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Bob Sparks is President of Ramos and Sparks Group, a Tallahassee-based business and political consulting firm. During his career, he has directed media relations and managed events for professional baseball, served as chief spokesperson for the Republican Party of Florida as well as the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the Attorney General of Florida. After serving as Executive Deputy Chief of Staff for Governor Charlie Crist, he returned to the private sector working with clients including the Republican National Committee and political candidates in Japan. He lives in Tallahassee with his wife, Sue and can be reached at [email protected].

Matt Moore can learn a great deal from John Smoltz

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It is great to see Matt Moore back on the mound for the Rays. This hard-throwing left-hander has the talent to be a star in Major League Baseball, but he has a big challenge to be the Matt Moore he was before Tommy John surgery. He certainly has not been that pitcher during his first outings this season. No one can say for certain Moore had Hall of Fame stuff before his injury. It takes more than electric stuff to…

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Cubs’ Kyle Schwarber shares Rays’ Nathan Karns’ night to remember

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Nathan Karns had the game of a lifetime. Not only did he earn the win in the Rays’ 1-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies, he provided the only offense with a third-inning home run. Karns became only the sixth American League pitcher to homer in a 1-0 game. The last such occurrence was April 18, 1962, when Milt Pappas beat the Yankees with his fifth-inning homer. JFK had been president for little more than one year. The other five were…

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Jameis Winston can learn from Bucs 2015 opposing quarterbacks

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Some NFL training camps open this week and by the end of next week, all 32 teams will be in operation. Preseason games begin in mid-August. The Bucs travel to Minneapolis to play the Vikings in their first game on Aug. 15. Were it the regular season, Tampa Bay would spend considerable time chasing the up-and-coming Viking star quarterback, Teddy Bridgewater. But it is the preseason, so Bridgewater will run his two series and prepare for his next short outing.…

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With Tiger Woods’ demise complete, Jordan Spieth is golf’s new king

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The King dead! Long live the King! This was said to be the cry of the masses in days gone by when a monarch passed and a new one quickly ascended to, or forcibly took, the throne. In a far more figurative sense, such a cry is appropriate in the world of American golf. For more than a decade, professional golf centered on Eldrick Tont Woods, a.k.a. “Tiger.” The number of majors or tour events won, or the number of…

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Baseball All-Star Game again dominated by surrounding events

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As usual, everything leading up to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game overshadowed the game itself. This time, the gap was even wider. The American League (yawn) again disposed of their inferior step brothers in the National League, 6-3. Those looking only at the box score may be impressed with the nine total runs put on the board by the best players in the game. The numbers lie when taking into consideration the venue of the game. Cincinnati’s Great American Ballpark…

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Will Brad Boxberger finally get his big chance in Cincinnati?

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If Brad Boxberger is called upon to make a relief appearance during tomorrow night’s Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Cincinnati, he will achieve a number of goals. First and foremost, every young professional player dreams of playing in a World Series and the All-Star Game. In addition to those goals, Boxberger imagined himself taking the mound at Great American Ballpark as a Cincinnati Red. The Fullerton, Calif., native and former USC Trojan was a first-round pick of the Reds…

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Joe Maddon is final piece to Cubs’ puzzle

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Many sports aficionados and pundits make bold predictions all the time. When they are right, they make sure everyone knows it. They are a bit more subdued when they are wrong. Here is a bold semi-guarantee: the Chicago Cubs will be playing in the World Series within 2-4 years, if not sooner. While I am not prepared to guaranteae a World Championship, the little bears will bring some joy to Chicago’s northside in short order. Cub fans and detractors have…

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