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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].

South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier wants flag removed

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Those who remember Steve Spurrier from his days at the University as Florida understand that Spurrier isn’t one to silence his own opinion. Sometimes, that involves politics. Spurrier, the coach at South Carolina, has come out in favor of the removal of the Confederate flag from the grounds of South Carolina’s state Capitol in Columbia. A day earlier, Spurrier’s supervisor, athletic director Ray Tanner, had come out in favor of the removal. “The South Carolina football team, players and coaches…

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Tampa Bay Bucs announced dates to their training camp

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What you want to know is whether any Tampa Bay Bucs’ alumni are going to show up in the dunk tank. Greg Schiano? Josh Freeman? Anthony Collins? Raheem Morris? Darrelle Revis? Josh McCown? The Tampa Bay Bucs announced the dates of their 2015 training camp Tuesday, featuring 11 days of practice that will be open to the public. For the seventh straight year, the Bucs will hold their training camp at One Buc Place. New this year will be an…

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Are you ready for the Tim Tebow debate once again?

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The debate is fresh again. The voices are as loud as ever. The sides are distinct. In the middle, there is Tim Tebow, good guy, potential quarterback. And noise. He is perhaps the loudest debate in the history of the league. One side points out that his passes wobble. The other side points out that his intangibles do not. One side would like a no-name quarterback who is on his way to nowhere. One side prefers Tebow, who presumably, is…

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Rays get runners on but can’t get them home against Jays

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No wonder the Tampa Bay Rays had trouble knocking in runs Monday night, what with umpires taking their bats and all. The Rays left 14 runners stranded on base in an 8-5 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays, leaving them loaded in the second and eighth inning and seeing an early 3-1 lead evaporate. Toronto broke open a 3-3 game with four runs in the sixth inning. For the Rays, one of the strangest plays of the night came when…

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Rays’ unknown pitching staff helps the team rule AL East

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There are mysteries in life. Easter Island. The Sphinx. JFK. And how in the world are these Tampa Bay Rays on top of the American League East? A year ago, they were 16 games below .500. This year, they are nine above. They do not hit very well. No one has heard of their starting pitchers. The manager just got here. Nate Karns? Erasmo Ramirez? Mike Andriese? Alex Colome? That’s the rotation? That’s what’s keeping this team atop the American…

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Rays waste pitching gem by Alex Colome in loss to Indians

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There are days when a pitcher deserves better luck. Alex Colome knows all about that. Colome threw a perfect game into the sixth inning, but the Tampa Bay Rays lost a 1-0 decision to the Cleveland Indians Sunday afternoon in Cleveland. Colome gave up only an infield single to Michael Bourn in his seven innings. Kevin Jepson took the loss for Tampa Bay, giving up a bases-loaded sacrifice fly to David Murphy. Roberto Perez scored the winning run, sliding in…

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Evan Longoria’s homer, pitching leads Rays’ to 10 over

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Sometimes, it takes a village. Six pitchers combined for the latest victory by the red-hot Tampa Bay Rays, a 4-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians. It was the 40th win in 70 games for the Rays, who hold a one-game lead in the AL East. Erasmus Rameriz started for the Rays but had to leave in the fourth inning with a groin injury. Five Rays’ relievers gave up only one runs the rest of the way. Tampa Bay got all…

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