Tuesday, 6 a.m. We try to make things so simple, don’t we? We ignore history. We deny nuance. We want just the facts, ma’am. We want to be comfortable; we tend to ignore the layers of subtext. Which brings us to O.J. Simpson. And, eventually, to Jameis Winston. As a younger man, I ignored the […]

Monday, 6 a.m. I love Cleveland. After all, it’s a great place to be stuck in an elevator. It was January of 1987, and history was about to be made outside. But for the moment, none of us could figure out how long the elevator was going to be stuck. It was cold, and it […]

Sunday, 5:45 a.m. Perfection was on the mound. Despite the opposition, you had to feel good about the chances of the Tampa Bay Rays. And then the ball disappeared over the wall, and for the third straight game, the Rays lost. Alex Colome, who has been impressive in relief all season, saving 19 Content beyond […]