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You’ve probably heard the legend of the Minor League Baseball catcher who fooled a runner with a peeled potato. But where did the idea for the infamous Potato Game come from? The background surrounding the most famous and infamous game in the history of minor league baseball, The Potato Game, is as crazy as the […]

Odell Beckham Jr. is one of the most intriguing NFL players available right now and will choose between the Saints, Chiefs and Packers, according to Dianna Russini. After officially clearing waivers and becoming a free agent for the first time in his career on Tuesday, Odell Beckham Jr. apparently has a few teams which he’s […]

This week’s DraftKings lineup features players with both high floors & high ceilings. While evenly distributing our budget across the lineup, we’ll have a lot of points scored this week. Winning big in DraftKings is like winning the lottery. You can be totally confident in your lineup for the week just like you are your […]

The Cowboys were embarrassed in their ugly Week 9 defeat to the Broncos. Here are five bold predictions on how they’ll bounce back vs. the Falcons.  It’s hard to call last week’s defeat to Denver anything other than a disaster from the Dallas perspective. Mike McCarthy’s team had more than enough talent to win the […]

Mike Tomlin has the Steelers in the throes of the AFC Playoff hunt, which might be his strongest performance yet, plus, players on the cusp of breaking out in NFL’s second half, more It’s high time to put some respect on Mike Tomlin’s name. Two weeks ago, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin bristled when asked […]

The Packers looked lifeless without Aaron Rodgers in their Week 9 loss at Kansas City. Here are five bold predictions on how they’ll bounce back. Any Packers fans suffering from the delusion that their offense would keep humming without the services of Aaron Rodgers was quickly disabused of that notion on Sunday in Kansas City. […]

Justin Verlander reportedly impressed teams at his showcase this week. These three teams should give him a shot. The MLB offseason is officially under way, which means we will hear plenty of reports and rumors regarding which teams are interested in which free agents. There are no doubt going to be plenty of teams having […]

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. To be clear, the Oklahoma City Thunder offense is not good right now. Through nine games they’ve averaged just 98.0 points per 100 possessions, worse than any team but […]