Month: May 2022
Alabama football: Nick Saban’s frustration with NIL, explained
Nick Saban’s criticism on how NIL is being implemented in college sports is well-documented. While the Alabama football program remains one of the very best in the country, head coach Nick Saban has often found himself in the news regarding his opinions on name, image, likeness. NIL legislation has been a part of collegiate athletics for coming […]
Braves could bring back familiar face to help bullpen woes
The Atlanta Braves bullpen cannot catch a break with injuries. It all started with Luke Jackson, but could they bring back a familiar face to help out? Shane Greene isn’t the player he once was, but at just 33 years old, he clearly still has something left to give the Braves if he can find […]
Anthem singer Stefan Xidas has his sights set on the Chicago Bulls
Stefan Xidas is a Chicago sports fan who has Down syndrome and another dream that he wants to fulfill — singing the national anthem for the Chicago Bulls. Stefan Xidas is used to the spotlight. Xidas, who has Down syndrome, began singing his favorite song “The Star-Spangled Banner” when he was a “young boy who […]
Steph Curry had a lot to say about Andrew Wiggins’ poster dunk on Luka Doncic
Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry appreciated seeing his teammate, Andrew Wiggins, posterize Dallas Mavericks star Luka Dončić “800” times. The Mavericks were no match for the Warriors in Game 3, as the Dallas team fell for the third consecutive time in this series. Golden State’s dominance over Dallas could be summed up in one […]
The Whiteboard: How the Golden State Warriors rebuilt a contender
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. Watching the Warriors close out the Mavericks for a 3-0 series lead, felt intimately familiar. Over the past decade, they’ve been a reliable playoff contender and have repeatedly stolen […]
Trae Young and the mental game
Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young opens up about the importance of mental health and how he uplifts communities through the power of positivity. Professional athletes exist in the public eye like no other. They become heroes for their athletic prowess; revered for being able to do what few humans can. Michael could fly. Kobe was […]
The Moonshot: Adley Rutschman, woeful Tigers and Camden Yards wall speaks
The FanSided MLB team is here with another edition of The Moonshot, our weekly newsletter rounding up all the joy of baseball. Well, we believe in exit velocity, bat flips, launch angles, stealing home, the hanging curveball, Big League Chew, sausage races, and that unwritten rules of any kind are self-indulgent, overrated crap. We believe […]