Saturday, 3 a.m. They played their fiercest rivalry to the wire. On the other hand, they lost. The game ended prematurely with the clock running out on an instant replay when the Bulls were nine yards from the end zone. Still, they lost. The defense, so horrible all year, held an opponent to 17 points. […]

Thursday, 4 a.m. There was a time, back when the world was in black and white, when the Rays were simply giddy in announcing they had signed Evan Longoria to a 10-year extension. It was party time, pat-each-other-on-the-backs time. After all, this was Longo, the best-ever play in the history of the franchise. Why, he […]

Wednesday, 4 a.m. At a time when their ranks are thin, at a time when an entire team is limping, perhaps it is time the Tampa Bay Lightning welcomed too old-timers to the lineup. Well, hello there Zach Bogosian. And isn’t that Corey Perry standing beside you. Perry, 36, and Bogosian, 32, each scored goals […]

Tuesday, 4 a.m. Now that victory has returned to the Tampa Bay Bucs, will their fans remember how to act? For a month, the Bucs went without a win. For a month, their own followers could be accused of targeting. You heard the talk. The coaches were confused, and their quarterback was aging, and their […]