Month: November 2021

Legendary Steelers head coach Bill Cowher sent Mike Tomlin an awesome message of support after being passed on the all-time wins list for Pittsburgh.  While the Monday Night Football win was downright controversial for the Pittsburgh Steelers, the team did enough to take down the Chicago Bears. Now, Pittsburgh is 5-3 on the year and […]

The sports world makes for a beautiful palette but individual images can get lost in the constant shuffle. Here are the most iconic sports photos from Getty Images this week. Will Smith and Travis d’Arnaud of the Atlanta Braves celebrate the team’s 7-0 victory against the Houston Astros in Game 6 to win the 2021 World […]

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. With injuries to Markelle Fultz and a series of roster-clearing trades, Cole Anthony ended up with a lot of offensive responsibility as a rookie. His combined usage and assist […]

NFL referee Tony Corrente tried to explain the controversial taunting penalty that he called on Cassius Marsh during Monday Night Football.  To say the Bears-Steelers Monday Night Football game was controversial is to tremendously undersell the drama. In a game the Bears had no business winning, Chicago stopped the Steelers on a crucial third-down in […]

Michigan State and Wake Forest’s losses have the playoff rankings changing, and they also had an impact on the college football conference power rankings. It took one week of the College Football Playoff Rankings for one of the top four teams to get upset, knocking them out of the rankings immediately. Michigan State’s comeback effort […]

Gonzaga and UCLA, the top two teams in the AP poll, are among the teams that need to be on upset alert in college basketball’s opening week. College basketball is back and it’s never too early for the upsets to fall. The opening week of the season is loaded with excellent matchups, including a pair […]

We’ve hit Week 10 of the fantasy season, and with the playoffs right around the corner, winning games is key. Exploiting good matchups is a big help. These five guys all have favorable matchups this week. It’s crazy to think we’re coming up on Week 10 of the NFL season. The playoff picture in both […]