Steve Silverman Articles - Page 5

The Calgary Flames have decided that they are going forward with Ryan Huska as the team’s head coach for the foreseeable future. General manager Craig Conroy announced that the team and Huska have come to an agreement on a two-year contract extension. The Flames have been quite competitive under Huska the past two seasons, and […]

The Detroit Tigers advanced to the American League Division Series with a series clinching 6-3 victory over the Cleveland Guardians. The Tigers regained their form in the Wild Card series after a brutal end-of-season slump that saw them lose their grip on the American League Central Division title. The score was tied at 1-1 in […]

If one chooses to look at the New York Rangers from the perspective of championships won, it is a rather sad story. The Rangers started doing business in 1926, and they have won just four Stanley Cups since then. When they famously won the title by beating the Vancouver Canucks in seven games in 1994, […]

The Ryder Cup competition at Bethpage Black was notable for multiple reasons. The European golfers dominated the first two days of team competition and built up a huge edge. The final day of singles competition saw a return to form by the United States as many of the top American golfers won their matches. The […]

The Ryder Cup was a blowout for the Europeans for the first two days of competition at Bethpage Black in New York. However, the Americans fought back during the singles competition and pushed the European golfers in dramatic fashion. However, Europe was able to hang on for a 15-13 victory in the biennial event. Ireland’s […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers were undaunted about facing a Minnesota Vikings defense that scored two touchdowns of its own in a blowout victory over the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 3. The Steelers played a significant amount of smash mouth football against that defense as they registered a 24-21 victory in their Week 4 matchup at Croke […]

The Minnesota Vikings started the year with the hope that this would be the season they demonstrate strength in all areas and make a run at their first Super Bowl title. Through the first four weeks of the season, the Vikings are already in survival mode as a result of injuries to the offensive line. […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are one of the most unique teams in the NHL. There is no team from the league’s original expansion in 1967-68 that can match the five Stanley Cups they have won. In addition to their championship haul, they also have had some of the greatest players in the history of the sport. […]

The Cincinnati Bengals are at a crucial point in their season. They are tied for first place in the AFC North with the Pittsburgh Steelers as both teams take a 2-1 record into Week 4. The Bengals have issues. They won’t have quarterback Joe Burrow at quarterback until December because of his turf toe/tendon injury, […]

The Seattle Mariners are on a tremendous roll, one that could take them to their first World Series championship in team history. Instead of getting close to the Houston Astros but finishing in second place in the American League West, the Mariners played their best baseball in the last month of the season and roared […]

The Ryder Cup competition offers fans an opportunity to get behind their nation’s golfers and offer their vocal support. It also gives those same fans an opportunity to get under the skin of their opponents. Hard to see if Rory McIlroy is waving to a fan or flipping them the bird here!#OurTimeOurPlace #RyderCup #RyderCup2025 #McIlroy […]

The Florida Panthers have reeled off two consecutive Stanley Cup championships and they are the envy of the 31 other teams in the NHL. They are a talented and confident group and they are hopeful of making it three Stanley Cups in a row this year. However, head coach Paul Maurice knows that winning a […]

The Toronto Blue Jays have been in first place in the American League East since midseason, but with just four games remaining on the regular-season schedule, their position is in jeopardy. The Blue Jays have seen the New York Yankees tie them for the top spot. The Blue Jays have the tiebreaker edge because they […]

The Minnesota Vikings (2-1) are moving into unprecedented territory in Weeks 4 and 5 when they play consecutive games on European soil. No NFL team has ever played overseas games in back-to-back weeks. The Vikings have a huge overseas following, and that’s one of the reasons that owner Zygi Wilf agreed to send his team […]

The Philadelphia Flyers have long been one of the most impactful franchises in the expansion era. The NHL was not a sure bet to be successful in Philadelphia when the league expanded from six to 12 teams in 1967-68, but owner Ed Snider loved the sport and was willing to do anything to make it […]

The Boston Bruins are hoping that last year’s disastrous finish as the last-place team in the Atlantic Division was a one-off. The Bruins have been one of the most consistent teams in the league since 2008, but they fell apart last season. New head coach Marco Sturm is hoping he has the players and the […]

It’s difficult to imagine that things could go this badly for the Detroit Tigers. They were the dominant team in the American League through the early part of September, but manager A.J. Hinch’s team has lost its way and their position at the top of the American League Central is in extreme jeopardy. AJ Hinch […]

The Minnesota Vikings faced significant pressure as they hosted the undefeated Cincinnati Bengals in Week 3 at U.S. Bank Stadium. Backup quarterback Carson Wentz had to take over for injured QB1 J.J. McCarthy, and he had joined the team  just a few weeks earlier. Head coach Kevin O’Connell had faith that Wentz could lead the […]

The Cincinnati Bengals were hopeful that they could continue their undefeated season when they traveled to U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis to take on the Vikings. They were playing their first game without quarterback Joe Burrow, but the team had faith that backup signal caller Jake Browning could handle the assignment and figure out a […]

The Boston Red Sox have been struggling throughout the month of September largely because their lineup has been unable to come up with key hits in clutch situations. That has been the case since star rookie Roman Anthony suffered an oblique injury and his bat was taken out of the lineup. The Red Sox are […]

Clayton Kershaw is nearing the finish line of his brilliant career. He made his last regular-season start at Dodger Stadium Friday night, and he went out with a flourish when manager Dave Roberts came out to get him with one out in the fifth inning against the San Francisco Giants. The Dodgers earned a 6-3 […]

The Montreal Canadiens are the most successful team in the history of the NHL. While they have not been able to add to their total of 24 Stanley Cups (23 as members of the NHL) since 1993, they have been the glamour franchise of professional hockey. When it comes to North American sports championships, the […]

Matthew Tkachuk may be the engine behind the Florida Panthers winning back-to-back Stanley Cups, but he is a also a college football fan. "I did do homework for the first time since I think ninth grade." Matthew Tkachuk is ready for his College GameDay debut 🤓🔥 pic.twitter.com/NbL2unW1Fm — College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) September 20, 2025 Tkachuk […]

The Dallas Cowboys had a disappointing 7-10 record last year and there was not a lot of optimism at the start of the season. They traded All-Pro pass rusher Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers and they dropped their season opener. They rebounded with a 40-37 overtime triumph in Week 2 against the New […]

The New York Rangers fell apart during the 2024-25 season and did not even make the playoffs. Head coach Peter Laviolette was fired because the team seemed to coast much of the year and they rarely played with the kind of effort that would have been needed to take them on a significant run in […]

The Boston Red Sox are hoping to survive the final nine games of the season and earn a spot in the American League playoffs. They have endured a difficult slump without the production of star rookie Roman Anthony (oblique) and they have lost eight of their last 12 games. The Red Sox are starting their […]

The Minnesota Vikings hoped to start the season the same way they did a year ago. Head coach Kevin O’Connell installed a new quarterback in Sam Darnold, and his team ran off to a 5-0 start. O’Connell groomed untested quarterback JJ McCarthy to take over as the team’s signal caller this year after missing the […]

Garrett Crochet and the Boston Red Sox are fighting for a spot in the American League playoffs. At the start of September, they appeared to have a good chance of coming away with the top Wild Card spot and the possibility of running down the Toronto Blue Jays in the American League East. With a […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are off to a sharp 2-0 start, having beaten the Atlanta Falcons and Houston Texans on the road in their first two games. It appears that one of their primary strengths is the talent at the wide receiver position where rookie Emeka Egbuka has joined star Mike Evans along with Sterling […]

The Detroit Lions got back on track in Week 2 when they took apart the Chicago Bears with ease. The Lions continued to press the accelerator throughout the game and they embarrassed the Bears and their former offensive coordinator Ben Johnson by a 52-21 score. Things figure to be much tougher for the Lions in […]

The New York Rangers were a team that did not come close to fulfilling its potential last season. They did not even make the playoffs even though many observers expected them to have a deep playoff run that could have propelled them to the Stanley Cup Finals. Here's how JT Miller explained the slogan: "It's […]

The Chicago Blackhawks have been competing in the National Hockey League since the 1926-27 season. The most recent decade was the best in the team’s history as the Blackhawks doubled the number of Stanley Cups. They had three going into the 2010s, and they raised their total to six with triumphs over the Philadelphia Flyers, […]

Ryan Poles is in his fourth year as general manager of the Chicago Bears. The Bears have started with back-to-back painful losses against the Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions, and it appears the team is on a treadmill to nowhere — once again. Poles has been the architect of this team since the start of […]

When it comes to celebrities backing professional sports teams, the Detroit Lions don’t always come to mind. While they don’t have the volume of big-name fan support that the Los Angeles Lakers or New York Yankees have, they have one of the music world’s premier stars in Eminem. He has been known for his long-time […]

The Chicago Bears were hoping to start the season with a pair of NFC North division victories over the Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions. After falling to the Vikings in the season opener after a great Minnesota comeback, the Bears got run out of Ford Field by the Lions. The 52-21 defeat means the Bears […]

After falling short in the season opener against the Green Bay Packers, the Detroit Lions were determined to bounce back with a winning effort in their Week 2 meeting with the Chicago Bears. The Lions came through with an overwhelming performance at home as they delivered a 52-21 triumph over the visitors. The Lions were […]

Bob Goodenow was one of the most influential leaders of the NHL Players Association during one of the most volatile periods in the relationship between the league and its players. He died Saturday at the age of 72. Goodenow served as the Executive Director of the NHLPA from 1992 through 2005. He was the leader […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are trying to hold off the San Diego Padres in the National League West. They take a 2.5-game lead over their Western Division rivals going into their Saturday night game against the San Francisco Giants. One of the strengths of the Dodgers has been their consistency behind the plate with Will […]

The Chicago Blackhawks believe they have taken a significant step towards securing their goaltending future by signing Spencer Knight to a 3-year, $17.49 million contract. Chicago's Knight in shining armor. 🙅‍♂️ Spencer Knight has signed a three-year deal with the @NHLBlackhawks! pic.twitter.com/2R9jm7ht5a — NHL (@NHL) September 13, 2025 Chicago’s goaltending situation has mirrored the team’s […]