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The No. 8 seed Cleveland Cavaliers face the No. 7 seed Brooklyn Nets for a play-in matchup at Barclays Center on Tuesday, April 12 at 7:00 pm ET. At the beginning of the season, the Brooklyn Nets were expected to sit atop the Eastern Conference. Six months later, the Nets still have a path to […]

Defending champs Chelsea have their backs against the wall ahead of the second leg showdown against Real Madrid in Spain.  After winning the Champions League last season, Chelsea FC could be out of the competition by day’s end. That’s because the Blues are down 3-1 to Real Madrid heading into their second leg matchup. Not […]

By the time Major League Baseball cuts the rosters down to 26 on May 1, don’t expect these three members of the New York Yankees to be there. The New York Yankees roster left a lot of fans questioning how serious the front office was about winning the 2022 World Series. Their biggest additions were […]

 Cain Velasquez issued his first statement since attempted murder arrest. In February, former UFC/WWE star Cain Velasquez was involved in a shooting, which resulted in Velasquez being formally charged with attempted premeditated murder and multiple gun assault charges. Now facing 10 charges, Velasquez released his first statement on the incident that occurred in San Jose, […]

Paul Pogba has reportedly told Paris Saint-Germain he’d like to join the team during the next transfer window.  The awful season for Manchester United only has seven games left and fans can’t wait for the year to wrap up. Unfortunately for the club’s supporters, it’s looking more and more likely that superstar midfielder Paul Pogba […]

Aaron Judge is able to laugh a little bit after getting booed by spoiled New York Yankees fans. Getting booed by spoiled New York Yankees fans is nothing new for star outfielder Aaron Judge. Expectations are always sky high for any professional team playing in the New York media market. While other organizations have devolved […]

Russell Westbrook is clearly not happy with how his first season with the Los Angeles Lakers went.  Embarrassing doesn’t even begin to describe how the first year with the Los Angeles Lakers went for Russell Westbrook. The superstar arrived to town hoping to help LA make it back to the NBA Finals. Instead, the Lakers […]

MLB rosters will shrink here shortly and these three Atlanta Braves could be gone by May 1. The Atlanta Braves are just like every team in baseball having to navigate a short spring training. The defending World Series champions are the favorites to win the NL East once again. They have an incredibly deep roster, but […]

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. The NBA Play-In Tournament kicks off tonight with the Brooklyn Nets facing the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Los Angeles Clippers taking on the Minnesota Timberwolves. In each case, the […]