Month: November 2021

College basketball rankings for the 2021-2022 season. It has been just over seven months since Baylor cut down the nets with a dramatic upset of Gonzaga in the NCAA Tournament but the time has come to start the journey to March Madness anew. There will be plenty of headlines to follow over the course of […]

Predicting the conference champions of the 14 most impactful conferences across college basketball ahead of the 2021-2022 season. The return of college basketball is always a cause for celebration. The road to the NCAA Tournament is long and will be heavily weighted towards the conference champions, who earn 32 of the 68 tickets to March […]

Dusty Baker and the Houston Astros fell short of winning the World Series, losing to the Atlanta Braves in six games. So, what happens next? When the Houston Astros brought Dusty Baker on board, they were in the midst of a scandal that drew all sorts of scrutiny. In addition to that, Houston had just […]

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 Miami Heat have looked absolutely dominant to start the season. Their only loss was an 11-point blip to the Indiana Pacers but their six wins include victories over […]

The Cowboys slipped by the Vikings without the services of Dak Prescott last week, but they need their star quarterback back to triumph over Denver.  Dallas’ 6-1 record has them sitting atop the NFC East by 2.5 games. That has the Cowboys in great shape to make the playoffs, but Dak Prescott and his teammates […]

Michael Thomas out for the season: A setback in his recovery from ankle surgery will force the Saints star receiver to miss the entire 2021 NFL season.  Another huge blow was dealt to the New Orleans Saints on Wednesday morning. Michael Thomas, who was placed on IR before the start of the season due to […]

Week 9 of the NFL season is here, and so is another round of setting DraftKings lineups. This lineup features an evenly-spread group of stud players. When setting a DraftKings lineup, you find out pretty quickly that picking a couple high-dollar players leaves you with very minimal cash to spend elsewhere. That is why it’s […]

It sounds like a new Michael Thomas ankle injury might end the Saints receiver’s season before it can even start.  As if the hits haven’t already been coming, New Orleans Saints fans are being forced to absorb yet another huge injury blow. Michael Thomas has been on IR since the start of the season after […]

Los Angeles Rams GM Les Snead put the NFC on notice pulling off a blockbuster trade for Von Miller that could shape the playoff race, Aaron Rodgers and the Packers’ success just might change the narrative, and more The Los Angeles Rams are all in. Monday, in advance of Tuesday’s trade deadline, Rams general manager […]