Month: December 2021

Chicago Bears star pass-rusher Robert Quinn mocking Green Bay Packers MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ belt celebration was a GOB Bluth huge mistake from the moment he first put his hands on his hips. Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers still own Robert Quinn and the rest of the Chicago Bears. Green Bay improved to 10-3 […]

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is likely on the way out. Did the team just play his replacement? Should the Steelers wish to trade for a potential Big Ben replacement, rather than take their chances in the draft, Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins makes a lot of sense. Cousins is quietly having a very good […]

Half of the schedule featured divisional games. A Super Bowl contender has lost twice as many games as it did a year ago. Changes in the NFL Power Rankings? It would be the final weekend of in-season vacations for teams in the league. The Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles got […]

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. It’s been more than a month since we last looked at the rookie class as a whole. Over that stretch, several rookies have continued to impress while Cade Cunningham […]

UEFA was forced to invalidate the Champions League round of 16 draw on Monday. Here’s what went wrong.  UEFA were forced to redraw the Champions League round of 16 draw after Manchester United was mistakenly left out for part of it, just one in a series of blunders that resulted in the English club having […]

Diehard fans should make sure to have their holiday shopping done before an epic Saturday of hoops action that includes eight of the week’s best games on the college basketball schedule. College football has officially left the building as a Saturday staple, meaning the time has come for college basketball to shine. After a week […]

Former Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo was seen out at dinner in the Windy City. Could that mean he’s interested in a reunion? Rizzo frequents Chicago, despite the fact he no longer plays for the Cubs. The former Chicago first baseman essentially spent nine of this first ten seasons in Chicago, so he knows […]