Will Alex Rodriguez make the Hall of Fame in 2022?

January 27, 2021 admin 0

With no new inductions into the Hall of Fame for 2021, everyone’s attention will now shift to the 2022 class.  Earlier this week, baseball fans were waiting to see if there’d be a new addition to the Hall of Fame, but that won’t be the case this year. Curt Schilling can cry all he wants, […]

Brewers surprisingly among mystery teams in on Justin Turner

January 27, 2021 admin 0

The market for Justin Turner is naturally pretty narrow, but the Milwaukee Brewers are apparently in the fray. Even as he lingers available on the free agent market, it seems inevitable Justin Turner will land back with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Toronto Blue Jays have lingered as a possible suitor, though that probably changes […]

Ray Allen skeptical Brooklyn’s ‘Big 3’ has enough support

January 27, 2021 admin 0

Two-time NBA champion Ray Allen wonders if the Brooklyn Nets have a deep enough bench to make a run for the title in 2021. The Brooklyn Nets are six games into the newest ‘Big 3’. At 4-2 since James Harden arrived, the super-charged Nets are off to an acceptable start but don’t have the feel […]

2021 NFL Mock Draft: Carolina Panthers trade up for Justin Fields

January 27, 2021 admin 0

Super Bowl LV is set, and for the NFL, battling through a COVID-19 season, they could not have asked for a better matchup. The Kansas City Chiefs will look to win their second straight title in two weeks, but they will have to go up against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and a player who is […]

Tom Brady faces rival in Steve Spagnuolo, Super Bowl picks and more

January 27, 2021 admin 0

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are in the Super Bowl, and quarterback Tom Brady is playing great. However, he faces an old rival in Steve Spagnuolo. Tom Brady is the NFL’s version of Superman. But when Brady stares across the sideline next Sunday in Super Bowl LV, he’ll be starting at his Kryptonite who will be […]

Dwight Howard says he wants to play ‘at least’ into his 40s

January 27, 2021 admin 0

If you thought Dwight Howard would go quietly into that good night, then you don’t know Dwight Howard. He’s saying he still has a lot more basketball in him. Dwight Howard may be a long way from his peak but that doesn’t mean he’s slowing down at all. Last season, he was a key reserve […]

The Whiteboard: Checking in on the NBA’s obscure stats leaderboards

January 27, 2021 admin 0

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. NBA coverage is steeped in the language of statistics but we tend to spend the most time circling the same ones. But what about the curiosities? The obscure […]