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There are no easy wins in the first half of the Kansas City Chiefs’ 2022 regular season schedule. Even if the Kansas City Chiefs will likely be one of the better teams in the AFC again next year, they will have to earn it by running their gauntlet of a first-half schedule. The Elias Sports […]

The Whiteboard is The Step Back’s daily basketball newsletter, covering the NBA, WNBA and more. Subscribe here to get it delivered to you via email each morning.’ The Miami Heat have already punched their ticket to the next round and the Warriors and Bucks could do so tonight.  With the Conference Finals just days away, I […]

Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa didn’t see the point in pitching his best relievers after Aaron Judge extended the Yankees lead. Judge hit a behemoth home run into the Chicago night sky — the kind of moonshot that could go on his eventual AL MVP highlight reel. Future Brewer Aaron Judge with a […]

This week on Above the Break, we’re digging into Rhyne Howard‘s hot start, the Las Vegas Aces new offense, Jessica Shephard’s breakout and more. Welcome back to Above The Break. The 2022 WNBA season is a week old and while there are some trends emerging, things still feel really in flux. Not every player is […]

With his ability to impact a game both at the plate and on the mound, Shohei Ohtani will be an MVP favorite his entire career. But there are some players who could take the award from him There has never been a player quite like Shohei Ohtani. Baseball has never seen a player who could […]

Doc Rivers passionately responded to a question about his job security after the Philadelphia 76ers were eliminated from the playoffs. The Philadelphia 76ers were down 0-2 in their second round series against the Miami Heat, tied it up with wins their next two games following the return of Joel Embiid, and entered the verge of […]

The Corey Kluber trade will ultimately be known as ‘The Emmanuel Clase trade’ once all is said and done. Corey Kluber, the three-time All-Star, two-time AL Cy Young and 2017 AL ERA leader had about as successful of a career in a Cleveland Guardians (then-Indians) uniform as one can have. Coming off of a season […]

This week on Inside the Clubhouse, we’re looking at a few big names who already find themselves in the middle of serious MLB trade rumors. There are over 2.5 months left until the MLB trade deadline, but there are already a number of intriguing players who could become available. Here is a list of five […]