Miami Dolphins fire Brian Flores; Stephen Ross offers an explanation as to why it happened
In a rather surprising move, the Miami Dolphins fired head coach Brian Flores on Monday morning, ending his tenure with the team after three seasons. It seemed not that long ago the stars were aligning in Miami as future contenders in the NFL. The Dolphins had a war chest of future assets to build a […]
Vikings: 3 players who are as good as gone after Mike Zimmer, Rick Spielman firing
The Minnesota Vikings cleaned house on ‘Black Monday’, a day in which coaches and front office executives are unceremoniously shown the door. The Vikings failed to reach their ultimate goal, and these are the consequences. Minnesota head coach Mike Zimmer and general manager Rick Spielman were fired as a result of the Vikings missing the […]
Bears fans react to Matt Nagy and Ryan Pace finally being mercifully fired
Bears fire head coach Matt Nagy and general manager Ryan Pace after yet another lost season. The Chicago Bears have fired head coach Matt Nagy after four seasons and general manager Ryan Pace after seven seasons. A regime that was given chance after chance has finally run out of chances. Change is coming to Chicago, […]
College basketball games this week: Top 10 games to watch
A litany of Big 12 showdowns and a huge matchup in Lexington highlight this week’s college basketball schedule. We are just over two months away from Selection Sunday and there is a lot of meaningful college basketball left to enjoy. LSU was the star of last week’s schedule and made a huge statement by sweeping […]
Alabama vs. Georgia: Top 10 NFL Draft prospects to watch in National Championship Game
Top names for the upcoming NFL Draft will be visible on Monday night as Alabama takes on Georgia in the National Championship Game. One of the craziest and most-unpredictable college football season’s in recent memory will finally culminate on Monday night when Alabama takes on Georgia in the CFP National Championship Game from Lucas Oil […]
Minnesota Vikings fired Mike Zimmer and Rick Spielman, so what happens next?
It appears the Minnesota Vikings are about to embrace a full rebuild, firing both Mike Zimmer and Rick Spielman on Monday morning. Black Monday is truly a dark day for the NFL. The annual death march for head coaches who spent the season on the hot seat comes to an end, which means the loss […]
The Whiteboard: Ja Morant did the impossible again
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 Memphis Grizzlies and Los Angeles Lakers played on Sunday night, though I was not among those who tuned in. I was watching a movie instead. It was not […]