve Yzerman jumped on it like a grenade. No, no, a thousand times no. There will be nothing interesting said. There will be nothing interesting done. The trade deadline will come, and it […]

Tagged as: Lightning, Negotiations, Stamkos, Yzerman

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Bishop can’t pull another out for Lightning

February 15, 2016 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. This is what it’s like to be Ben Bishop. You stand around, trying to stay loose, because the Lightning defense doesn’t give up a lot of shots. But then, all of the sudden, you are standing in traffic, and it is bearing down on you. The other team is on a breakaway, […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Blues, defeat, Lightning

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Ask Gary: Peyton for President?

February 13, 2016 general

(Each week, the readers take over GarySheltonsports.com and play Ask Gary. They send in a question, or a couple, on Thursday night or Friday morning 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 […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Lightning, Rays, Readers

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