Month: July 2021
The Whiteboard: What do the Milwaukee Bucks do now?
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 Milwaukee Bucks are in an extremely tough spot, largely of their own making. They find themselves in an 0-2 Finals hole, without homecourt advantage. Teams in that scenario […]
Liverpool name their price for Premier League speedster
Liverpool want to pry Adama Traore away from Wolves this summer, but Jurgen Klopp isn’t willing to break the bank for the pacy winger. The last time Liverpool raided Wolves for an attacking player they struck gold with Diogo Jota. This time Jurgen Klopp wants to raid the Premier League club for the services of […]
Doedee's 'silly courage' raises safety questions
Adelaide coach Matthew Nicks has admitted he was "praying" Tom Doedee would pull out of the brutal marking contest that left him with blurred vision and a concussion.
Kendall Hinton trolls himself for legendarily bad quarterback performance
The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced it will display an archive from his start under center last year, and Kendall Hinton went all-in to troll himself. The COVID-19 pandemic impacted the schedule, the NFL got through the full 2020 season without losing any games. But perhaps the biggest “only this year” story game from […]
Ben Simmons is the fulcrum for the 76ers offseason
Another pivotal offseason is underway in Philadelphia, and the head of the snake is 76ers star Ben Simmons. How will Daryl Morey approach it? Stop me if you’ve heard this before: the Philadelphia 76ers were eliminated from the playoffs early, and now have several questions to answer before next season begins. For the fourth straight […]
Suns vs Bucks prediction, odds, spread, line, over/under and betting info for NBA Finals Game 3
Suns vs Bucks Game 3 prediction, odds, spread, line, over/under, and betting info for the NBA Finals on Sunday night. Whatever magic the Phoenix Suns have been using throughout the NBA Playoffs hasn’t worn off as they blaze through the NBA Finals. Phoenix has been dominant, leaping out to a 2-0 series lead that somehow […]
I want to defeat Messi: Neymar Jr ahead of final against Leo Messi
Brazilian star Neymar Jr speaks about his friendship with Lionel Messi and how he wants to win his first Copa America 2021 title.