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Alex Morgan is busy both playing the sport she loves and also using her platform to make the sport more equal for everyone. Alex Morgan still loves playing soccer. In fact, it’s all she wants to do professionally. “All I would love to do is play soccer and get paid and get paid fairly,” Morgan […]

It sounds like Kansas City Chiefs fans can tune out the Deebo Samuel trade rumors despite early indications of a potential deal.  Leave it to Deebo Samuel to blow up the NFL right when it seemed like things were settling down. It’s been a whirlwind offseason thus far, with monolithic stars like Davante Adams, Russell […]

Albert Pujols was a long-time member of the St. Louis Cardinals who wasn’t anticipated to come back before retirement. He surprised many. St. Louis Cardinals first baseman and designated hitter Albert Pujols was a long-tenured player with the Cardinals before starting a new journey with the Los Angeles Angels in 2012. He made Los Angeles […]

Amid the renewed Deebo Samuel trade rumors, Trent Brown is wasting absolutely no time in making a recruiting pitch on behalf of the Patriots.  As if this NFL offseason hasn’t already been absolutely bonkers, Deebo Samuel stirred the pot in a big way on Wednesday when he reportedly requested a trade. The San Francisco 49ers […]

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. In yesterday’s installment of The Whiteboard, I began the annual exercise of examining the offensive style of each team using the same NBA offensive style charts I’ve been building […]

The next great St. Louis Cardinals star is bubbling to a boil in Triple-A right now, and it’s time for baseball fans to familiarize themselves with him.  Young St. Louis Cardinals prospect Nolan Gorman has been absolutely raking to begin the season at the club’s highest minor league affiliate. Gorman, 22, has registered 15 hits […]

Sean Newcomb trade details: Chicago Cubs pull off an early-season low-risk trade with Atlanta Braves. The Chicago Cubs struck a deal with the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday in an effort to bolster their bullpen. The Cubbies added reliever Sean Newcomb, who was recently designated for assignment. In return, the Braves received veteran pitcher Jesse Chavez […]

After battling injuries all regular season, the Warriors are finally healthy and firing on all cylinders. Plus — a worrying trend for the Utah Jazz. Until the start of the playoffs, the promise of the Golden State Warriors was mostly theoretical. Here was a potential juggernaut kept under wraps all year by injury, unable to […]