Leafs' Bell does time on prison work crew

I think I'm a better person' after serving drunk driving sentence Be the first to comment on this article... Paul Hunter sports reporter It's unlikely many motorists zipping through Santa Clara County this summer paid much heed to the prison work crews at the side of the highway, let alone realized there was an NHL player toiling under the sizzling California sun. But there, picking up garbage, cutting grass and pulling weeds, alongside men charged with everything from domestic violence to drug offences, was the Maple Leafs' Mark Bell, head down, sweating, wondering how long it would be till his next break, remembering what he'd done to put himself in this predicament. "I was just like anybody else who made a mistake. I was treated like everybody else," Bell said yesterday. "I was afforded a lot of humility. I think I'm a... [read full story]