Steve Silverman Articles - Page 17

When the New York Mets went into the top of the 9th inning of Game 3 of their Wild Card series against the Milwaukee Brewers trailing 2-0, it appeared that their season would be over in a matter of minutes. The Brewers had ace closer Devin Williams on the mound and the Mets had just […]

The New York Mets have done their celebrating following their dramatic Game 3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers in the Wild Card round of the National League playoffs. Now they move on to the National League Division Series against the Philadelphia Phillies. Manager Carlos Mendoza has tabbed Kodai Senga to start against the National League […]

The Boston Bruins have been at or near the top of the NHL for 16  years. Since the start of the 2007-08 season, they have made the playoffs in all but two seasons. They have won one Stanley Cup and been to the Stanley Cup Finals two other times. The Bruins had the best regular-season […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have won three of their first four games of the 2024 season and they sit in first place in the AFC North with a 3-1 record. Many observers believed the Steelers were in for a difficult season because head coach Mike Tomlin had to choose between Justin Fields and Russell Wilson at […]

Much has been made of the current catch phrase that is making its way around the NFL this year. League executives and coaches have apparently used it for years when they see a player who has a chance to make a tackle on a powerful ball carrier and they avoid full contact and instead try […]

The Minnesota Vikings have rolled through the first four weeks of the schedule, winning all four of their games and rising to the top of the NFC. They have served notice that they have the weapons on offense and defense to cause problems for most opponents throughout the rest of the season. A great start […]

Jayden Daniels is ready to dominate for surprising Commanders The conclusion of the first month of the NFL season means that real football will start to be played on an every-week basis. This is not meant to diminish the remarkable opening of the 4-0 Minnesota Vikings or bolster the 1-3 Bengals. The 32 teams in […]

The Minnesota Vikings have gotten off to something of a dream start in 2024. They have won all four of their September games, and they are starting to make believers of many NFL observers who have seen them combine an explosive offense with a defense that has been dominating at times. The Vikings opened the […]

The Cincinnati Bengals had been frustrated after losing the first three games of the season. While many look at the Bengals as the team that has the best chance to challenge the Kansas City Chiefs for AFC superiority, head coach Zac Taylor’s team had fallen short in the early season. The Bengals suffered losses to […]

The Green Bay Packers played two different games when they hosted the Minnesota Vikings in Week 4, and while they dominated the game in the second half, they could not overcome the visitors because they built up too much of an advantage in the first half. The undefeated Vikings registered a 31-29 triumph after building […]

The Denver Broncos evened their record at 2-2 as they outlasted the New York Jets 10-9 at MetLife Stadium, but the Week 4 game was not an endorsement of rookie quarterback Bo Nix and his abilities. The quarterback often looked confused throughout the game and he completed just 12 of 25 passes for a paltry […]

The New York Mets are in a battle with the Atlanta Braves and Arizona Diamondbacks for two of the final three playoff spots in the National League playoff structure. The Mets are in Milwaukee for a series against the Brewers and they will need to go to Atlanta for a doubleheader on Monday if the […]

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 […]