Steve Silverman Articles - Page 23

The San Francisco 49ers are a team that is likely to have a target on its back all year. The Niners are the defending NFC Champions, and they had the lead in the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl before falling to the Kansas City Chiefs. Head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch […]

A victory in Game 3 on the road over the Indiana Pacers has put the Boston Celtics in an advantageous position. They have a 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals, and that means they don’t have to rush injured big man Kristaps Porzingis back into the lineup. With that being said, it’s not really […]

The Green Bay Packers have high hopes of becoming an elite team in the NFC once again. While they struggled for much of 2023, they surged at the end of the regular season and won their last three regular season games. From Tuesday’s OTAs: #Packers rookie safety Javon Bullard (@cravejaaye) with a mini “Crank Dat” […]

The Boston Red Sox received more devastating injury news Saturday when pitcher Garrett Whitlock announced that his elbow injury would require internal bracing. That means his 2024 season is over and he will not be able to pitch for the Red Sox until the 2025 season. "It's all about how you get back up, how […]

When it comes to Grand Slam events in tennis, Rafael Nadal has been the dominant figure at the French Open. As he prepares for his 19th tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, he has won the title 14 times in his career. The King of Clay returns to Paris. 🎾 Rafael Nadal's French Open journey […]

The 2023 season was something of a disaster for the New York Giants. They had made the playoffs in 2022, and had even won a playoff game on the road in the postseason. As a result, they went into the 2023 season with the hope that they would beat out the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia […]

The Minnesota Vikings have several huge challenges as they prepare for the 2024 season. Just two years ago, this team was the runaway winner of the NFC North title, but that seems like a distant memory at this point. The division has become one of the strongest in football and most observers expect the Vikings […]

The Boston Celtics may have gotten somewhat lucky in beating the Indiana Pacers in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference Finals matchup. It took a 3-pointer from Jaylen Brown late in regulation to tie the game and send it to overtime. The Celtics had more in the tank in the extra session than the visitors […]

The Boston Bruins are planning for the 2024-25 season less than a week after they were eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs by the Florida Panthers. While the Bruins had a solid year and were victorious in their first-round playoff encounter with the Toronto Maple Leafs, they were ousted by Florida for the second consecutive […]

The Boston Bruins were not expected to come close to repeating the regular-season success they had in the 2022-23 season when they set the NHL record for points and victories. They had lost Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci to retirement, and many league observers expected them to either miss the playoffs or sneak in as […]

The pressure on Xander Schauffele was heavy as he entered the 106th PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Course in Louisville this week. He was known as the best player who had not won a major championship and it had been two years since his last tournament victory. That came to an end with his victory […]

It has been a difficult season for the Boston Red Sox, as their undermanned roster has seen them fall far behind the New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles in the American League East. Based on the talent level of these teams, that’s just what was expected of the Red Sox this year. But as […]

The situation has been painful and disappointing for the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup playoffs each of the the past two years. Their season came to a halt for the second straight year at the hands of the Florida Panthers. A year ago, it was a complete shock because the Bruins had set records […]

Horse racing fans may have been hoping for a Triple Crown run this year by Mystik Dan after that horse won the Kentucky Derby, but Seize the Grey and legendary trainer D. Wayne Lukas were not about to have any part of that story. Seize the Grey took the lead at the start and battled […]

The New York Knicks are hoping to have OG Anunoby available when they take the court Sunday for Game 7 of their second-round series against the Indiana Pacers. Anunoby was upgraded to questionable as a result of his hamstring strain. He has been out of the lineup since Game 2. ESPN Sources: Knicks F OG […]

Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele have been grabbing most of the headlines in the golf world this season, but Shane Lowry put on a remarkable show in the third round of the PGA Championship with a record-tying round of 62. The brilliant round allowed the Irishman to get to 13 under par for the tournament […]

The Chicago Bulls had high hopes when they acquired Lonzo Ball from the New Orleans Pelicans prior to the 2021-22 season. However, the talented guard has not been seen since that season because of a slew of knee injuries that he has suffered. Ball has had three separate surgeries and it has gotten to the […]

The New York Giants hoped to make a big splash on Draft Day when they tried to engage the New England Patriots in a trade that would have given them the No. 3 pick in the first round. The Giants were joined by the Minnesota Vikings, who also wanted the No. 3 pick. In the […]

The Minnesota Vikings are going through a season of change in 2024. Kirk Cousins and Danielle Hunter left the organization through free agency, and they were two of the team’s leaders and best players. The team has made multiple changes in the offseason, and perhaps the most important was the drafting of quarterback J.J. McCarthy […]

The Los Angeles Chargers are hoping for a complete reversal of fortune in the 2024 season. The team was regularly outplayed, outworked and outcoached  a year ago and the Chargers fired head coach Brandon Staley as last year’s 5-12 season unfolded. The biggest move the team made in the offseason was the hiring of head […]

How far the mighty have fallen. No NFL team has achieved more in the 21st century than the New England Patriots and their six Super Bowl championships. However, the Patriots parted company with head coach Bill Belichick and legendary quarterback Tom Brady is well into his next career as a broadcaster. New England no longer […]

Sports fans regularly hear Joe Buck announce prime-time NFL football games on ESPN every week during the football season. However, ever since he left Fox following the 2021 season, they have not heard him announce Major League Baseball games. Buck will make a return to the sport as he will step into the Cardinals broadcast […]

The New York Yankees are hungry to win their first World Series championship since the 2009 season. Of course, that’s the goal for the most decorated franchise in the history of the sport on an every-year basis. While they have regularly been a playoff team in the years since they beat the Phillies in the […]

If there is one team that is going to have a vastly different make up in the 2024 season than it did last year, it is going to be the Los Angeles Chargers. New head coach Jim Harbaugh’s signature is to put his own imprint on any team he coaches as soon as he takes […]

Tiger Woods has won 15 major championships in his legendary career. He is one of the greatest golfers in the history of the sport, ranking with Jack Nicklaus, Ben Hogan and Sam Snead. Every time he takes the course in a professional event, more eyes are drawn to Tiger than any other golfer. However, popularity […]

The Los Angeles Chargers announced that former general manager A.J. Smith had died after a seven-year battle with prostate cancer. our hearts are with the Smith family 💙 pic.twitter.com/HjmXJY4JPb — Los Angeles Chargers (@chargers) May 12, 2024 “Belying a tough, matter of fact and no nonsense persona — one synonymous with that of a true […]

The Los Angeles Chargers fell on hard times in the 2023 season, and when they went from a playoff team in the 2022 season to last place in the AFC West with a 5-12 record, the team cleaned house and brought in Jim Harbaugh to become head coach and take over the operation. Source: Edge […]

The PGA Championship is the second major of the golf season, and it is an event that attracts all of the sport’s top players. This year’s tournament will be held at the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, and it will present an opportunity for Masters champion Scottie Scheffler and defending champion Brooks Koepka to assert […]

The Dallas Stars played superb hockey during the regular season as they earned the No. 1 spot in the Western Conference. They will have home ice advantage against any opponent they face in the Stanley Cup playoffs other than the Presidents Trophy-winning New York Rangers. Head coach Peter DeBoer has a strong and confident team, […]

The Minnesota Vikings are going to have a new look on offense this year, and that was assured the moment the team decided that it didn’t want to bring Kirk Cousins back as the QB1. Once Cousins signed with the Atlanta Falcons, the Vikings signed Sam Darnold to serve as the team’s stand-in quarterback. That […]

The Detroit Lions made a huge jump last season as they won the NFC North title and won two postseason games before falling short in the NFC Championship Game against the San Francisco 49ers. The Lions made progress in multiple areas on both offense and defense, but the belief was that they had to make […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning appear to have fallen quite a bit from their halcyon days of 2020 and 2021 when they won back-to-back Stanley Cup championships. Head coach John Cooper’s team has been eliminated in the first round of the playoffs in each of the last two years, and a plethora of expensive contracts may […]

After the Boston Bruins dominated Game 1 of their second-round series against the Florida Panthers, the home team reversed its fortunes and overwhelmed the Bruins in Game 2 to tie matters up. After the Panthers built a huge advantage in the third period, the game debilitated into a series of cheap shots and fights. A […]

The Colorado Avalanche is one of the scariest teams in the NHL. An objective look at the roster reveals that the team is loaded with superstar players who can take over a game at any time. As they line up against the Dallas Stars in their second-round series, it does not seem as if the […]

The Detroit Lions were one of the top stories in the NFL last season. They turned potential into production as they rose to the top of the NFC North and were able to win two playoff games in the same season for the first time in the Super Bowl era. Head coach Dan Campbell has […]

The Oakland Athletics were the worst team in baseball during the 2023 season, finishing the year with a 50-112 record, a full 40.0 games behind the first place Houston Astros in the American League West. The A’s appeared destined to founder again in 2024, but they have been a big surprise in comparison to last […]

The Florida Panthers came into the NHL postseason with a profound determination to bring home the Stanley Cup. While all 16 of the playoff teams had the same aspiration, the Panthers made it all the way the Stanley Cup Final a year ago where they were stopped short by the Vegas Golden Knights. Head coach […]

Bill Belichick was the unabashed leader of the New England Patriots during his long run as coach of the team that included six Super Bowl triumphs. The first of those came at the conclusion of the 2001 season when Tom Brady led the Patriots to an upset over the explosive and heavily favored St. Louis […]

The Chicago Bears lost a key player in their history with the death of former quarterback Bob Avellini Saturday. Avellini was the team’s starting quarterback from 1975 through 1978, and he played nine years with the team before the end of his career after the 1984 season. He was 70 years old. Avellini was known […]