Month: January 2022

NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski indicated that there is “no movement” in the Ben Simmons trade saga — and there likely won’t be any until the 2022 NBA Draft.  Persistent since last summer, the Ben Simmons trade rumors kicked up a notch in December, when Dec. 15 opened the door to more trade possibilities for the […]

The 2022 Sony Open heads back to historic Waialae Country Club this weekend and we have picks, predictions and best bets to help you out.  Fresh off his win at the Sentry Tournament of Champions, Cameron Smith enters the 2022 Sony Open looking to pull a Justin Thomas with a sweep of the Hawaii swing. […]

The 2022 Sony Open heads back to historic Waialae Country Club this weekend and we have picks, predictions and best bets to help you out.  Fresh off his win at the Sentry Tournament of Champions, Cameron Smith enters the 2022 Sony Open looking to pull a Justin Thomas with a sweep of the Hawaii swing. […]

The Los Angeles Clippers could miss both Paul George and Kawhi Leonard for the rest of the 2021-22 season, per Clippers sources.  Last week, Clippers sources indicated that there was a “strong possibility” that Kawhi Leonard could return before the end of the 2021-22 season. One week later, Clippers sources are now offering a more […]

Late in the showdown between Memphis and Golden State, Ja Morant came up huge with a driving lay-up to help seal the Grizzlies win.  On Tuesday night, NBA fans everywhere were treated to an awesome Western Conference matchup between the Memphis Grizzlies and Golden State Warriors. This one came down to the wire and as […]

NFL coaches and executives share their thoughts on the most attractive head coaching vacancies after Black Monday, and look ahead at what could be a wild Wild Card weekend The trajectory of five NFL franchises and countless lives were altered this week, as another Black Monday sent the coaching carousel spinning. On Monday, Mike Zimmer, […]

Here is the status for Team USA snowboarder and Olympic gold medalist Chloe Kim for the 2022 Winter Olympics. Chloe Kim is game for the 2022 Winter Olympics. The prodigy, who became the only athlete in the history of X Games to rack up three gold medals (she did so at age 15), is set […]

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. There is no hotter team in the NBA right now than the Memphis Grizzlies, who knocked off the Golden State Warriors Tuesday night to stretch their league-best win streak […]

On Wednesday morning, potential Hall of Famer Jon Lester officially announced his retirement from baseball.  We’ve seen the last of starting pitcher Jon Lester in the bigs. After 16 memorable seasons in the majors, Lester announced on Wednesday that he’s officially hanging up his cleats. The man was a fan favorite from start to finish […]