Month: May 2021

Chicago Cubs shortstop Javy Baez lifted his team to victory over the St. Louis Cardinals with one majestic swing in extra innings. It was a low-scoring affair between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday night, but one swing of the bat from Javy Baez would eventually propel the Cubs to an impressive victory. Scoreless […]

The all-English Champions League final between Manchester City and Chelsea is loaded with storylines. Here’s what you need to know. Manchester City will take on Chelsea on Saturday with the UEFA Champions League trophy on the line, the third all-English final in the tournament’s history, in what is considered the biggest game on the soccer […]

To move Julio Jones, the Atlanta Falcons would like at least one Day 2 selection in return. Outside of the potential Aaron Rodgers trade, the Atlanta Falcons will be the subject of trade rumors with their star player as well. By now, it’s well known that Atlanta would be willing to part ways with wide […]

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. The first weekend of the NBA playoffs treated us to plenty of upsets, including the Grizzlies stealing Game 1 from the Jazz, the Trail Blazers running away from the […]

Jordan Yamamoto released a statement to New York Mets fans on Twitter after his wife was a victim of harassment. New York Mets pitcher Jordan Yamamoto had a message to those on Mets Twitter who were harassing his wife after his bad outing. Yamamoto struggled in Sunday’s road start vs. his former team in the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers dropped Game 1 to the Phoenix Suns and Anthony Davis is taking responsibility for the 99-90 loss but doesn’t want to hear anyone call him soft. Anthony Davis has to be better if the Lakers are going to beat the Suns and keep their goal of repeating as NBA champions alive. […]

St George Illawarra has told Matt Dufty that he is "free to go" as the Dragons look to part ways with their star fullback.

This week, Inside the Clubhouse breaks down the reasons for the Willy Adames trade, the rising trade chatter around Joey Gallo and more. Despite what Milwaukee Brewers president of baseball operations David Stearns says, they would not have traded for Willy Adames had Luis Urias taken hold of the starting shortstop job. Urias, 23, was […]

The Connecticut Sun were supposed to be a fringe contender without Alyssa Thomas. Instead, they’ve been a juggernaut, rising to the top of this week’s WNBA Power Rankings. We’re now over a week into the 2021 WNBA season and things are starting to solidify as more and more teams reach full strength. The Sparks and […]