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Monday, 4 a.m. Tom Brady is bigger than Antonio Brown. Cyril Grace is less of a headache. Joe Tryon-Shoyinka had a better day. Still, headlines being what they are, more people will pay more attention to the way Brown lit fire to what was left of his NFL career Sunday afternoon than to Brady’s excellence. […]

Saturday, 4 a.m. Someone ought to say it: Man, do the Tampa Bay Lightning miss Andrei Vasilevskiy. The Lightning lost their second game in 24 hours Friday night, falling to the New York Rangers 4-3 in a shootout. And as much as the team will insist the goaltender was just peachy, the truth is that […]

Friday, 4 a.m. For the Tampa Bay Bucs, trouble has come in twos. The strongest position on the team might be wide receiver — but both Chris Godwin and Mike Evans are hurting. Another impactful position is outside linebacker — but both Shaq Barrett and Jason Pierre-Paul are aching. And the coordinators are well thought […]

Thursday, 4 a.m. Historically speaking, an interim football coach is a dreadful idea. Historically speaking, he takes over a failing football team and spends his days bailing water. Historically speaking, there is a reason the first coach failed, and a reason his interim doesn’t fare much better. Historically speaking, interim coaches come and go without […]