Steve Silverman Articles - Page 17

Micah Parsons has just arrived in Green Bay to begin his career as a member of the Packers and he is already a trendsetter on the team. Parsons will don the No. 1 on the back of his uniform, a number that no Packer player has worn since team owner and founder Earl “Curly” Lambeau […]

Former Major League pitcher Randy Moffitt, who pitched in the Major Leagues for 12 seasons, died at the age 0f 76 after a long illness. While Moffitt was a very solid reliever, primarily with the San Francisco Giants, he was better known as the younger brother of tennis great Billie Jean King. Moffit passed away […]

The trade of Micah Parsons from the Dallas Cowboys to the Green Bay Packers Friday night shocked the NFL and nearly all observers criticized the Cowboys and owner Jerry Jones for sending one of the most dangerous defensive players in the league to Lambeau Field. However, the Cowboys are getting two first-round draft choices and […]

Ryan Day and the Ohio State Buckeyes begin the 2025 college football season Saturday with a huge game against top-ranked Texas. Many observers believe that the Buckeyes will have their hands filled in this game and that quarterback Arch Manning and the Longhorns will have the upper hand even though the game is at the […]

The Boston Red Sox have mounted a serious charge up the American League East standings. After sweeping a four-game series on the road against the Baltimore Orioles directly after taking three of four games from the New York Yankees in the Bronx, the Red Sox are poised to make a run at the Toronto Blue […]

The Dallas Stars made one of the outstanding moves at last season’s NHL trade deadline when they acquired high-scoring winger Mikko Rantanen from the Carolina Hurricanes. Rantanen carried the Stars on his back in their first-round playoff victory last year over the Colorado Avalanche, and he has become something of a legendary performer as a […]

The Dallas Cowboys have been hoping that they would be able to put a healthy and complete team on the field this season that could compete with the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles and the hard-charging Washington Commanders. Those chances appear to have taken a major hit with the team’s decision to trade superstar pass […]

The Ohio State Buckeyes are hoping to do something that the program has never been able to accomplish. Head coach Ryan Day wants to lead the Buckeyes to back-t0-back national championships for the first time in its long and remarkable history. Ohio State will kick off the 2025 college football season by hosting the top-ranked […]

There is legitimate optimism as the New England Patriots are set to open their season at home in Week 1 against the Las Vegas Raiders. Much of that is due to the presence of head coach Mike Vrabel, who has brought a no-nonsense attitude to the team and has put past administrations behind him. Vrabel’s […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are seemingly in a strong position as they are in first place in the National League East with a 6.0-game lead over the second-place New York Mets. However, neither general manager Dave Dombrowski nor manager Rob Thomson are about to take anything for granted. They are still making moves to make their […]

The New Mexico Lobos have a daunting task ahead of them when they travel to Ann Arbor Saturday to take on the Michigan Wolverines. The Big Ten powerhouse never makes things easy for non-conference or Big Ten opponents to prepare because they don’t release a two-deep depth chart in the days ahead of the game. […]

The closest thing to royalty in the United States may be the power couple of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, and the pair announced their engagement after two full years of dating. Swift is undoubtedly the top pop music star in the world and Kelce has put together a brilliant career as a record-setting NFL […]

The New York Giants were a perfect 3-0 during the preseason and the team that finished 3-14 a year ago looked like it had a purpose, a swagger and the potential to show dramatic improvement in the 2025 regular season. Unfortunately for the Giants, head coach Brian Daboll and the team’s fans, they also have […]

The Toronto Blue Jays have proved to be a feisty team that fights hard to win every game, even when their opponent mounts serious comebacks. That was the case Saturday against the Miami Marlins in South Florida. The Blue Jays brought leads into the bottom of the 9th, 10th and 11th innings, and the home […]

The Baltimore Orioles went into the 2025 season with significant momentum. They had been a playoff team in the American League for each of the two previous seasons and they were expected to battle the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays in the American League East. However, the Orioles got off to a brutal […]

The New York Yankees had plenty of momentum as they started their four-game series against the Boston Red Sox. However, that edge has disappeared as the Yankees have lost the first three games of the series at Yankee Stadium and they have been badly outplayed and outpitched. Aaron Boone was asked if he thinks the […]

Philadelphia Phillies ace starter Zack Wheeler is going to be out the rest of the season following surgery to relieve a blood clot in his throwing shoulder. Wheeler was diagnosed with venous thoracic outlet syndrome after feeling a heaviness in his right arm earlier this month. Dave Dombrowksi said that Zack Wheeler — who is […]

The New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox are once again battling each other in the American League East. Both teams are inside the playoff structure as they meet in a four-game series at Yankee Stadium. The Red Sox are hoping to continue their season-long dominance against their ancient rivals after taking six of […]

The Minnesota Vikings have high hopes of chasing down the Detroit Lions in the NFC North and becoming a team that can challenge the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles for dominance in the NFC. However, with the start of the season in the countdown phase for their Week 1 game at Soldier Field against the […]

Chicago Cubs legend Ryne Sandberg will long be remembered for his accomplishments on the field and one of the team’s all-time great players. Sandberg died of metastatic prostate cancer last month and his funeral was Friday morning at Old St. Patrick Church in Chicago. The Cubs gave their fans a chance to watch the private […]

North Carolina has been known as one of the elite college basketball programs in the country. The legendary Dean Smith was known for building complete teams that played relentlessly on the defensive end and turned opponents’ mistakes into crushing baskets on the other end. While there have been many great players throughout the decades that […]

Novak Djokovic has a significant amount of business to do in New York City over the next two-plus weeks. He is the all-time leader in Grand Slam titles in the history of men’s tennis and he will be competing in the U.S. Open with the hope of winning another. Prior to his start in the […]

The New York Rangers can’t wait for the 2025-26 season to begin. That’s because they are ready to put the nightmare they went through last year behind them. Much was expected of the Rangers when they started the season and several observers expected them to become a prime Stanley Cup contender. However, the Rangers did […]

The Boston Red Sox are going into a crucial four-game series with the New York Yankees, but they will not have the team’s leading home run hitter to battle the Bronx Bombers. Outfielder Wilyer Abreu has been placed on the 10-day Injured List with a right calf strain. Access granted. pic.twitter.com/MJdEuCGgbO — Red Sox (@RedSox) […]

Alex Ovechkin has had a full offseason to contemplate his massive achievement of becoming the NHL’s all-time goal scorer and what the future holds. Ovechkin has 897 goals to his credit and he will turn 40 years old in September, but he is not ready to retire at this time. He intends to score more […]

The Milwaukee Brewers (78-44) have been playing sensational baseball and they have built the best record in the Major Leagues. They saw their 14-game winning streak come to an end Sunday as they dropped a 3-2 decision to the Cincinnati Reds in 10 innings. The loss has not diminished any of the enthusiasm that has […]

The Seattle Seahawks are hoping that they can build off of last year’s 10-7 finish and become NFC West champions or at least a Wild Card team at the end of the regular season. The Seahawks are going with Sam Darnold as their QB1 this season, and they would like the running attack to give […]

Kyle Stowers of the Miami Marlins has clearly been the best and most productive hitter on his team. He was the Marlins’ representative at the All-Star Game last month and he was a key participant in the home run swing-off that helped the National League secure the victory. Kyle Stowers will be placed on the […]

The Boston Bruins lost their way a season ago. This perennial playoff team struggled to put the puck in the net and fell all the way to last place in the Atlantic Division. It would seem that their days of playing well in the regular season and being a significant threat in the Stanley Cup […]

The New York Yankees are trying to right the ship after going through a painful slump that saw them lose the lead in the American League East and fall into third place in the division. Manager Aaron Boone is in a fight for survival in the Wild Card race, as the Bronx Bombers are currently […]

The Las Vegas Raiders have not been a playoff team since the 2021 season. They have had three consecutive losing seasons and they have turned their leadership over to head coach Pete Carroll. The old-school coach is not going to depend on trick plays to turn the Raiders around. He wants to establish a tough […]

The University of Michigan football program has been hit with a multi-million dollar fine by the NCAA and head coach Sherrone Moore has received an additional game suspension for the team’s involvement in a sign-stealing scandal involving a former Michigan staffer. Statement from former Michigan assistant Chris Partridge, who was fired by Michigan during the […]

The Chicago Cubs have been slumping badly since the All-Star break, and the former National League Central Division leaders have fallen a shocking 8.5 games behind the Milwaukee Brewers and into second place. Their latest defeats was a 3-2 loss Friday afternoon at home to the last-place Pittsburgh Pirates. A fighter jet from the Chicago […]

The San Francisco 49ers endured a traumatic 6-11 season a year ago, and that’s a far cry from the team that represented the NFC in the Super Bowl in 2023. With a strong desire to return to the top of the NFC West and a team that has strong hope for a long run in […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have faced a series of injuries to their pitching staff all season. They had high hopes going into the year that their starting pitchers would help them defend the World Series championship they won a year ago. That could still happen, but the Dodgers are going to need a reversal of […]

The New England Patriots and the Minnesota Vikings have been sharing a practice field this week. The two teams have been going at it at the Vikings home facility. Dual practice sessions give teams a better opportunity to see how players are performing when they are competing against an opponent. The Patriots have not pleased […]

The New England Patriots have high hopes that the Mike Vrabel era will see the team begin its climb back to glory in the AFC East. A division title over the Buffalo Bills does not appear to be in the cards for the current season, but an 8- or 9-win season would represent significant improvement […]

Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores is suing the NFL over discrimination, and a federal appeals court ruled that he is free to go ahead with that lawsuit because the NFL’s decree of offering independent arbitration lacks credibility for multiple reasons. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan upheld upheld a previous federal […]

The Toronto Blue Jays were desperate to earn a victory in Sunday’s series finale against the Los Angeles Dodgers. They had been beaten the first two games of the series at Dodger Stadium and suffering a sweep would not have been a good look for the American League East leaders. The Blue Jays rallied to […]