Thursday, 4 a.m. Once, he was a big deal. Once, he was such a star he could walk away from millions. Once, the world seemed to belong to Le’Veon Bell. And then he turned 26, and Bell made perhaps the worst decision in the history of professional sports, sitting out all of the 2018 season […]

Tuesday, 4 a.m. 5 Thoughts I think the Saints have broken the Bucs’ self-regard. Between a defeat that should embarrass everyone employed by the Tampa Bay Bucs and losing Chris Godwin, it suddenly feels like the Lovie Smith days are back. 2. Subway wants its advertising money back. Maybe that’s what Tom Brady said to […]

Sunday, 4 a.m. The headline, from New Orleans, suggested that they have become the NFL’s fiercest rivals. That doesn’t quite ring true. You could argue that it’s Green Bay-Chicago. Maybe Dallas-Washington. Perhaps the Rams and the 49ers. Still, if you are a Bucs’ fan, there has been a lot of disappointment left by the New […]

Friday, 4 a.m. A player builds his monument one brick at a time. He makes his journey at step at a time. He writes his legacy one words at a time. Just ask Steven Stamkos, who added another memory Thursday night. Stamkos assisted on Victor Hedman’s game-winning goal in a 2-1 triumph over the Ottawa […]