Steve Silverman Articles - Page 16

Let’s not kid ourselves about Michigan State’s status in the Big Ten or all of college football. When it comes to the Big Ten, Michigan State is at least a full length behind Michigan, Ohio State and Penn State. Perhaps even two steps behind. In the most recent pair of decades, the Spartans may have […]

There is a fairly high degree of intensity in the Pittsburgh Penguins training camp this season. Head coach Mike Sullivan and the Penguins failed to make the playoffs in each of the last two seasons and they have not made it past the first round of the playoffs since the 2017-18 season. While Sullivan wants […]

Winners laugh and tell jokes, while losers cry in their beer. The Kansas City Chiefs are back-to-back Super Bowl champions and they have gotten off to a 3-0 start this year, so it’s clear that the Chiefs are on the winner’s side of the equation. Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce are their two most visible […]

The Minnesota Vikings are one of the most notable overachievers as they prepare for their Week 4 game against the Green Bay Packers. They are one of the five undefeated teams through the first three weeks of the season, and based on the quality of their opponents and their margin of victory, an argument can […]

The changing landscape of college football and all of college sports into something similar to the Wild West. The latest decision by UNLV quarterback Matthew Sluka to leave team based on an unfulfilled verbal NIL promise for $100,000 from a Rebel assistant coach seems to illuminate the state of the sport. Former Alabama head coach […]

The New York Giants are hoping to get to the .500 mark against the Dallas Cowboys Thursday night. The two long-time rivals are meeting in the Week 4 game at MetLife Stadium, and Giants rookie Malik Nabers continued his early-season surge when he caught a 39-yard pass from quarterback Daniel Jones on New York’s first […]

The Oakland Athletics played their final home game at the Oakland Coliseum managed a 3-2 victory over the Texas Rangers. The game was played before a packed house of A’s fans, many of whom had signs and placards urging owner John Fisher to sell the team. The team is planning to move permanently to Las […]

After suffering an embarrassing loss to the Carolina Panthers at home in Week 3, the Las Vegas Raiders are hoping to get back into the win category when they host the Cleveland Browns. They may be without star wide receiver Davante Adams, who landed on the Thursday injury report with a hamstring problem. Adams is […]

When it comes to the Toronto Maple Leafs, there is no such thing as minor news Auston Matthews is involved. The high-scoring forward will not play in the team’s preseason game Thursday night against the Montreal Canadiens as a result of an upper-body injury. Head coach Craig Berube said the Maple Leafs were taking a […]

The Minnesota Vikings are exceeding expectations through the first three weeks of the season, and their recent beatdown of the Houston Texans has them in first place in the NFC North with a 3-0 record. The Texans are the defending AFC South champions and may be the most significant challenger to the Kansas City Chiefs […]

There are five undefeated teams in the NFL, and it’s not shocking that the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills are two of them. However, the idea that the Pittsburgh Steelers, Seattle Seahawks and especially the Minnesota Vikings are also in their midst is a major eye-opener. The Steelers and […]

There may have been quite a bit of disappointment in the Baltimore Ravens locker room after the team dropped its first two games of the NFL season, but there was no loss of belief that the team is still elite. With a talented roster that includes brilliant quarterback Lamar Jackson and power running back Derrick […]

The Indianapolis Colts and their fans are breathing a sigh of relief after beating the Chicago Bears 21-16 in Week 3 and gaining their first victory of the season. The Colts secured the victory on the legs of running back Jonathan Taylor, who carried the ball 23 times for 110 yards and scored two touchdowns […]

When Aaron Jones signed with the Minnesota Vikings in the offseason, he imagined that leaving the Green Bay Packers and going to their long-time division rival would be a positive experience. He always got something of a thrill out of playing at U.S. Bank Stadium as a visitor, and he thought playing in front of […]

The battle of unbeatens at U.S. Bank Stadium looked like it could result in an excitin battle down to the wire between the Minnesota Vikings and the Houston Texans. However, while the Vikings were prepared to play their best game on their home turf, the Texans struggled in nearly all aspects and ultimately found themselves […]

The Kansas City Royals are slipping badly as they fight to make the playoffs. They are in second place in the American League Central Division, and currently in the American League playoff structure, but they had lost seve games in a row before beating the Washington Nationals Tuesday night. As a result, the Royals still […]

The final days of the Athletics playing in Oakland are not going to be easy for team owner John Fisher. He has been reviled for his decision to take the team out of Oakland, and now that the team is in the midst of its final homestand, longtime fans of the team have continued to […]

The New York Rangers have a team of established stars, and after making it to the sixth game of the Eastern Conference Final series, they have much greater aspirations in the upcoming season. Forwards Artemi Panarin, Chris Kreider, Vincent Trocheck, Alexis Lafreniere and defenseman Adam Fox give head coach Peter Laviolette an established core of […]

The New Orleans Saints are one of the top stories through the first two weeks of the season, as head coach Dennis Allen’s team has registered a pair of blowout victories over the Carolina Panthers and Dallas Cowboys. The Saints have another test in Week 3 as they host Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles. […]

The Chicago Cubs had high hopes of winning the National League Central Division this year. The addition of manager Craig Counsell was supposed to be the move that tipped in a playoff appearance and a serious challenge to the Milwaukee Brewers, but the Cubs have lacked the consistency needed to make the playoffs. Starting pitcher […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are once again in first place in the National League West and ready to make a run at postseason success. They have clinched a playoff spot  and have a four-game lead over the second-place San Diego Padres. Superstar Shohei Ohtani has been dominating the headlines after becoming the first player in […]

As the Washington Capitals start preparing for the 2024-25 season, all eyes are once again on Alex Ovechkin. He picks up his chase of Wayne Gretzky as the league’s all-time No. 2 goal scorer, and he is just 42 goals behind the Great One. Gretzky scored 894 goals in his remarkable career and Ovechkin dearly […]

All is right with the Minnesota Vikings after two games. They are a perfect 2-0, having defeated the New York Giants in the season opener and the defending NFC Champion San Francisco 49ers in Week 2. Beating the Giants in the opener was not a huge achievement because New York was coming off a 5-12 […]

The Los Angeles Chargers have gotten off to a notable start under head coach Jim Harbaugh. They have beaten the Las Vegas Raiders and the Carolina Panthers in the first two games of the season, and while Harbaugh deserves some credit, so do many of his players. One of the most notable contributors is rookie […]

The Minnesota Vikings will host the Houston Texans in one of the NFL’s top games of the Week 3 schedule. The defending AFC South champions feature quarterback C.J. Stroud and wide receiver Stefon Diggs. The Texans have been expected to build off their excellent 2023 season and have gotten off to a 2-0 start. #Texans […]

The Philadelphia Flyers are tired of life on the outside of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Flyers have not made the NHL postseason since the 2019-20 season and their fans don’t want to hear anything about improvement, the pipeline of prospects and how hard the team competes. It’s time for results and a return to […]

The Minnesota Vikings strive to continue their hot start to the season in their Week 3 home game against the Houston Texans. After registering season-opening wins against the New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers, head coach Kevin O’Connell’s players have a boat load of confidence. It was widely assumed and predicted just two weeks […]

The Minnesota Vikings opened their season in impressive fashion. They walked into MetLife Stadium and took apart the New York Giants by a 28-6 margin on their home field. This is a Vikings team that many NFL observers believe will finish in last place in the NFC North. The Detroit Lions are expected to be […]

The Chicago Bears escaped their Week 1 game with a comeback victory over the Tennessee Titans, and rookie quarterback Caleb Williams wiped the sweat off of his brow in relief as he left the field at the conclusion of the 24-17 victory. While there is quite a bit of concern about the Bears offense, the […]

Talk about an ideal opening act. The Minnesota Vikings pulled off a razor-sharp effort on the road against the New York Giants in the season opener, earning a 28-6 triumph. It was a game that featured significant contributions on both sides of the ball, and head coach Kevin O’Connell had high praise for the Vikings […]

The Chicago Bears have high hopes for the 2024 season as they bring back a strong defense and have a new-look offense that features No. 1 draft pick Caleb Williams. They opened the season with a home game against the Tennessee Titans, and while the start was not pretty, the home team left Soldier Field […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs have found a way to get the job done in the regular season. They have put together a talented roster that has been able to score goals in bunches and they have exceeded the 100-point mark in their last three seasons. The Maple Leafs have made it to the playoffs in […]

A week after pulling off a gutsy victory on the road in the season opener against Texas A&M, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish suffered a brutal 16-14 defeat to unranked Northern Illinois at home. Many college observers had looked at the Notre Dame schedule after the win over the Aggies and contended that Freeman and […]

The New York Yankees are in a fight with the Baltimore Orioles for the American League East division title, and they picked up their second consecutive shutout Saturday over the Chicago Cubs when Clarke Schmidt and Nestor Cortes combined on a four-hitter in a 2-0 triumph. Schmidt got the start in the game and went […]

After a brutal start to the season, the Houston Astros have asserted themselves and are in a familiar position. They are in first place in the American League West and they have a 4.5-game lead with three weeks to go in the regular season. The Astros are clearly a balanced team with excellent starting pitching, […]

The New York Rangers enjoyed a brilliant season last year, their first with Peter Laviolette behind the bench. They finished with the best regular-season record in the NHL, recording 55 victories and 114 points, but the Rangers fell victim to the same Presidents Trophy jinx that has hit every NHL team since the start of […]

The confluence of mixed metaphors in sports has reached a new level as NBA Hall of Famer Paul Pierce has borrowed a phrase from MLB Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez to describe the advantage that the Kansas City Chiefs have over the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL. “These are the Ravens' adoption papers, because the […]

The Los Angeles Chargers have received good news ahead of their season opener against the Las Vegas Raiders. Quarterback Justin Herbert, who was slowed by a foot injury early in training camp, is considered healthy and is expected to be in the lineup. Herbert is clearly the key player for the Chargers and new head […]

Trevor Story is expected to return to the lineup for the Boston Red Sox Saturday when they host the stumbling Chicago White Sox, but it may be too little and too late for Boston’s Wild Card chances. The Red Sox have lost 11 of their last 14 games and are in need of the kind […]