Steve Silverman Articles - Page 26

The New Jersey Devils go into their first-round playoff series against the Carolina Hurricanes with a team that will not be at full strength. Center Jack Hughes is the team’s best and most dangerous offensive threat but a shoulder injury last month ended his season. Defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler is out with a lower-body injury that […]

The Chicago Cubs made a bold move when they traded for Kyle Tucker in mid-December. The Cubs needed a big bat in the middle of their lineup and Tucker has filled the bill in an impressive manner. The former Astro is slashing .301/.410/.578 in the early part of the season and he has already bashed […]

There is joy in Montreal as the Canadiens have made the playoffs for the first time since the Covid year in 2021. The Habs clinched their spot as the No. 8 seed in the playoffs with a victory over the Carolina Hurricanes in the final game of the regular season. They will face the Washington […]

The Washington Capitals have the greatest goal scorer in the history of the game in Alex Ovechkin and they dominated the Eastern Conference this season. The Montreal Canadiens made the playoffs as the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference when they won their final game of the regular season. On its face, this is […]

The NBA is beginning the process of potential expansion. NBA commissioner Adam Silver was a guest on the Pat McAfee show Thursday and he said the league was ready to begin formal consideration of expansion. The subject had been discussed more than a year ago, but Silver had said he wanted the league to work […]

The Minnesota Vikings are coming off an excellent showing in 2024 that saw them become one of the dominant regular-season teams in the NFL. The Vikings finished the year with a 14-3 record, but when they dropped their Week 17 meeting with the Detroit Lions, they fell to second place in the NFC North. That […]

The defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers will start the 2025 playoffs without newcomer Jesse Puljujarvi as the forward has been suspended two games because of a high hit that was deemed to be dirty in a disciplinary hearing. Puljujarvi delivered a head shot to Tampa Bay’s Mitchell Chaffee late in Tuesday night’s game between […]

The Cleveland Browns have multiple needs as they come into the 2025 NFL Draft off a disastrous 3-14 season that saw them fall to last place in the AFC Central. The Browns need help at the quarterback position as well as linebacker, receiver, defensive back and the offensive line. They have the No. 2 pick […]

The arrival of Tom Brady in New England during the 2000 NFL Draft represented a major change for the New England Patriots. Prior to that, they had been a team that had largely struggled from their inception, although they had a few memorable teams and years. However, the Brady arrival signaled the start of the […]

Rory McIlroy has been fighting for a Masters championship throughout his entire golfing career. He has had multiple ups and downs at Augusta National in the 17 attempts he made to win the title and the Green Jacket that comes with it. He was finally successful Sunday when he survived a heart-rending final round and […]

The Washington Commanders were one of the great stories of the 2024 NFL season. The Commanders finished in last place in the NFC East in 2023 with a 4-13 record and they gained the No. 2 pick in last spring’s NFL Draft as a result. They used that pick to select LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels, […]

The Utah Jazz endured the most difficult of seasons. After dropping their season finale to the Minnesota Timberwolves by a 116-105 margin, they clinched having the worst record in the NBA. The Jazz finished the season with a 17-65 record, one game worse than the Washington Wizards who closed the year with an 18-64 record. […]

The Boston Red Sox got beaten up in a recent home series against the Toronto Blue Jays. Boston lost the first three games of the series before salvaging the finale in extra innings. While the last game of that series was going on, Red Sox television announcers Dave O’Brien and Will Middlebrooks breathed a sigh […]

Skip Bayless is the master of the hot take. The sports commentator and talk-show host is known for his opinions that regularly draw both applause and anger from viewers and readers who take in his opinions. On the eve of the final round of the Masters, Bayless offered his opinion that third-round leader Rory McIlroy […]

The Red Sox are hoping to return to glory in 2025, and a big part of their hopes revolve around their starting pitching rotation. The biggest move they made in the offseason was trading for powerful left-handed pitcher Garrett Crochet from the Chicago White Sox, and he is off to a notable start with his […]

Rory McIlroy has been waiting more than 10 years to fulfill his career aspirations of completing golf’s grand slam by winning all four major tournaments. He needs to win the Masters to finish that journey, and McIlroy started the third round of the first major of the 2025 season as though he would not be […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have been searching for a winning starting quarterback for years. Head coach Mike Tomlin knew he had a winning signal caller on his hands when Ben Roethlisberger was under center, but the Steelers have been badly lacking since the conclusion of the 2021 season. The Steelers were hoping that former Pittsburgh Panther […]

The Boston Red Sox have been forced to make a move at the backup catcher position after the fractured little finger suffered by starter Connor Wong. Boston has signed former All-Star catcher Yasmani Grandal to a minor league contract. If and when the Red Sox bring him up to the big-league level, he will play […]

The Philadelphia Flyers look like a new team since they parted company with former head coach John Tortorella in late March. They have won four of their five games since Tortorella’s dismissal, and their last game was an 8-5 triumph over the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. The Flyers were led by youngster […]

It has been a season to forget for the Boston Bruins. One of the league’s best and most consistent teams for decades, the Bruins are fighting to stay out of last place in the Eastern Conference this season. One of the reasons for their fall from grace has been injuries, and they will not have […]

Shedeur Sanders is going to be one of the stars of the upcoming NFL Draft. He figures to be a high first-round draft choice, possibly going as high as the No. 3 pick and getting selected by the New York Giants. “The problem with Shedeur is if you don't think he's a top ten pick, […]

This is an NHL regular season to remember for the league’s Senior Skatesmen. While Alex Ovechkin has commanded the majority of the headlines as he has chased down Wayne Gretzky and is now in a first-place tie with the Great One for most career goals in the history of the league, Sidney Crosby continues to […]

Cooper Flagg has been widely recognized for his accomplishments with the Duke Blue Devils this season. His achievements have now reached an historic level as he won the 2025 Wooden Award as the best player in college basketball. Cooper Flagg joins elite company as the fourth freshman to win the Wooden Award behind Kevin Durant, […]

The Boston Red Sox believe they have their new ace of the pitching staff in Garrett Crochet. Acquired in the offseason from the Chicago White Sox, Crochet came to an agreement with the Red Sox on a 6-year, $170 million deal earlier this week, and he came through with a dominant effort shortly thereafter in […]

Aaron Judge is the standard bearer and the best player on the New York Yankees. If it were not for the presence of Shohei Ohtani dominating for the Los Angeles Dodgers, it is quite likely Judge would be recognized as the best player in Major League Baseball. ALL RISE FOR THE JUDGE 🧑‍⚖️ Aaron goes […]

The Boston Red Sox started the season slowly with three losses in their first four games on the road against the Texas Rangers. None of their big hitters — including newly acquired Alex Bregman — were able to come through in clutch hitting situations. Manager Alex Cora knows it’s a long season and there was […]

The Golden State Warriors have shown dramatic improvement since the franchise traded for Jimmy Butler earlier in the year. The team was viewed as a borderline playoff participant before Butler was acquired from the Miami Heat. The Warriors have risen to the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference, and head coach Steve Kerr’s team […]

The Dallas Cowboys go into every season with the hope of winning the NFC East title and making a long run in the playoffs. The teams’ many fans have largely been disappointed for years, and the 2024 season was no exception. The Cowboys won the NFC East crown in 2023 and while they got smoked […]

The Auburn Tigers are going to the Final Four following their 70-64 triumph over Michigan State, becoming the last of the top seeds to advance to the tournament’s semifinal games in San Antonio. The Tigers were led by Johni Broome, who scored 25 points and added 14 rebounds despite taking a fall in the second […]

Baltimore Ravens placekicker Justin Tucker is still in limbo as the team is awaiting the finding of an NFL investigation on his behavior before it determines his future with the team. The record-setting kicker’s career is under a cloud following multiple allegations of sexual misconduct. Team president Sashi Brown addressed Tucker’s situation at the annual […]

The New York Yankees  are off to a spectacular start in the 2025 Major League Baseball season. They swept a three-game series at Yankee Stadium from the Milwaukee Brewers and Aaron Boone’s team blasted a record-tying 15 home runs in the first 3 games of the year. The New York Yankees have tied a major-league […]

The New England Patriots are a long way from the team that was the scourge of the NFL when Bill Belichick was the head coach and Tom Brady was the team’s leader under center. While the glory days of the Patriots are not quite ancient history, the team has been moving in the wrong direction […]

The new-look Boston Red Sox are hoping to add to their starting pitching staff in the coming weeks when Lucas Giolito is able to take his spot in the rotation. Giolito has started the season on the 15-day injured list to start the season. He threw a bullpen session Friday and manager Alex Cora says […]

It was a record-setting day for the New York Yankees and a day to forget for former Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes. The Yankees bashed nine home runs as they pummeled the Milwaukee Brewers 20-9 in the second game of the season. Aaron Judge led the way by drilling three home runs at Yankee Stadium. AARON […]

The NFL calendar continues its steady and unending march. The first phases of NFL free agency have come and gone, and while most teams continue to search for bargain players that fit well on the roster, it’s time for the 32 teams in Roger Goodell’s dominion to concentrate on the NFL Draft. That includes the […]

The Chicago Bears have been one of the most active teams since the end of the 2024 NFL season. The biggest move was the hiring of Ben Johnson as head coach. He was the architect of the Detroit Lions offense, a unit that was largely unstoppable for the majority of the season. Since the Bears […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are widely acknowledged to be the best team in baseball. The defending World Series champions have gotten off to a solid start by beating the Chicago Cubs in their first two games of the season when both teams opened the season in Tokyo, and they defeated the Detroit Tigers in their […]

The Boston Red Sox made several huge moves in the offseason to improve the team. The biggest move among position players was the signing of former Astros star 3rd baseman Alex Bregman to upgrade the lineup. While there is little doubt that Bregman’s strong right-handed bat appears to be a huge weapon to have at […]

The Minnesota Vikings have not slammed the door shut on Aaron Rodgers just yet. It seems that they would like to turn their quarterback responsibilities over to J.J. McCarthy for the coming season and that’s just what they will do if last year’s first-round selection is healthy and able to handle the responsibilities that head […]