Month: January 2022

Bears fire head coach Matt Nagy and general manager Ryan Pace after yet another lost season. The Chicago Bears have fired head coach Matt Nagy after four seasons and general manager Ryan Pace after seven seasons. A regime that was given chance after chance has finally run out of chances. Change is coming to Chicago, […]

A litany of Big 12 showdowns and a huge matchup in Lexington highlight this week’s college basketball schedule. We are just over two months away from Selection Sunday and there is a lot of meaningful college basketball left to enjoy. LSU was the star of last week’s schedule and made a huge statement by sweeping […]

Top names for the upcoming NFL Draft will be visible on Monday night as Alabama takes on Georgia in the National Championship Game. One of the craziest and most-unpredictable college football season’s in recent memory will finally culminate on Monday night when Alabama takes on Georgia in the CFP National Championship Game from Lucas Oil […]

It appears the Minnesota Vikings are about to embrace a full rebuild, firing both Mike Zimmer and Rick Spielman on Monday morning.  Black Monday is truly a dark day for the NFL. The annual death march for head coaches who spent the season on the hot seat comes to an end, which means the loss […]

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 Memphis Grizzlies and Los Angeles Lakers played on Sunday night, though I was not among those who tuned in. I was watching a movie instead. It was not […]

Baylor remains on top of this week’s college basketball rankings but a litany of losses have shaken up the rest of the Top 10. It certainly feels like this year’s college basketball season is more unpredictable than usual. There have been plenty of contenders to win a national title, headlined by unbeaten No. 1 Baylor, […]

The winner of these key position battles will go a long way in deciding who will win the National Championship Game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Georgia Bulldogs. The Alabama Crimson Tide and the Georgia Bulldogs are the two best teams in college football, but a handful of key position battles will decide who ends up winning […]