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The St. Louis Cardinals had the Mets down to their last out, only to lose thanks to a series of miscues, including a Nolan Arenado error. But there was a bright spot. Arenado’s error was unlike him. As a platinum glove winner at third base, he’s one of the best at fielding his position in […]

New York Mets co-ace Jacob deGrom is healing from his stress fracture and a return to the bump doesn’t look to be too far away.  When will Jacob deGrom be able to get back on the bump? No exact date has been set, but some good news, thankfully, has come in for the New York […]

Braves star outfielder Ronald Acuña is expected to return in early May, but after Eddie Rosario’s injury, his team is on life support. Rosario will undergo eye surgery, which would explain his poor start to the season at the plate. He will be forced out for a couple months, at least. This seemingly explains the […]

Shailene Woodley reportedly has no interest in rekindling her romance with Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers.  Back to Hinge, Tinder and Bumble for Aaron Rodgers? Oh, that very well could be the case now that he’s living the life as a single man in his late 30s. In February, the Packers signal-caller and former […]

As the Green Bay Packers share interest in trading for Las Vegas Raiders tight end Darren Waller, Waller spoke with FanSided about his feelings on the team. It’s difficult to know exactly what an NFL player is thinking when trade rumors spring up, but based on what Las Vegas Raiders tight end Darren Waller told […]

The Champions League semifinals will get started on Tuesday with Manchester City hosting Real Madrid at the Etihad Stadium.  Get ready for what should be an incredible showdown on Tuesday between Real Madrid and Manchester City. These two teams have dreams of reaching the Champions League Final, and things will get started with the first […]

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts allowed Walker Buehler to finish his complete-game shutout on Monday, avoiding the controversy that came from Clayton Kershaw’s ‘perfect game’ The complete game is dead, as much of a relic of a bygone era as rotary phones and transistor radios. Starting pitchers are throwing fewer innings and pitches than ever before. […]

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. Last week on The Whiteboard, I began the annual exercise of examining the offensive style of each team using the same NBA offensive style charts I’ve been building for […]