Georgia offered Fred Taylor $50K — which he took — before going to Florida

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The Georgia football program supposedly offered Florida football legend, Fred Taylor, around $50,000 before he ended up starring for the Gators. The cat is out of the duffle bag, as former Florida football superstar running back Fred Taylor admitted to taking roughly $50,000 from the Georgia football program during his recruitment in the mid-1990s. Taylor was asked […]

Cubs: Marcus Stroman already thinking about playing for another team

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Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Marcus Stroman is already thinking about playing for another team before his first regular-season game with the team that signed him this winter. Marcus Stroman has not even pitched in a regular-season game for the Chicago Cubs, but he is already showing some interest about potentially pitching for the San Francisco […]

The Whiteboard: Franz Wagner is in the midst of a special rookie season

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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 Rookie of the Year race has tightened and it seems likely that Evan Mobley, Cade Cunningham and Scottie Barnes will finish 1-2-3 in some order. While there may […]

5 reasons the Boston Celtics can win 2022 NBA Championship

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The Celtics are locked in a battle for a high seed in the Eastern Conference, but Boston has the talent required to win it all no matter where they finish.  The high-scoring duo of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown have managed to push the Celtics into the hunt for a high seed in the Eastern […]

Aroldis Chapman has brutally honest take on Yankees’ postseason struggles

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Aroldis Chapman is well aware that the New York Yankees have not won a World Series since 2009. Despite spending roughly half of his big league career in pinstipes, New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman has not had the success in October he has envisioned there since initially coming aboard in 2016. Though Chapman has a […]

What would it take for the Knicks to trade for Zion Williamson?

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The Pelicans won’t entertain Zion Williamson trade offers unless he forces their hand. But if he does, the New York Knicks should be ready to pounce. Let’s say this off the top – the Knicks need to stay the course and continue to build through the young guns and the draft. They have a collection […]

Peeling the Mike Krzyzewski onion just reveals more onion

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Mike Krzyzewski has been a central but intensely private figure in the history of college basketball. It appears there may be a reason for that. Mike Krzyzewski is a singularly successful coach, the winningest in college basketball history and the only one besides John Wooden to have won five national championships. Yet he remains an […]