Month: March 2022

The Atlanta Braves are bringing back a beloved fan favorite. Will that be enough to help make up for the situation with Freddie Freeman? When the Atlanta Braves decided to bring in free agent first baseman Matt Olson, it seemed incredibly unlikely that they’d also decide to toss some money in Freddie Freeman’s direction. However, […]

March 14 marked the first time Golden State Warriors golden trio Draymond Green, Klay Thompson, and Steph Curry have played together in 3 years. It’s been a long time since Draymond Green, Klay Thompson and Steph Curry have hit the hardwood together, but exactly how long has it been? 1005 days, to be precise. The […]

The Boston Red Sox are dealing with some pretty awful news right now as Chris Sale will miss the beginning of the 2022 season due to an injury. Injuries are awful, just absolutely awful. They are objectively one of the worst things about sports in general. Unfortunately for the Boston Red Sox, Chris Sale has […]

The Philadelphia Phillies apparently wanted to spend some money to bring in an impressive hitter and they did just that with Kyle Schwarber.  One of the biggest bats on the free agent market is headed to Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Phillies agreed to a four-year deal with slugger Kyle Schwarber. The deal was first reported by Jim Salisbury. […]

While the Yankees seem to be losing steam in their pursuit of Freddie Freeman, an AL East rival could swoop in and scoop him up instead.  After the New York Yankees re-signed Anthony Rizzo, their pursuit of Freddie Freeman is over, but the AL East could still see the addition of the Braves All-Star with […]

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 the surface, the most obvious link between the 60-point games for Karl-Anthony Towns and Kyrie Irving this week was their 3-point shooting — 7-of-11 for Towns, 8-of-12 for […]