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Half of the schedule featured divisional games. A Super Bowl contender has lost twice as many games as it did a year ago. Changes in the NFL Power Rankings? It would be the final weekend of in-season vacations for teams in the league. The Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles got […]

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. It’s been more than a month since we last looked at the rookie class as a whole. Over that stretch, several rookies have continued to impress while Cade Cunningham […]

UEFA was forced to invalidate the Champions League round of 16 draw on Monday. Here’s what went wrong.  UEFA were forced to redraw the Champions League round of 16 draw after Manchester United was mistakenly left out for part of it, just one in a series of blunders that resulted in the English club having […]

Diehard fans should make sure to have their holiday shopping done before an epic Saturday of hoops action that includes eight of the week’s best games on the college basketball schedule. College football has officially left the building as a Saturday staple, meaning the time has come for college basketball to shine. After a week […]

Former Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo was seen out at dinner in the Windy City. Could that mean he’s interested in a reunion? Rizzo frequents Chicago, despite the fact he no longer plays for the Cubs. The former Chicago first baseman essentially spent nine of this first ten seasons in Chicago, so he knows […]

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said he suffered a setback on his toe injury, though he’s unsure if he’ll miss any time. Rodgers’ toe felt significantly worse after the Packers Sunday Night Football win over the Bears, per the quarterback himself. So far, the ailment hasn’t limited himself or the Packers from separating themselves […]