Month: December 2021

While most of the teams near the top of the NFL Power Rankings didn’t change this week, there was still plenty of movement with the start of December. Another week in NFL 2021 and once again, there were plenty of nail biters and teams coming away with last-second wins. Of course, arguably the biggest game […]

The Champions League enters its final matchday this week. Here are the latest power rankings before the conclusion of the group stage. The group stage of the Champions League has reached judgement day. Actually, it’s two days, on Tuesday and Wednesday, that the list of 16 teams that advance to the knockout stage will be […]

Kenyan Drake’s 2021 NFL season with the Las Vegas Raiders is over after breaking his leg on a controversial tackling technique used by a member of the Washington Football Team’s defense. Though the Las Vegas Raiders are still somewhat alive for the playoffs over in the AFC, it is season over for running back Kenyan […]

Alabama quarterback Bryce Young is poised for a runaway Heisman victory, but in a crowded race, the real intrigue is in who will join him in New York. Yale, Army, Ohio State, USC, Oklahoma, and in the coming days, Alabama. Bryce Young made certain that the Crimson Tide will become the latest team to win back-to-back […]

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. On-ball pressure is just one piece of effective defensive play, and it can often be misleading — gambling and overly aggressive defensive at the point of attack can lead […]