Steve Silverman Articles - Page 5

The Red Sox made it back to the American League playoffs in 2025 after a four-year absence. While the team made significant progress during the most recent season, manager Alex Cora’s team has multiple holes. One of the biggest is at first base. As the season got underway, the Red Sox were hoping that Triston […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have been a dominant team in the postseason. They are four wins away from winning their second consecutive World Series and they are heavy favorites to do so. They have multiple superstars in Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman, and their pitching staff is functioning on all cylinders in the […]

The New York Rangers have recalled youngster Brennan Othmann from the team’s minor league affiliate in Hartford to take the place of forward Matt Rempe on the roster. The 6-foot-7 Rempe was injured in a fight with Ryan Reaves of the San Jose Sharks Thursday night. Rempe has an absolute fire hydrant chin. A couple […]

Shohei Ohtani has become more than a brilliant major league player. He is clearly in the category of baseball legend Babe Ruth when the Bambino was at his peak. Ohtani’s 3-home run performance in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series in which he also struck out 10 batters in 6.0 innings on the […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs have high expectations again this season in the Atlantic Division of the NHL’s Eastern Conference. They have proven to be a solid regular-season team that earns its spot among the top three teams in the division, but playoff success has eluded the Leafs for years. Head coach Craig Berube has a […]

The Boston Red Sox were able to return to the postseason in 2025 for the first time in four years. However, while the team made improvements over previous seasons, the Red Sox still have a long way to go before they are legitimate championship contenders again. The Red Sox made a bold move before the […]

The Toronto Blue Jays are decided underdogs in the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. But as they prepare for Friday night’s Game 1 of the series, the team is still flying high after its Game 7 victory over the Seattle Mariners in the American League Championship Series. George Springer finds out live alongside […]

Hall of Famer and NBA analyst Shaquille O’Neal said he was ashamed to learn about the gambling scandal that has involved three NBA luminaries. "I know Chauncey [Billups], I know Damon [Jones] very well… I'm ashamed that those guys would put their families and their careers in jeopardy. … if you're making $9 million… how […]

The New York Giants had their brightest moment in several years when they defeated the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles 34-17 in a nationally televised Week 6 game. The performance marked a coming out party for a pair of rookies in quarterback Jaxson Dart and running back Cam Skattebo. Center John Michael Schmitz has […]

Mookie Betts is one of the plethora of great players on the Los Angeles Dodgers, a team that is set to defend its World Series championship against the Toronto Blue Jays. The best of seven series starts Friday night at the Rogers Centre in Toronto. "I don't know that I'd really experienced this part of […]

Momentum is now on the side of the Kansas City Chiefs. After routing the Las Vegas Raiders by a 31-0 margin in Week 7, the Chiefs are getting their offensive mojo back. Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes want to build off that explosive performance Monday night when the Chiefs host the Washington Commanders. Chances are […]

The New York Mets were expected to earn a spot in the 2025 National League playoffs. They had an encouraging run in 2024 with a strong second half to the season, a victory over the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Wild Card that was followed by a triumph over the Philadelphia Phillies in the […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are facing major challenges in the offseason. After running away with the National League East in 2025, the Phillies were beaten in four games by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Wild Card round of the playoffs. That result was clearly disappointing, but the Phillies were the only team to register a […]

The Seattle Seahawks  will be fighting to move into a tie for first place in the NFC West when they host the Houston Texans Monday night. The Seahawks will be depending on their versatile offense to wear down the Texans and put distance between themselves and their AFC South rivals. Quarterback Sam Darnold is one […]

The defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles looked like they were on their way to another dynamic season as they won their first four games of the year. However, that assessment changed dramatically as they lost back to back games to the Denver Broncos and New York Giants. Head coach Nick Sirianni knew his team […]

The Green Bay Packers have played sensational football at home this year, winning all three of their games at Lambeau Field. But as they take on the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium, they are seeking their first road win of the season. Packers’ Lucas Havrisik NAILS the 61-yard FG before the half! Its the […]

The New England Patriots have become one of the NFL’s best success stories in 2025 season. They have grown dramatically with Drake Maye at quarterback and Mike Vrabel as the team’s head coach. The Patriots won their fourth game in a row  and moved to 5-2 on the season in beating the Tennessee Titans by […]

There was significant pressure on Jalen Hurts and his teammates as the Philadelphia Eagles traveled to U.S. Bank Stadium in Minnesota. The Eagles had lost their last two games and it appeared they were losing their grip on their position as the best team in the league. However, the defending Super Bowl champions were not […]

The New York Yankees saw their season come to an end in disappointing fashion once again when they were defeated in the American League Division Series by the Toronto Blue Jays in four games. The results of the series did not surprise many observers. The Blue Jays had caught and passed the Yankees in the […]

Jonathan Toews has made a return to the NHL after a full two-year absence from competition. He is playing center for the Winnipeg Jets and he has gotten off to a rather inconspicuous start. The former Chicago Blackhawks captain has played four games for the Jets and he has just one assist. However, Toews is […]

The Boston Celtics have been the dominant team in the NBA’s Eastern Conference, but a major change in the pecking order is likely considering the torn Achilles suffered by Jayson Tatum in last year’s playoffs. Tatum is likely going to miss the entire season for the Celtics. Can the Celtics win games if Jaylen Brown […]

The Ohio State Buckeyes are the defending national champions and the No. 1 team in the nation again this season. It’s clear that the Buckeyes will have major tests as they pursue an undefeated record and another title, but they have a remarkable talent level and they are playing up to it so far this […]

The Green Bay Packers are heading to the road for consecutive games away from Lambeau Field in Weeks 7 and 8 against the Arizona Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers. There’s no such thing as an easy road game in the NFL, and head coach Matt LaFleur knows that. The Packers are in first place in the […]

The New York Giants appeared to be destined for a last-place finish in the NFC East as the season got underway. They lost their first three games and appeared disorganized and on the verge of collapse. Veteran QB Russell Wilson was trying hard, but the idea of him turning the Giants around appeared laughable. Giants […]

Notre Dame’s season appears to be on the line Saturday night when the Fighting Irish host USC. After starting the season with back to back losses against Miami and Texas A&M, Notre Dame has been on notice. If the team wants to return to the College Football Playoffs, it had better not suffer any more […]

The Milwaukee Brewers had the best regular season of any team in Major League Baseball. That fact and their outstanding 97-65 record is not doing them any good in the National League Championship Series. They have lost the first three games of that series against the Los Angeles Dodgers and they are on the verge […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have won the first three games of the National League Championship Series against the Milwaukee Brewers, and unless the Brew Crew can pull off one of the greatest comebacks in MLB history, manager Dave Roberts’ team will be heading back to the World Series to defend the title they won a […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are on the verge of getting back to the World Series once again. After an ordinary regular season that saw them struggle before they finally won the National League West, the Dodgers have been playing their best baseball of the year. They have rolled in the postseason, sweeping the Cincinnati Reds […]

The Boston Red Sox had a solid season by most accounts, returning to the playoffs for the first time since the 2021 season and developing some wonderful talent along the way. Rookie Roman Anthony was demonstrating his superstar potential until early September when he suffered an oblique injury that forced him to miss the final […]

There was a time that a confrontation between Dallas and Washington meant everything in the NFC as these two glamour teams were fighting for NFC superiority. It has been decades since Tom Landry stalked the sidelines for the Cowboys and George Allen dreamed of postgame ice cream while coaching the then-Redskins. Those were Dallas-Washington battles […]

The Los Angeles Chargers know that they can only go as far as their defense will allow them, and they are hoping that their defense will take a big step forward in terms of strength and health this week when they face the Indianapolis Colts. Star linebacker Khalil Mack has been out with an elbow […]

Mookie Betts did not have his best offensive season with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He struggled with his consistency, power and clutch hitting. He appears to have made several adjustments in the postseason and he has been somewhat more productive than he was in the regular season. While Betts did not have the kind of […]

The NHL is facing a huge season as its top players will participate in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy in addition to its 82-game schedule and Stanley Cup playoffs. NHL players have been fighting for the right to play in the Olympics for years, and while commissioner Gary Bettman and the league’s management […]

The Philadelphia Eagles (4-2) and the Minnesota Vikings (3-2)are both at a crossroads as they play in this high-profile game between the defending Super Bowl champions and one of the elite NFC contenders. The Eagles looked dominant early on with with four straight victories to start the season, but they have lost consecutive games to […]

The Boston Bruins do not look like a legitimate Stanley Cup contender or even a playoff team this season. Most of the NHL’s sharpest observers looked at the Bruins’ last-place finish in the Atlantic Division last season and decided that the era of the team serving as a legitimate playoff team was over and they […]

It’s time to start giving Baker Mayfield his due. There is no player more deserving of the NFL’s MVP award right now that the Buccaneers quarterback. Usually, a quarterback who is on his fourth team in the league is not good for anything other than holding a clipboard, pounding his teammates on the shoulder pads […]

There is little doubt about Ohio State’s status in college football. Head coach Ryan Day’s team won the national championship a year ago with a spectacular run through the expanded playoff system. The current version of the team looks like it may be at an even higher level than the championship team. That does not […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers survived a less-than-stellar regular season and the first two rounds of the National League playoffs. As they prepare to face the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Championship Series, manager Dave Roberts’ team appears to be rounding into its best and healthiest forms. The Dodgers swept the Cincinnati Reds in the […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have high hopes of dominating the AFC North, and they appear to have an excellent chance of achieving that goal. The rested Steelers defeated the travel-weary Cleveland Browns 23-9 in Week 6, and they improved their record to 4-1. They have a significant lead in the division over the Cincinnati Bengals, the […]