Month: October 2022

Winning in Red River can help salvage seasons getting away from both Oklahoma and Texas. While Red River is one of the best rivalries in college football, this year’s matchup between Oklahoma and Texas leaves a lot to be desired. It might only be the second week of October, but the Sooners and Longhorns are already […]

Broncos fans want to give Nathaniel Hackett the Herm Edwards treatment by firing him on the field after Denver lost to the Colts in overtime. The NFL world was treated to a truly torturous edition of Thursday Night Football between the Denver Broncos and Indianapolis Colts. It was painful enough for neutrals to watch as […]

ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies open up their National League Wild Card weekend series. Zack Wheeler (12-7, 2.82 ERA) will take the mound for the Philadelphia Phillies in Friday’s opener while José Quintana (3-2, 2.01 ERA) draws the start for the St. Louis Cardinals. Quintana’s recent pitching figures to be a […]

Ja Morant of the Memphis Grizzlies has made his claim as the face of the next generation of superstars ready to take the game of basketball to another level.  For this season, Ja Morant has been chosen as the very best NBA player under the age of 25 by the team here at The Step […]

You can appreciate the achievement of Aaron Judge regardless of how you deal with the context around his record-breaking season. In 1927, when Babe Ruth hit 60, he hit more home runs than 12 other (entirely white) teams. In 1961, Maris hit 61, shattering the notion that 60 was an insurmountable sum. In 2001 Barry […]

Luka Doncic plays basketball like a video game, piling up stats and achievements. But can he thrive while still letting go of the controller? A cigarette burns on the screen’s left side. To the right sits a rubbed-down blue chalk cube. These are objects whose use wears them thin. The voiceover belongs to the director. […]

Jayson Tatum will be playing on perhaps the most talented Celtics team of his career. But his own responsibilities have never been larger. Jayson Tatum is a hard worker. The footwork, strength, and knowledge required to do what he does on offense prove the blood, sweat, and tears have all been paid on time. And […]

Trae Young has the potential to take the Atlanta Hawks to heights they’ve never reached in the modern era. He just has to keep doing the work. Dominique Wilkins was an incredible basketball player hardly anyone outside Atlanta ever thinks about because his teams never won anything. That wasn’t his fault; he was repeatedly brilliant […]