3 free agents the Kansas City Chiefs will be glad they didn’t sign
The Kansas City Chiefs missed on some big names in free agency, but their strategy will benefit them in the long run — especially with these three players. Coming off of four straight AFC championship game appearances, the Kansas City Chiefs had their hands full heading into the 2022 NFL offseason. With the historic and […]
Red Sox vs Yankees: 3 things you missed from Thursday night’s game
The Boston Red Sox lost their series opener to the New York Yankees at Fenway Park on Thursday night. With a long weekend ahead, here’s what you missed: Gerrit Cole was dominant against everyone but Rafael Devers, who owns the man himself and at least 10 percent of his nine-year, $324 million salary. While the […]
Braves: 3 trade deadline targets from surprise sellers
The Atlanta Braves can take advantage of potential buyers becoming sellers by acquiring any of these three players. The Atlanta Braves have been in line to be trade deadline buyers for all of 2022. Around the end of May and throughout June, it looked like there was less they needed to add. The Braves look […]
The Whiteboard: Way-too-early NBA Rookie of the Year power rankings
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. Several NBA rookies have already debuted in the smaller Summer Leagues run in Sacramento and Utah. But with the Las Vegas Summer League kicking off last night, we’re about […]
Unfinished Business explores the past, present and future of the WNBA
The new documentary Unfinished Business uses the New Liberty as a lens to explore the evolution of the WNBA and the work that’s still left to do. At halftime of their game against the Washington Mystics on September 17, 2021, the New York Liberty led 46-29. It was a must-win for the team if it […]
New Lakers coach sounds hopelessly optimistic about Russell Westbrook
Most Lakers fans have been looking for ways to move on from Russell Westbrook but new head coach Darvin Ham sounds quite optimistic about the veteran guard. For much of the offseason already, talk around the Los Angeles Lakers has focused on two things: How to reunite Kyrie Irving and LeBron James and how the […]