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David Ortiz underwent surgery Wednesday to address two stomach hernias stemming from his near-fatal 2019 shooting in his native Dominican Republic. Boston Red Sox legend David Ortiz had hernia surgery on Wednesday to solve an ongoing issue stemming from his near-fatal shooting two years ago. This surgery had been scheduled with Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston […]

The Dallas Cowboys may need to prepare for training camp without Amari Cooper. Even with the Dallas Cowboys playing in this year’s Hall of Fame Game, don’t expect wide receiver Amari Cooper to be ready in time for training camp. According to Ian Rapoport of The NFL Network, Cooper is dealing with a nagging ankle […]

Yu Darvish honors his former teammate Anthony Rizzo by using his famous walk-up song. During his first at-bat in Wednesday afternoon’s game, San Diego Padres right-hander Yu Darvish paid tribute to his former Chicago Cubs teammate Anthony Rizzo by playing his walk-up music. Rizzo has become synonymous with “Intoxicated” by Martin Solveig and GTA during […]

In the latest WNBA Shootaround, a look at the surging Dallas Wings, the struggling Chicago Sky, Jewell Loyd flaming, Liz Cambage laughing and more. Arike Ogunbowale captured our attention on Sunday as she single-handedly cut a seven-point gap in the final one minute and 43 seconds. She scored a pair of free-throws, a side-step 3-pointer, […]

The Chicago Bears signed first-round pick Justin Fields to a four-year $18.8 million contract that includes an $11 million signing bonus. Justin Fields has signed his rookie contract and it may not be too soon to sign him to an extension if you ask Bears fans. According to Tom Peliserro, the Bears signed Fields to […]

If you’re tuning for ONE: Full Blast 2, keep an eye on Benjamin Wilhelm. The main event of ONE: Full Blast 2 will see English Muay Thai fighter Jonathan Haggerty trying to slay his own personal dragon in Rodtang Jitmuangnon, the man who took Haggerty’s ONE Championship flyweight Muay Thai championship. He’s 0-2 against the […]

Aaron Rodgers is better served financially to retire than to hold out with the Green Bay Packers. With Aaron Rodgers skipping mandatory minicamp for the Green Bay Packers, this could lead to a long-term holdout from the reigning NFL MVP. Even if Rodgers may want to leave Green Bay now, he does have an opt […]

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 eye-popping performances of players like Trae Young, Deandre Ayton and Luka Doncic (three of the first five picks in the 2018 NBA Draft) have been getting plenty of […]

A serious Kyle Long injury could keep the Chiefs offensive lineman out of training camp and open a path for Trey Smith to earn a starting job. After spending the 2020 NFL season out of football, former Pro Bowl offensive guard Kyle Long suffered a leg injury during Kansas City Chiefs minicamp on Wednesday. This […]

Bears fans are already in love with the idea of quarterback Justin Fields. Matt Nagy seems to be in complete agreement after watching him practice.  It seems like forever since the Bears had a starting quarterback they could believe in. Matt Nagy’s recent words on rookie signal-caller Justin Fields could signal that Chicago’s quarterback drought […]