Mets: Watch Jeff McNeil shut up Giants heckler with raw power
New York Mets utilityman Jeff McNeil got the best of one San Francisco Giants heckler with a home run at the best possible moment. McNeil, while hitting a respectable .307 on the season, had just one home run entering Monday night’s game against the Giants at Oracle Park. So, San Francisco baseball fans felt pretty […]
UEFA Champions League final: 3 things to watch for
The Champions League final will be contested on Saturday. Here are three things to watch for when Liverpool take on Real Madrid. The European club season will officially come to a close Saturday in Paris when Liverpool play Real Madrid in the Champions League final. The game at the Stade de France pits two of […]
Cowboys: CeeDee Lamb being sued for not signing enough trading cards
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb is being sued by Leaf, a trading card company, for not autographing enough memorabilia items. Autographs have long been a way for elite athletes to connect with admiring fans, but they’ve gone long beyond scoring signatures at events. Athletes now have game-worn items sold at pricey auctions, commanding thousands […]
The Whiteboard: 3 craziest stats from Celtics blowout win in Game 4
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 Eastern Conference Finals has rolled out with some bizarre statistical twists. Going into Game 4, the Miami Heat held a 2-1 lead despite outscoring the Celtics in just […]
Cardinals: 3 awesome reactions to Paul Goldschmidt’s walk-off grand slam
Paul Goldschmidt hit a walk-off grand slam as the Cardinals defeated the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night. Here’s everything you missed. Goldschmidt hit a walk-off grand slam to send Cards fans home happy against Toronto. It served as the team’s fourth straight win (playing Pittsburgh previously helped), as they’re now 7-3 in their last […]
Sammy Sosa wants his number retired by the Cubs: Does he have a point?
Sammy Sosa wants his number retired by the Chicago Cubs but should it happen? In the late 1990s and into early 2000s, there was one MLB player that ruled over Chicago Cubs fans’ hearts: Sammy Sosa. And why not? In each season from 1995 through 2004, Sosa hit at least 35 home runs and from […]