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Gary Shelton has 1999 articles published.

Gary Shelton is one of the most recognized and honored sportswriters in the history of the state. He has won the APSE's national columnist of the year twice and finished in the top 10 eight times. He was named the Florida Sportswriter of the Year six times. Gary joined SaintPetersBlog in the spring, helping to bring a sports presence to the website. Over his time in sports writing, Gary has covered 29 Super Bowls, 10 Olympics, Final Fours, Masters, Wimbledons and college national championships. He was there when the Bucs won a Super Bowl, when the Lightning won a Stanley Cup and when the Rays went to a World Series. He has seen Florida, FSU and Miami all win national championships, and he covered Bear Bryant, Bobby Bowden and Don Shula along the way. He and his wife Janet have four children: Eric, Kevin, K.C. and Tori. To contact, visit [email protected].

Rowdies’ first USL schedule is set with 16 home matches

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If the Tampa Bay Rowdies are to contend this year in the USL, they will have the opportunity to get hot. The Rowdies of coach Stuart Cambell play three games in a row three times during the year, including the first three of the season against Orlando B, Toronto FC II and the Ottawa Fury. Later in the season, the Rowdies have a three-game set against Charleston, Pittsburgh and Harrison City. The Rowdies close out their home schedule against Charlotte,…

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FSU poised to add even more stars to impressive recruiting class

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One day before national signing day, and the FSU Seminoles remain solidly in fifth place in the 247sports.com’s rankings. The Seminoles have 21 recruits, with five slots left open. FSU is hoping to add another receiver, a defensive end, a defensive tackle, a linebacker and a safety. The Seminoles already have seven recruits enrolled, including much discussed running back Cam Akers. In all, it looks like another solid class for coach Jimbo Fisher. According to the Tallahassee Democrat, the Seminoles’…

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Rowdies’ Bill Edwards delivers application to MLS bosses

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The Tampa Bay Rowdies aren’t wasting any time in their pursuit of a bid to Major League Soccer. A delegation headed by Rowdies’ owner Bill Edwards delivered the team’s expansion application to MLS headquarters on Monday. Edwards met with Mark Abbott, MLS President and Deputy Commissioner, for around 30 minutes and delivered the unique interactive expansion application, which included a modern rendition of “A Kick in the Grass.” Major League Soccer was very impressed by our unique way of delivering…

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One man’s ranking of the greatest teams of the Super Bowl era

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Why, the world has never seen a run like the New England Patriots, has it? It’s never seen a coach quite like Bill Belichick. Or a quarterback quite like Tom Brady? Or championships spat out by the photo copier? Has it? Well, yes. It has. Throughout the history of the Super Bowl, there have been a lot of impressive eras. The Packers. The Dolphins. The Steelers. The 49ers. The Cowboys. And so forth. The impressive part of the Patriots is…

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Move to Orlando seems to have bailed out annual Pro Bowl

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Did the move to Orlando save the NFL Pro Bowl? Maybe. The Pro Bowl was more competitive than in most seasons, and it was played in a sold-out stadium. The AFC won 20-13 after an interception by Washington’s Kirk Cousins late in the game. Tampa Bay Bucs’ defensive tackle Gerald McCoy had four tackles, two of them solo, and one of the NFC’s seven sacks. Everson Griffen had three sacks, and former Buc Michael Bennett had two. But the NFC could…

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49ers pick former Tampa Bay star John Lynch as general manager

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It’s been quite the year for former Tampa Bay Buc great John Lynch. He entered the team’s Ring of Honor, his second such designation. (He had already joined the Broncos’ Ring of Honor). He is a finalist for the NFL Hall of Fame. Sunday, he was named as the new general manager of the San Francisco 49ers. Lynch, 45, agreed to go through the interview process only if it was kept private. Lynch, who last played in 2008, has never…

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Lightning’s Nikita Kucherov has two goals, two assists for Atlantic

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Members of the Tampa Bay Lightning weren’t on the winning team in Sunday’s NHL all-star game, but they still made an impression. Forward Nikita Kucherov scored twice and defenseman Victor Hedman scored once in the Atlantic Division’s 10-6 loss to the Metro division Sunday afternoon. Kucherov scored the second and fifth goals for the Atlantic, and he had assists on two other goals, including one by Hedman that tied the game at 2-2. Kucherov’s second goal brought the Atlantic back…

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