Steve Silverman Articles - Page 20

The Minnesota Vikings enjoyed a brilliant 2024 season when little was expected from them. Instead of battling the Chicago Bears for third place in the NFC North, the Vikings engaged the Detroit Lions for division superiority. The Vikings opened the season with a 5-game winning streak that included wins against three of the most respected […]

As Major League Baseball prepares for the start of spring training, commissioner Rob Manfred does not believe his sport has a problem with a lack of competitiveness. Critics and fans have pointed out the huge difference between the haves and have-nots in the sport, and it seems that the Los Angeles Dodgers and only a […]

Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara has been sentenced to 57 months in prison for stealing $17 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar so he could fuel his gambling habit and also repay debts resulting from losing bets. U.S. District Court Judge John W. Holcomb handed down the sentence that also includes three years […]

The Montreal Canadiens have taken a step up the NHL ladder this season. While the Canadiens are not in a playoff position, they had a strong month of January  prior to a slight tailspin at the end of the month. Whether they can turn it around and make a serious run at a spot in […]

Rory McIlroy is hoping the 2025 golf season is one that will be remembered for his big wins and not his close-call defeats that resulted in so much heartbreak a year ago. The current season has gotten off to a brilliant start for McIlroy, as he earned his first victory of the season at the […]

The Boston Celtics are the defending NBA champions, and while they have had some problems with their overall consistency, they appear to have as good a chance as any team in recent memory of repeating their success in the 2025 NBA playoffs. The Celtics earned the title last year by beating the Dallas Mavericks in […]

The San Diego Padres are not about to concede anything to the powerhouse team in the National League West Division known as the Los Angeles Dodgers. While the Dodgers are the defending World Series champions and they have won the division title in 11 of the past 12 seasons, the Padres are a team of […]

The Chicago Bears have already made a major splash in their offseason when they hired Ben Johnson as their new head coach. The former Lions offensive coordinator was rated as the lead head coaching candidate for teams that needed new sideline bosses and the Bears were able to secure his services shortly after Detroit’s season […]

Manny Machado and the San Diego Padres know they have a major challenge in front of them, as they do every year. The Padres know that even though they have a strong team with a number of high-caliber players, they are decided underdogs to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West. The World […]

The Philadelphia Eagles will enter a huge media event when they fly to New Orleans for Super Bowl LIX. At that point, national and international media members will question players and coaches as they attempt to find key stories prior to the championship game against the Kansas City Chiefs. The Eagles are still in Philadelphia, […]

The Boston Bruins have been one of the most successful North American professional sports franchises of the last 56 seasons. Starting with the 1967-68 season — coinciding with Bobby Orr’s second year on the team — the Bruins have made the Stanley Cup playoffs 49 times and only failed to make the postseason tournament seven […]

Bill Belichick won six Super Bowls during his tenure as head coach of the New England Patriots and he is about to explain how he accomplished the feat in a new book. “The Art of Winning” is scheduled to hit book shelves in May, and the book will offer his take on how to lead […]

The New York Mets have their sights set on a huge season after signing major free-agent prize Juan Soto in the offseason. New York made it to the National League Championship Series last year, but the team fell to the eventual World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The Mets, Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, San […]

The Philadelphia Eagles are back where they have wanted to be for two years. They will soon have an opportunity to win the Super Bowl for the second time in team history. The Eagles beat the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII in one of the most memorable championship games in recent history, but […]

While most of the big-name free agents have made deals for the upcoming 2025 Major League Baseball season, Alex Bregman is still available. His name has been linked to several teams throughout the offseason, including the Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Toronto Blue Jays, as well as the Houston Astros. It seems that Bregman and […]

The Washington Commanders had perhaps the most surprising season of any team in the NFL. Thanks in large part to their sensational rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels, the Commanders finished second in the NFC East with a 12-5 regular season record and made the playoffs. They won two postseason games before their season came to an […]

The Detroit Lions were almost certainly the NFL’s most dominant team in the regular season. The key to their success that saw them win the NFC North title and  earn the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoff structure was an explosive offense that averaged a league-best 33.2 points per game. #Broncos pass game coordinator […]

The Detroit Lions were a determined team throughout the 2024 season. They played sensational football during the 18 weeks of  the regular season and they earned the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoff structure. The Lions were the odds-on favorite to go to the Super Bowl for the first time in team history. Nobody […]

Hall of Famer Vince Carter had a brilliant 22-year career in the NBA and has his rightful place in the Basketball Hall of Fame. However, the honors have not stopped for the brilliant 6-6 forward from North Carolina. While he was with the Nets organization for just 5 seasons, he had his number 15 jersey […]

The New York Rangers had gone through a deep and somewhat inexplicable slump in November and December when the team made what appeared to be a minor trade with the Seattle Kraken. The Rangers acquired defenseman Will Borgen in December and sent forward Kappo Kakko to the West Coast. The move has apparently done wonders […]

The surprising trade that saw the Colorado Avalanche trade star winger Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes has been met with shock and some level of despair within the Avs’ locker room. Rantanen has twice broken the 100-point mark during his 10 seasons in Colorado, and he has teamed with Nathan MacKinnon and defenseman Cale […]

It seemed like a quiet Friday night in the NHL until Colorado Avalanche general manager Chris MacFarland decided to make a major move by completing a three-way trade with the Carolina Hurricanes and the Chicago Blackhawks. The Avs traded high-scoring winger Mikko Rantanen to the Hurricanes and got Martin Necas back in return. Trade call […]

The Chicago White Sox are hoping for significant improvement in the 2025 season. They are coming off the worst season in modern MLB history as they finished last in the American League Central with 41-121 record that placed them 51.5 games behind the first place Cleveland Guardians. Improvement is the key to satisfying their fans […]

The Boston Red Sox have won the World Series four times since the the 2004 season, but they have largely been a mediocre team since their last title in 2018. After an outstanding first half of the season in 2024, the Red Sox slumped in the second half and finished with an 81-81 record. That […]

Aaron Rodgers has had one of the most brilliant careers of any NFL quarterback, and while the last two years with the New York Jets have not added to his legacy, his previous achievements with the Green Bay Packers ensure that his overall place in history is intact. Former Packers star linebacker Clay Matthews compared […]

Ohio State is basking in the glow of the national championship that the Buckeyes won Monday night by defeating Notre Dame by a 34-23 margin. The victory has been gratifying to the team, its supporters along with Ryan Day and his coaching staff. Ohio State overcame losses to Oregon and Michigan in the regular season […]

Alex Bregman has been one of the most talked about players throughout the offseason. While he did not sign with any team in the first wave of free agency, the long-time Houston Astros 3rd baseman has a strong history of coming through with big hits and key plays, and he remains a player who can […]

The Detroit Lions served notice during the 2024 regular season that they were on their way to their best season in more than 65 years. Head coach Dan Campbell’s team steamrolled their way to a 15-2 record that earned them the No. 1 seed in the NFC, a bye in the Wild Card round of […]

The Buffalo Bills are hoping to advance to the AFC title game against the Kansas City Chiefs, and they took a 21-10 lead into the locker room at halftime over the visiting Baltimore Ravens in their divisional playoff game. However, the Bills had an ominous injury when safety Taylor Rapp was carted off the field […]

The Philadelphia Eagles were teetering on the edge of giving up a big lead in the final moments of their divisional playoff game against the Los Angeles Rams. Matthew Stafford had already directed one late touchdown drive and the Rams had the ball on a 3rd-and-2 play from the Eagles 22 with 1:14 remaining. Instead […]

Marcus Freeman has a huge job in front of him as he takes the Notre Dame Fighting Irish into the national championship game Monday night. While he and his coaching staff have been strategizing ways to find a way to get the best of favored Ohio State, his roots go back to his time with […]

The Kansas City Chiefs have made it through the divisional playoffs once again, and they have advanced to the AFC Championship game. They moved forward as a result of a 23-14 victory over the Houston Texans at Arrowhead Stadium. Head coach Andy Reid and his charges will host the winner of Sunday’s game between the […]

The Kansas City Chiefs have advanced to the AFC Championship as they attempt to win an unprecedented third consecutive Super Bowl, but their 23-14 victory over the Houston Texans in the divisional playoffs was not without controversy. The Chiefs appeared to benefit from a pair of roughing the passer penalties called on the Texans that […]

The Chicago Cubs are in the midst of an offseason that is designed to get them back to the National League playoffs for the first time since the 2020 season. One of the big moves they have made during the offseason was trading for slugging outfielder Kyle Tucker of the Houston Astros. That move is […]

This has been a difficult season for the Boston Bruins. They were expected to contend for the Atlantic Division title once again, but instead of battling the Florida Panthers and the Toronto Maple Leafs for the division lead, they find themselves hanging onto one of the Wild Card spots in the Eastern Conference. The Bruins […]

The Los Angeles Rams face a daunting task in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs as they must go cross-country to play the powerful Philadelphia Eagles. The Rams had earned a home game in the Wild Card round against the Minnesota Vikings, but the wild fires in Los Angeles forced the Rams to move […]

The Chicago Cubs have been in the market for a hard-hitting player who can drive the baseball and hit home runs. After they traded outfielder Cody Bellinger to the New York Yankees, it appeared the Cubs would have a legitimate interest in signing 3rd baseman Alex Bregman in free agency. The hard-hitting Bregman has spent […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers once again have their man. Japanese star pitcher Roki Sasaki is joining the Los Angeles Dodgers as the hurler has announced that he is joining the World Series champions. Hey Jeff can you speak out about how unfair this coming season is gonna be for the rest of the league — […]

It appears that slugger Pete Alonso’s time with the New York Mets may be growing short. The two sides had been talking for quite a long time, and the Mets reportedly made a last-ditch offer to Alonso that he turned down. "I'm not convinced the Mets want Pete."@Ken_Rosenthal thinks if the Mets really wanted to […]