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The Green Bay Packers lost in the NFC Championship Game for the second straight year, and Matt LaFleur is taking the blame for some of it. They were the league’s highest-scoring team in 2020 and the NFC’s No. 1 seed entering the playoffs. The Green Bay Packers finished with a 13-3 record and were NFC […]

Cubs and White Sox fans will be allowed to attend games at Wrigley Field and Guaranteed Rate Field albeit with a reduced capacity to begin the MLB season. Wrigley Field and Guaranteed Rate Field will welcome fans back in the stands for the first time since the 2019 season. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced the […]

The Philadelphia Eagles are picking No. 6 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft, but reportedly won’t be selecting a quarterback to compete with Jalen Hurts. Carson Wentz got traded in February. Now, more reported good news for Jalen Hurts. On Monday, news surfaced that Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie has demanded the team not draft […]

Illinois basketball clinches a No. 1 seed while Florida State and Villanova are big losers in this week’s NCAA Tournament bracketology update. Championship Week is here and there is surprisingly little drama to be had on the top line of projected March Madness brackets. Illinois put together a tremendous final week of the regular season, […]

LeBron James and Steph Curry have long been rivals in the NBA, but the superstars enjoyed being teammates in the NBA All-Star Game. The NBA All-Star Game was a little different this year than in the past with the Slam Dunk Contest, 3-Point Shootout and Skills Challenge taking place on the day of the game. […]

Only once has a wild card Super Bowl champion repeated the following year. They became the first team since the 2010 Green Bay Packers to win three consecutive road playoff games and capture the Super Bowl. The wild card Tampa Bay Buccaneers, led by a ferocious defense and the steady calm of veteran quarterback Tom […]

The Champions League’s round of 16 returns this week as contenders for the title hope to record wins in their upcoming second-leg contests. The Champions League is back and a few usual suspects are hoping to advance to the quarterfinals this week. Since our last rankings, Atalanta, RB Leipzig and Lazio fell out of the […]

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. One of the strangest All-Star weekends in recent memory ended with an incredibly familiar sight — Damian Lillard hitting a contested and wildly clutch shot. The NBA All-Star Game […]

McKenzie Milton, the former UCF star quarterback who’s been sidelined since 2018, will battle with four other Seminoles this spring for the starting role Much to the delight of Florida State head football coach Mike Norvell, the Seminoles will open spring practice in a few days with transfer quarterback McKenzie Milton fully cleared to play. […]