Month: January 2021

The Philadelphia Eagles moved on from Doug Pederson, while Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson is desperate to get out. Welcome to the Wild Card edition of C’mon, Coach! This week, we’ll be discussing why: Doug Pederson’s Ring of Protection could not save him; Deshaun Watson has good reason to be hopping mad at the Houston […]

Premier League clubs and players haven’t gotten as much value as they could from the loan market, but the time is now for these four players. The loan market remains a largely untapped entity in soccer. Clubs seem to perceive it as a stop-gap solution and players seem to shun its permanence. It’s why the […]

The NFL season is entering the Divisional Round this weekend, which means the 2021 NFL Draft is ever so close. As we enter the Divisional Round of the 2020 NFL Playoffs, we have eight teams remaining that all have a shot at winning it all. If the Super Wild Card Weekend was any indication, we […]

Madison Hammond is the first Native American woman to play in the NWSL. She’s working hard to make sure she’s just the first in a long line. A 22-year culmination of hard work and passion came to a head for Madison Hammond on Sept. 26, 2020. She took to the field as a second-half substitute […]

The NCAA has tabled the name, image and likeness legislation after politics intervened. The idea of paying collegiate players is a classic sports fan debate topic. The debate moved from the barroom to the courtroom with the Ed O’Bannon case. And then the issue entered the political realm with 2019 legislation in California and other […]

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. Keldon Johnson has played a grand total of 28 NBA games in his career. That’s how long it takes for Gregg Popovich and the San Antonio Spurs to […]

The Saints and Packers are among the NFL’s best bets on Divisional Weekend. Super Wild Card Weekend is in the books and it was certainly a lot of fun. Five of the six games ended up being highly entertaining, setting the stage for some fun action on in the Divisional Round. With only four games […]

The NFL Divisional Round is upon us, and frankly, it’s the best weekend of the year. Let’s take a look at the four games coming up. Best mismatch for Rams: Special teams step up. Los Angeles isn’t good on specials, but this is easily the worst part of Green Bay’s team. The Packers rank 31st […]