Month: May 2022

Greg Sankey knows where the SEC stands when it comes to College Football Playoff expansion. With the College Football Playoff maintaining its four-team format through the 2025 season, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey cleared the air a bit as to where his Power Five conference stands on the topic of playoff expansion. Sankey spoke with the […]

The details surrounding the interaction between Phoenix Suns point guard Chris Paul’s mom and wife and Dallas Mavericks fans have been further explained. It’s the Western Conference Semifinals, and the Phoenix Suns lost their second consecutive game in Game 4. The Suns could have wrapped up the series by this point with their initial 2-0 […]

Newcastle’s influx of summer transfer cash might cost Aston Villa a player they desperately want to hold onto this summer.  Philippe Coutinho certainly isn’t heading back to Barcelona next season, but Aston Villa would love to extend his stay in the Premier League on a permanent basis. Unfortunately for Villa, Newcastle United may put an […]

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. At first glance, it would be hard to place blame on Giannis Antetokounmpo for any of the Bucks’ offensive struggles in their 2-2 split with the Boston Celtics. He’s […]

Tom Brady will move from under center to up in the broadcasting booth for FOX once he retires. FOX has found its long-term successor for the lead NFL analyst role vacated by Troy Aikman’s departure to ESPN: Tom Brady. Yes, the seven-time Super Bowl champion quarterback will be paired alongside Kevin Burkhardt as the No. […]

Are MLB pitchers catching up with Seiya Suzuki? To say Seiya Suzuki started his first Major League season hot would be an understatement.  The former Nippon Professional Baseball superstar opened his first series as a Major Leaguer by going 3-for-8 with a home run, six RBI, four walks and a sacrifice fly against the Milwaukee […]