Steve Silverman Articles - Page 36

The San Francisco 49ers came as close to a Super Bowl title as a team can without actually raising the Vince Lombardi Trophy last season. The extended the Kansas City Chiefs to overtime in the championship game but ultimately fell short of their goal. Head coach Kyle Shanahan and his team are intent on getting […]

Quarterbacks continue to get paid at an increasingly high rate in the NFL. The most recent signal callers to sign long-term contracts that exceed the $200 million mark include Jordan Love of the Green Bay Packers and Tua Tagovailoa of the Miami Dolphins. However, the Dallas Cowboys and quarterback Dak Prescott have not come to […]

Gordon Hayward announced his retirement from the NBA after a 14-year career, and while he spent the first seven years of his career with the Utah Jazz, the Boston Celtics sent out a congratulatory tweet to Hayward and wished him well in his retirement. Congrats Gordon Hayward on a great career and best of luck […]

Simone Biles is one of the stars of the Paris Olympic Games, perhaps the brightest one of all. She won the gold medal for the all-around gymnastics title Thursday with an array of performances that has left many of the sport’s experts and an even greater number of the gymnast’s fans to reaffirm her label […]

The Minnesota Vikings are at a critical point as they prepare for the 2024 NFL season. The team that won the NFC North two years ago appears to be in a difficult position this year. The Detroit Lions are the defending division champions and they are favored to repeat that success and also challenge the […]

The San Diego Padres are on a roll as the Major League schedule reaches the final two months of the season. After losing their first game after the All-Star break, the Padres have won 9 of their next 10 games and have climbed within 4.5 games of the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers in the National […]

Any time the Yankees and Red Sox get together, it’s an occasion for fireworks. That was the case Saturday night when both teams scored early and often to set up a tight and high-scoring game. One of the key performers has been Red Sox right fielder Wilyer Abreu, who delivered a home run in the […]

The New York Yankees have been slumping since putting together a brilliant start that allowed them to build an eye-catching 50-22 record. Since that point they have dropped 23 of their next 33 games, and they have taken the step of trading for All-Star Jazz Chisholm from the Miami Marlins. The Yankees sent three minor […]

The slumping New York Yankees are trying to give their team a lift with a move prior to the trade deadline. They have traded three prospect to the Miami Marlins for All-Star Jazz Chisholm. The Yankees are getting a combination infielder-centerfielder who has the capability of jump starting the team’s offense when he gets hot. […]

The Seattle Mariners have been going through a recent offensive downturn, and they are hoping that the acquisition of outfielder Randy Arozarena can give the team a lift. The Mariners were swept in a three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels, and the Mariners were held to one run in each game. Mariner's manager Scott […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers will play a series against the streaking Houston Astros, but they will have to start the three-game set without star first baseman Freddie Freeman. That’s because Freeman has been called back home to Los Angeles because his son son has been hospitalized. Freddie Freeman hasn't missed a game this season and […]

The slumping New York Yankees may be getting slugger Giancarlo Stanton back in their lineup Monday when the Yankees face the National League East-leading Philadelphia Phillies. Stanton has been out with a hamstring injury since June 23, and the Yankees are hoping that he can provide some much-needed power to their struggling offense. Yankees hope […]

There is a risk for players who feel the need to use performance enhancers as they attempt to climb the ladder in professional baseball. Players caught using drugs to improve their chances of rising through the minor leagues and ultimately making the major leagues will see their dreams come to a halt through a suspension […]

The Minnesota Vikings were NFC North champions just two years ago, but as they start their work this summer in training camp, many observers believe they will be battling the Chicago Bears for third place in the division. The division has been taken over by the Detroit Lions and the Green Bay Packers are close […]

The Baltimore Orioles are in first place in the American League East and they have a 2-game lead over the second-place New York Yankees. While they have a 61-41 record that is tied with the Cleveland Guardians for the best record in the American League, their position is anything but secure. The Orioles have shown […]

Jayson Tatum reached new heights as he completed his seventh NBA season last month with the Boston Celtics. After frustrating playoff losses to the Golden State Warriors and the Miami Heat the past two seasons, Tatum and the Celtics finally reached the promised land when they defeated the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals. Tatum […]

The Las Vegas Raiders have always been a hard-nosed and irreverent organization that never demonstrates any fear of its opponents. While that philosophy worked out quite well when the Raiders had coaches like John Madden and Tom Flores along with players like Ken Stabler, Marcus Allen and Cliff Branch, it has been a long dry […]

The Baltimore Ravens have served notice that they are going to make a run at going deep in the playoffs on an every-year basis. Head coach John Harbaugh is clearly one of the best in the business and he has a slew of great players he can depend on. The most important is clearly quarterback […]

The Detroit Lions figure to be one of the most dangerous teams in the NFL this season. They are coming off their most successful season of the Super Bowl era as they won the NFC North title and two playoff games before they were narrowly defeated by the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC title […]

The New York Giants strongly considered trading up in the draft last spring so they could bring in a new quarterback to lead the team. In the end, general manager Joe Schoen decided that he could not pursue a deal with the New England Patriots for the No. 3 pick overall. As a result of […]

The New York Yankees have continued to slump after the All-Star break, and manager Aaron Boone has seen multiple players lose their way at the plate since a great start to the season. One of those players is DJ Lemahieu, who has struggled to find his batting stroke for two months. Boone benched Lemahieu for […]

If there’s one team in the AFC that is not intimidated by the Kansas City Chiefs, it is the Cincinnati Bengals. While the Bengals certainly can’t claim to own the Chiefs, they have done quite well against the two-time defending Super Bowl champions. The Bengals and Joe Burrow won three confrontations with the Chiefs and […]

The struggling Chicago Cubs are hoping to turn their season around in the final 2-plus months of the season, but they have gotten some disappointing injury news that will impact manager Craig Counsell’s pitching staff. The Cubs placed Hayden Wesneski on the 15-day injured list with a strained right forearm and called up Hunter Bigge […]

The Boston Red Sox have been one of baseball’s best stories in the first 3-plus months of the season. Most expected the Red Sox to repeat their last-place finish in the American League East from the 2023 season, and that prospect looked realistic after star shortstop Trevor Story suffered a brutal shoulder injury in the […]

The Chicago Cubs were expected to engage in a legitimate battle for National League Central division superiority with the Milwaukee Brewers this season. After hiring manager Craig Counsell away from the Brewers in the offseason, National League observers thought the team had enough talent and ability to battle the best teams in the senior circuit. […]

Professional sports ignored Las Vegas for decades. However, when the NHL expanded to Vegas with the Golden Knights and the NFL Raiders moved to the city, that point of view changed dramatically. Both teams have been successful in their new environment, and now the NBA appears poised to hit the Las Vegas market.  Lakers superstar […]

The Chicago Bears have been also-rans in the NFC North since the 2011 season. They have made the playoffs just twice in the ensuing 12 seasons, losing in the Wild Card round on both occasions. But the Bears enter the 2024 season with hope and renewed optimism. The Bears closed 2023 by winning four of […]

Abner Haynes, one of the earliest stars of the American Football League and a member of the Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame, died Thursday at the age of 86, the team announced. Haynes had an eight-year career in the AFL after getting drafted out of North Texas. He was originally drafted by the Oakland […]

The San Francisco Giants have not played their best baseball to this point in the season. The Giants are in fourth place in the National League West, 9 games behind the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers as they get set to resume competition following the All-Star break. In addition to trailing the Dodgers, the Giants are […]

Mason Miller of the Oakland A’s has made quite a name for himself this year. He has amazed teammates and opponents with his overpowering fastball, and he put his talent on display in Tuesday night’s All-Star Game. While he was on the mound in the top of the fifth inning for the American League, he […]

As the Minnesota Vikings approach the 2024 season, this is clearly a year of the change for a team that continues to search for its first Super Bowl championship. After allowing both Kirk Cousins and Danielle Hunter to leave via free agency in the offseason, the team has clearly altered its personality and leadership. Those […]

The Florida Panthers had a mission in the 2023-24 season. They wanted to return to the Stanley Cup Final and win the famed trophy after falling short a year ago. Actually, the Panthers had a brilliant run in 2023, upsetting the heavily favored Boston Bruins, the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Carolina Hurricanes before losing […]

The Boston Red Sox were a team that was expected to finish in last place in the American League East as the 2024 season got underway. That’s where the Red Sox finished last season, and there seemed to be a minimal infusion of talent in the offseason. They certainly didn’t seem to have enough to […]

Team USA had to replace star forward Kawhi Leonard because of a knee injury and Derrick White was selected to replace him. White arrived in Abu Dhabi to join his teammates Sunday, and the key member of the NBA champion Boston Celtics is looking forward to getting the opportunity to play in the Paris Olympics. […]

When the Summer Olympics get underway in Paris later this month, the men’s basketball competition will be one of the most popular events. Team USA is playing a series of exhibition games prior to the start of the team’s official games, and head coach Steve Kerr is using those pre-Olympics games to assess his team. […]

The St. Louis Cardinals rolled to an easy 11-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs in the first game of a doubleheader at Busch Stadium Saturday, scoring nine runs in the first inning to easily get past the visitors. While the Cardinals dominated with the bats in that opening inning, Gold Glove third baseman Nolan Arenado […]

The Team USA basketball team has relocated from Las Vegas to Abu Dhabi, but head coach Steve Kerr was unable to call on his full team at a Saturday practice session. Kevin Durant, one of the team’s best scorers, did not practice with the team as a result of his left calf strain. Durant has […]

A lot has happened to Ben Simmons since he was the No. 1 pick in the 2016 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. Not much of it has helped his reputation as a basketball player. “He’s lucky he’s not in prison for theft… I’m sure of all the places he could really get focused and […]

Paul Skenes has taken baseball by storm since being brought up to the Pittsburgh Pirates from his minor league assignment in early May. Skenes was at his best in a 1-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers Thursday when he pitched 7.0 no-hit innings before manager Derek Shelton took him out of the game. More Skenes […]