Steve Silverman Articles - Page 35

The New York Rangers were the best team in the NHL during the regular season. That fact offers little comfort to the team’s players, executives of their long-suffering fans. The Rangers were able to defeat the Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes in the Stanley Cup playoffs, but they were outplayed and defeated by the Florida […]

There is quite a bit of pressure on Ohio State head football coach Ryan Day every year, but it has multiplied quite a bit in recent seasons. Ohio State has lost three straight games to archrival Michigan, and Buckeyes supporters have run out of patience. But as the 2024 season approaches, there’s reason for optimism […]

The Chicago Bears have made quite a few headlines this offseason and there is optimism around a team that has not been to the NFL playoffs since the 2020 season and has not won a postseason game since 2005. The Bears have struggled on offense for multiple seasons, but they believe they have answered many […]

Scottie Scheffler is trying to put his controversial arrest in mid-May while participating in the PGA Championship behind him. All charges stemming from the incident were subsequently dropped, but photos of both the bruise suffered by the arresting officer and torn clothes have been released by the Louisville Police Department. LMPD has released a bunch […]

The Minnesota Vikings decided to change the direction and the face of the franchise during the 2024 NFL offseason. It is a move that has taken courage and has been applauded at several levels throughout the NFL. However, discarding Kirk Cousins and failing to re-sign pass rush specialist Danielle Hunter may prove to be quite […]

The Edmonton Oilers have made it to the Stanley Cup Final and depending on what side of the fence you look at it from, it was either a long time coming or a complete surprise. The Oilers have Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, who may be the NHL’s modern version of Wayne Gretzky and Mark […]

A new era is about to begin for the Minnesota Vikings. General manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and head coach Kevin O’Connell came to the conclusion during the past two seasons that veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins may have been a great guy in the locker room with impressive passing statistics, but he was not going to be […]

Golf may have its next dominant champion as Yuka Saso won the the U.S. Women’s Open title at Lancaster (Pa.) Country Club Sunday, firing a 2-under 68 in the final round to capture the title. The 22-year-old Saso has already won the U.S. Open twice in her career. https://twitter.com/uswomensopen/status/1797392226185580863 Saso also won the 2021 U.S. […]

The Boston Celtics are all about the serious business of trying to win the NBA Championship, a title that would be the 18th in team history. They will have home court advantage when they tip off against the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1 at the TD Garden Thursday night. The matchup features superstars Jayson Tatum […]

It stands to reason that rumors involving wide receiver Justin Jefferson of the Minnesota Vikings are going to pick up steam in the weeks to come. Jefferson heads into the 2024 season in the final year of his contract with the Vikings and the two sides have not worked out a new deal yet. You […]

The Green Bay Packers enjoyed a dynamic surge at the end of the regular season last year and that allowed Matt LaFleur’s team to go from below .500 to a winning record and a spot in the NFC playoffs. The Packers improved dramatically as the season came to a close, and they made the most […]

The Chicago Bears have endured five straight non-winning seasons since they won 12 games during the 2018 season. Despite their past struggles, many observers are expecting a big change from the Bears this season. They managed a 7-10 record last season, and they have added two eye-catching draft picks in quarterback Caleb Williams and wide […]

The New York Yankees (40-19) have played sensational baseball through the first two-plus months of the season, and they find themselves in first place in the American League East by 2.0 games over the defending champion Baltimore Orioles. One of the primary reasons has been their success with the bats, and nobody has been hotter […]

New York Mets fans of a certain age remember that there was a time when they had a team that was capable of inspiring fear in their opponents. In particular, the 1986 Mets were a dominating organization that combined pitching, defense, power hitting and situational hitting. The Mets would win the World Series that year […]

Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys are coming off a season in which they unseated the Philadelphia Eagles and won the NFC East title. They went into the playoffs as the No. 2 seed in the NFC, and the thought was that they would have an epic confrontation with the San Francisco 49ers for the […]

The Dodgers are in first place in the National League West, and they have a 6.5-game lead over the second place San Francisco Giants and San Diego Padres. However, they are not on any kind of hot streak, having split their last 10 games as they prepare to host the Colorado Rockies Friday night. They […]

The Miami Dolphins had moments where they appeared to be a legitimate threat to have a special 2023 season that could have resulted in a run at the Super Bowl. The Dolphins won five of their first six games in 2023, and one of those victories was a 70-20 drubbing of the Denver Broncos. While […]

The moves and machinations of the NFL offseason are basically complete at this point. As teams move through minicamps and OTAs, the 32 head coaches in the NFL have a strong idea of who they will be leading in the 2024 season. While there will be additional moves throughout training camp, the major strengths of […]

The Boston Red Sox have been able to exceed expectations to this point in the year because their starting pitching has been much better than expected. Nick Pivetta has been a big part of the starting rotation, and he put his name in the team’s record book Thursday night when the Red Sox hosted the […]

The New England Patriots are several years removed from their run as an NFL powerhouse. Their GOAT quarterback left the team several years ago and is preparing for his broadcasting career. Their long-time head coach — often ranked with Vince Lombardi as the greatest of all-time — was dismissed at the conclusion of last season […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have been one of the more interesting and active teams during the NFL offseason. While they made the playoffs last year, they were often underwhelming from an offensive point of view. As a result, they made several changes at the quarterback position. Former first-round draft choice Kenny Pickett was traded to the […]

Brady Skjei is approaching free agency. Once the Stanley Cup is handed out at the end of June, the NHL Draft and free agency will be the next big events on the league’s calendar. Skjei has become one of the most desirable players who will be available when free agents are allowed to sign new […]

The Kansas City Chiefs have become the dominant team in the NFL. They have won three Super Bowl titles in the last five seasons, and it seems clear that when the biggest game of the year is on the line, quarterback Patrick Mahomes will find a way to make the play that decides the game […]

Thoroughly outplayed and dominated for the large majority of the game by the Florida Panthers, the New York Rangers rode the sensational goaltending of Igor Shesterkin to secure a 5-4 overtime victory in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Igor Shesterkin tonight: 38 shots against34 saves Undefeated in OT this postseason. pic.twitter.com/DGMpdIZNfN — StatMuse […]

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 […]