• Islanders on brink of elimination after Game 4 loss to Lightning

    Islanders on brink of elimination after Game 4 loss to Lightning

    It was a chance to reset the series, make up for a stiff start and change the dynamic of the competition. But instead the Islanders are now staring at a daunting uphill battle to have any chance of advancing to the Stanley Cup finals after the Lightning took a 4-1 win in Game 4 and …
  • Tom Brady scores rushing TD on first Buccaneers drive

    Tom Brady scores rushing TD on first Buccaneers drive

    Tom Brady wasted no time scoring his first Buccaneers touchdown. The 43-year-old led Tampa Bay on a nine-play, 85-yard scoring drive, finishing it off with a 2-yard rushing touchdown on a quarterback sneak to give the Bucs an early 7-0 lead over the Saints on Sunday. Brady sneaks for the score! #GoBucs 📺: #TBvsNO on …
  • Tom Brady wanted to join Saints if Drew Brees was retiring

    Tom Brady wanted to join Saints if Drew Brees was retiring

    It appears Tom Brady’s first choice was a different NFC South team. As he walked away from the New England Patriots after 20 NFL seasons and six Super Bowls, Brady was interested in replacing Drew Brees with the New Orleans Saints if Brees, 41, was going to retire and begin his post-playing career with NBC …
  • The Tom Brady, Bill Belichick divorce is about to feel very real

    The Tom Brady, Bill Belichick divorce is about to feel very real

    Sometime after 4:25 Sunday afternoon, 43-year-old Tom Brady will trot off the sideline at the Superdome, and tremors will be felt in the Tampa Bay area and as far away as Foxborough, Mass., and all across New England. Hearts will be racing in Tampa, because Brady’s mere presence has filled to the brim a long-suffering …
  • Islanders fight back into series with resilient win over Lightning

    Islanders fight back into series with resilient win over Lightning

    They were on the verge of saying goodbye to America before they could properly introduce themselves. But on this Friday night under the Edmonton bubble and in front of the national audience that obviously had not been especially impressed by the team’s close-up in Games 1 or 2 of the Eastern finals, the Islanders said …
  • ‘Rude awakening’: Who will win the Tom Brady-Bill Belichick divorce?

    ‘Rude awakening’: Who will win the Tom Brady-Bill Belichick divorce?

    Name a more compelling on-field subplot to the 2020 NFL season than following what happens in New England without Tom Brady and what happens in Tampa with Brady. You can’t. Because there isn’t anything more fascinating. How will Bill Belichick and the Patriots power on while playing without Brady under center for the first time …
  • Islanders demolished in Eastern Conference finals wake-up call

    Islanders demolished in Eastern Conference finals wake-up call

    The Islanders may have left their game in Toronto. In what turned out to be their most lackluster performance since the start of the playoffs, the Islanders had circles skated around them Monday night as the Lightning took a roaring 8-2 victory in Game 1 at Rogers Place in Edmonton. Whether it was the one-day …
  • Yankees running out of time to prove they are title-worthy team

    Yankees running out of time to prove they are title-worthy team

    A home clubhouse celebration scene at Yankee Stadium Wednesday night would’ve been gauche. Also perfectly appropriate. And now that the Yankees can bid farewell to the dangerous Rays for the duration of this regular season, it’s time for a true character test: Will this 2020 group be remembered for doing anything besides validating the Rays’ …
  • Yankees in dangerous spot after Rays beatdown

    Yankees in dangerous spot after Rays beatdown

    Because there are added ways to get into the postseason this COVID- impacted year, it would be premature to post funeral home visiting hours for the Yankees. Yet a team many believed capable of being World Series champs during each spring training session is circling the drain in regards to winning the AL East, and …
  • Rays get quick revenge on Yankees in nightmarish first inning

    Rays get quick revenge on Yankees in nightmarish first inning

    Talk about sweet revenge! Tampa Bay Rays infielder Mike Brosseau, who nearly had his head taken off by an Aroldis Chapman 101 mph fastball Tuesday night, blasted a 420-foot, two-run home run Wednesday as part of a runs-filled first inning that saw Yankees pitcher Jordan Montgomery chased off the mound. The Rays cheered loudly from …