Steve Silverman Articles - Page 38

The early part of the season has been both surprising and disappointing for the Boston Red Sox. The team opened the season with a West Coast road trip, and the Red Sox played quite well as they were far from home, winning 7 of their first 10 games. However, when they returned home to compete […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars would appear to have their quarterback of the present and future in Trevor Lawrence, and the two sides are currently talking about a contract extension that would keep the quarterback in Jacksonville for the foreseeable future. Lawrence is preparing for his fourth season in the NFL, and that represents the last year […]

The Boston Red Sox just completed an uninspiring 3-7 homestand after a surprising season-opening 7-3 road trip. Their losing ways at home dropped the 10-10 Red Sox into last place in the American League East, a position that was expected after an uninspiring offseason. Injuries have marked the first part of the season, but after […]

The Masters has proved to be a major celebration for Scottie Scheffler as the No. 1 player in the world earned his second title in golf’s premier event in the past three years. While Scheffler pulled away to earn the victory, Max Homa was left thinking about what might have been. He was in title […]

Scottie Scheffler has been the top player in the golf world throughout the 2024 season. His position of dominance became even more established as he won the Masters, taking the first major championship of the year by four strokes. The second Green Jacket in only five starts for Scottie Scheffler. #themasters pic.twitter.com/j80ve7gXqd — The Masters […]

The drama of Sunday afternoon at the Masters is usually a duel that includes the game’s top players and is not decided until one star makes a decisive shot on the 72nd hole and wins the green jacket. That was not the case at the 2024 Masters, because Scottie Scheffler seized control of the tournament […]

When it comes to scoring in the NHL, the league goes through surges and depressions, similar to an electronic sine wave. There have been times when the Art Ross Trophy was awarded with relatively low scoring totals, such as the 2014-15 season when Jamie Benn led the league with 87 points. Connor McDavid was on […]

The Big Ten was well-represented when it came to national awards this year in men’s and women’s basketball. The Purdue Boilermakers dominated the Big Ten throughout the season, had a great run in the NCAA Tournament that saw them get to the championship game and they had the top player in the country in Zach […]

There will be a changing of the guard at the conclusion of the season. Shortly after the Stanley Cup is skated around by the NHL’s championship team, the league will hand out is end-of-season awards. One of those honors will go to the league’s best defensive forward. The Selke Trophy has regularly belonged to Patrice […]

The New York Rangers are on the verge of completing an outstanding regular season. They have one game remaining before the start of the playoffs and they have a chance to win the President’s Trophy. If the Rangers can beat the Ottawa Senators in the finale of the regular season, they will have home-ice advantage […]

The top stories at the Masters involve the three players at the top of the leaderboard at the 36-hole mark as well as Tiger Woods setting a record by making the cut in his 24th Masters. Bryson DeChambeau, Max Homa and Scottie Scheffler are leading the way after two rounds with scores of 6 under […]

Young Macklin Celebrini is expected to follow in the foot steps of Connor Bedard and get selected with the No. 1 pick in the upcoming NHL Draft after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Celebrini has been a superstar for Boston University in the Terriers’ just completed college hockey season. Boston University’s year came […]

The Boston Bruins knew that when they acquired Pat Maroon at the trade deadline from the Minnesota Wild, that he would not be able to play right away. Maroon was rehabbing from back surgery, and the Bruins were willing to wait until he was healthy enough to play his physical game against tough opponents. That […]

The 2023-24 season is becoming a remarkable year in terms of hockey achievement and the numbers that the top players are putting on the board. While nobody is approaching the level of peak Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux, the foursome of Nathan MacKinnon, Nikita Kucherov, Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews are all making great arguments […]

The debate about the Norris Trophy seems to take place every year. Does the trophy for the NHL’s best defenseman go to an offensive superstar or a defensive stalwart? The facts are fairly simple. Throughout the years, the award has regularly gone to the game’s offensive stars. It’s much easier to look at the goal, […]

The pressure is on for the Toronto Maple Leafs once again. The playoffs are around the corner and the franchise will once again pick up the fight for its first Stanley Cup title since the ancient 1966-67 season. The NHL consisted of six teams the last time the Leafs won the Stanley Cup. The Leafs […]

The Boston Bruins have been playing under a cloud of failure dating back to last year’s playoffs. As they head into the final games of the 2023-24 regular season, they are in first place in the Atlantic Division and they have a solid chance of holding off the Florida Panthers for the division crown. Instead […]

The Masters represents the sport of golf’s opportunity to take center stage. The first major championship of the year has risen to the top of the golf rankings among Americans, and it is the tournament that all of the game’s top professionals want to win. It was not always that way, as the the U.S. […]

While many of the NFL’s veteran free-agent stars have already signed contracts for the 2024 season, defensive end Calais Campbell remains available. The 37-year-old Campbell has enjoyed a long and productive career in the NFL, having played nine years with the Arizona Cardinals, three years with the Baltimore Ravens, three seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars […]

The UConn Huskies are one day away from meeting Purdue in the NCAA Tournament championship game, and head coach Dan Hurley’s team has an excellent chance to win its second straight title. The matchup between huge centers Donovan Clingan of Connecticut and Zach Edey of Purdue will likely play a huge role in the outcome […]

There was a time when the combination of Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson were the dominant story lines at the Masters. Tiger was the top player in the world for many years and Lefty was considered his biggest rival and challenger. Tiger’s distance off the tee, his shot making with his irons and his incredibly […]

Referee Steve Kozari was involved in a scary NHL collision on the ice Saturday as the Pittsburgh Penguins hosted the Tampa Bay Lightning. The referee collided with Lightning defenseman Haydn Fleury, and both Kozari and the Tampa Bay player hit the ice hard as a result. Kozari momentarily lost consciousness and he was stretchered off […]

The UConn basketball team is something of a machine. The Huskies have dominated their first four games in the NCAA Tournament, and more of the same is expected when they take on Alabama in the national semifinal. Head coach Dan Hurley has a dynamic team that excels in nearly all measurable areas and combines their […]

When Francisco Lindor was an All-Star player for the Cleveland Guardians, his smile was almost always plastered on his face. It has not always been that way during his first three-plus seasons with the New York Mets. Steve Cohen would love for Mets fans to give Lindor the Trea Turner treatment (via @RSAdiamondtales, @StevenACohen2) pic.twitter.com/BPsyGOBZ7x […]

The Minnesota Vikings are facing a critical juncture as they prepare for the 2024 NFL Draft. The Vikings are hopeful of selecting their quarterback of the present and future, and it is quite essential that they do just that. The Vikings made a key decision prior to the start of free agency that Kirk Cousins […]

The PGA Tour appears to belong to Scottie Scheffler during the current season. With the Masters set to tee off in Augusta, Georgia next week, Scheffler is the favorite when players tee off April 11. Scheffler’s ball striking has been at the top of the rankings for a long time, but his putting has improved […]

The Steelers were fully dependent on their defense during the 2023 season, and no player meant more to that unit than T.J. Watt. The Steelers regularly use Watt at the left outside linebacker slot, and he has proven he can take over nearly any game because of his tremendous motor, strength and skill. The Steelers […]

An important part of the Toronto Maple Leafs lineup is expected to return to action when the team takes the ice Saturday night in Montreal against the Canadiens. Right winger Mitch Marner is expected to be in uniform and will take his regular shift and play on the Toronto power play as he returns from […]

Purdue has reached the Final Four for the first time since 1980 and the Boilermakers will attempt to advance to the championship game if they can beat upset-minded North Carolina State. The Big Ten champions are 9-point favorites and have a talented big man in 7-4 center Zach Edey who is capable of dominating in […]

The seemingly long wait for Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand is finally over. The left wing scored the 400th goal of his career early in the first period of Boston’s road game against the Carolina Hurricanes Thursday night. Brad Marchand finally gets the monkey off his back. pic.twitter.com/S07qDsDvbJ — Conor Ryan (@ConorRyan_93) April 4, 2024 […]

Former Cardinals executive Terry McDonough was awarded $3 million by an NFL arbitrator after the team issued a statement that McDonough abused his spouse and neglected his disabled daughter. Terry McDonough and his family file suit against the Cardinals, owner Michael Bidwill, P.R. executive Jim McCarthy, and others for false and defamatory statements contained in […]

Aaron Donald had a brilliant career with the Los Angeles Rams franchise and has been an unstoppable force through the majority of his 10 years in the league. He uttered words that opposing offensive players longed to hear during the offseason when he announced his retirement. Playing against Donald for opposing offensive linemen — specifically […]

The Buffalo Bills are likely to have several key changes when they take the field at the start of the 2024 season. That position was fairly guaranteed once the Bills traded star wide receiver Stefon Diggs to the Houston Texans. Source: It’s a one-year deal worth up to $6.25M for La'el Collins and the #Bills. […]

The debate has been going on for years and it shows no signs of slowing down. When it comes to discussion of the greatest NBA player of all-time, LeBron James has his supporters and so does Michael Jordan. Most 30+ point games in NBA History including playoffs: 672 — LeBron James671 — Michael Jordan558 — […]

The Minnesota Vikings have a lot of work to do  in the upcoming 2024 NFL Draft. After losing starting quarterback Kirk Cousins in free agency to the Atlanta Falcons, the Vikings need a new starting quarterback for the present and the future. The Vikings made a business decision at the end of the 2023 season […]

The Dallas Police Department continues to search for Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice after his vehicle was involved in a road race in Dallas that apparently was the cause of an accident that involved others in Northeast Dallas, per the Dallas Morning News. 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲: A woman was injured in the crash that involved […]

The Chicago White Sox have to deal with a familiar problem. Outfielder-designated hitter Eloy Jimenez has suffered yet another nagging injury. Eloy Jiménez exited today's game with left adductor soreness, according to the White Sox. He currently is being further evaluated. Jiménez displayed discomfort running to first base in the 6th inning. — LaMond Pope […]

The New York Yankees and the Pittsburgh Pirates have represented the haves and the have nots of baseball for many seasons. However, while the Pirates don’t seem to be in the Yankees class, they had a pitcher that interested the Bronx Bombers and they acquired him in a trade on the second day of the […]

The Boston Bruins have been one of the most consistent teams in the NHL for the last two decades. The Bruins clinched their most recent playoff appearance Thursday after losses by the Philadelphia Flyers and Detroit Red Wings, and they have earned a spot in the postseason in 15 of the past 17 seasons. The […]