Steve Silverman Articles - Page 52

The Washington Commanders attacked the Philadelphia Eagles for 60-plus minutes Sunday, and they had the defending NFC champions fighting from behind a good portion of the game. However, the Eagles emerged with a 27-24 overtime victory against their NFC East rivals, and Washington quarterback Sam Howell took no comfort from the fact that his team […]

The Buffalo Bills faced a huge test in Week 4 when they hosted the high-scoring and razor-sharp Miami Dolphins. The Bills were more that ready for the challenge as they pummeled the visitors from South Florida by a 48-20 margin. While the offense provided the highlights, safety Micah Hyde and the Buffalo defense prevented Tua […]

Aaron Rodgers will not be in uniform for the New York Jets in Sunday night’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs — or any time soon — but he is in MetLife Stadium to support his teammates in their Sunday night game against the defending Super Bowl champions. Welcome home, @AaronRodgers12 pic.twitter.com/TmiuHHQK8w — New York […]

As the college football season approaches its midpoint, some observations become crystal clear. The top teams appear to be Georgia, Michigan, Ohio State, Texas, Florida State and USC. Teams like Penn State and Washington could possibly join the fray, depending how the teams that rank above them perform in the upcoming weeks. When it comes […]

The San Francisco 49ers have gotten off to an undefeated start, rolling to victories in their first three games of the season. As they prepare to face the feisty Arizona Cardinals, head coach Kyle Shanahan appears to have gotten good news, as wide receiver Deebo Samuel is optimistic about returning to the lineup. The 49ers […]

Emotions tend to run high during the biannual Ryder Cup. Normally, the team that is trailing in the U.S. vs. Europe golf competition may find itself on edge, especially as the competition reaches a crucial stage. However, in this year’s competition, Team Europe has a commanding 10.5-5.5 lead heading into the final day. That didn’t […]

Any team that has legitimate aspirations of winning the national championship needs a crew of great players who are capable of making memorable plays. No. 2 Michigan is one of those teams, and they have a number of great players throughout the lineup, including quarterback J.J. McCarthy, running back Blake Corum and wide receiver Roman […]

The USC Trojans did just what they wanted to against Deion Sanders and Colorado for the first 30 minutes of their game in Boulder. And while head coach Lincoln Riley saw his team emerge with a 48-41 triumph, the game was a far cry from the blowout it appeared to be in the first half. […]

The Denver Broncos are hoping to rebound from the most embarrassing regular-season loss in the team’s history when they travel to Chicago Sunday to take on the winless Bears. While it’s clear that the home team will not be able to come close to putting the kind of explosive offense on the field that the […]

It appeared as if the Tampa Bay Rays were the best team in baseball during the first 2-plus months of the season as they sat in first place in the American League East and were on an eye-catching roll. However, the Baltimore Orioles improved throughout the season and the Rays were unable to sustain their […]

The Cincinnati Reds have been one of the surprise stories in baseball this season. While they are merely a longshot to emerge as a playoff team going into the final weekend of the season, young talent has helped propel the team into contender status, and they could improve their position in the upcoming offseason and […]

The world of golf regularly waits 2 years to wait for the start of the Ryder Cup. This battle between the top U.S. professionals and their counterparts from Europe is always considered an elite golf event. The two sides have gotten together once again in Italy, and the first day of competition was dominated thoroughly […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning have been at or near the top of the NHL standings for several years, but it may be much harder for them to hold to that status in 2023-24 with the news that goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy will miss at least 25 games this season after undergoing surgery on his back. Head […]

This may be the year that the Toronto Maple Leafs are not looking up at any of their Atlantic Division competitors. The Maple Leafs have been a playoff participant for the last 7 seasons, and they are clearly one of the most offensively talented teams in the league. As they prepare for the 2023-24 season, […]

Christian McCaffrey was an outstanding running back for the Carolina Panthers long before the San Francisco 49ers acquired him in a trade last year. Since coming to the 49ers, he has become a game breaking superstar who is on the verge of reaching a level that was scaled by a pair of NFL Hall of […]

The blockbuster trade that sent Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks where he will join Giannis Antetokounmpo as a big-time scorer is helping that team reach a level that only one other team has ever met in the past. According to @EliasSports: Lillard and Giannis will become the 2nd teammates in NBA history to play […]

Spring football just got a lot more serious as a viable sports entity with the announcement that the XFL will join forces with the USFL starting next season. The USFL put out a news release explaining the merger. “This historic combination will anchor professional spring football with substantial capabilities and resources to ensure future growth […]

Now the Boston Bruins find out how the other half lives. After last year’s record-setting season, Brad Marchand takes over as captain and leads the new-look Bruins into battle in the NHL’s Atlantic Division. This team is quite a bit different from the one that had a record 135 points last season and ran away […]

The Minnesota Twins have their work cut out for them as they prepare for the first round of the MLB playoffs. They will have a difficult road in front of them, no matter how it works out. There are locked into the No. 3 seed in the American League playoffs, meaning they will play the […]

Sean McDermott took over as head coach of the Buffalo Bills in 2017 and has established himself as one of the top head coaches in the league in his seventh year with the team. McDermott got the attention of the team’s long-suffering fans when he led the Bills to playoff appearances in his first season […]

If the Minnesota Vikings are going to listen to long-time NFL observers, they will come to the conclusion that their 2023 season came to an end in Week 3 because they lost their third consecutive game to start the season. Teams that start the season 0-3 have virtually no chance to make the playoffs, with […]

The Buffalo Bills have much to prove this season. While they have been a playoff team for five of the last 6 seasons, they have not been able to advance to the Super Bowl. There are many critics who wonder if the window is starting to close on the Bills, and that head coach Sean […]

The Miami Dolphins did something that no NFL team has done in 57 years. They put their dynamic offense on display in their home opener and scored a 70-20 triumph over the Denver Broncos. That was the most points scored in the NFL since Washington scored 72 points against the New York Giants in 1966. […]

The Green Bay Packers home opener against the New Orleans Saints was proceeding in nightmarish fashion for the first three quarters. Jordan Love was struggling his first start at Lambeau Field, and the Packers were down by a 17-0 margin. Head coach Matt LaFleur was trying to figure out some kind of solution, but it […]

There’s a new monster in the NFL, and it is living and breathing fire in Miami. The Dolphins are simply on a memorable early-season roll, and after starting the season with a pair of tough road wins, they drummed the Denver Broncos by a 70-20 margin in their home opener. That’s a shocking number for […]

It would seem that Colorado head coach Deion Sanders got a lesson in humble after his team was blown out 42-6 by powerful Oregon. However, don’t think for a second that Sanders is a flash in the pan who doesn’t have a clue about coaching a big-time college football program. Remember, he did not step […]

Ohio State head coach Ryan Day has spent much of the early part of the season getting his team ready to play a powerhouse Notre Dame team on the road in the Buckeyes’ fourth game of the season. While nearly all of his attention has been on his own players and Notre Dame’s likely strategy […]

The Colorado Buffaloes were unable to keep their winning streak intact when they traveled to Oregon to take on the explosive Ducks. Oregon dictated the pace of the game throughout and Colorado head coach Deion Sanders saw his team fall by a 42-6 margin. Deion Sanders: “I don’t say something just to say stuff for […]

The schedule turned significantly harder for Deion Sanders and his Colorado Buffaloes in their fourth game of the regular season. After recording wins in their first 3 games — including an overtime triumph vs. Colorado State last week — the Buffaloes were blown out when they traveled to Oregon to take on the Ducks and […]

A surge in the second half of the season has given the Los Angeles Dodgers another runaway in the National League West, and with the division championship safely put away, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has named his starting pitchers for the first two games of the National League Division Series. #Dodgers MGR Dave Roberts said […]

After dropping their first two games of the season to the Green Bay Packers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Chicago Bears have a significantly more difficult assignment in Week 3 when they face the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs on the road. That challenge got even bigger 24 hours before the game when […]

The Green Bay Packers are hoping to get back in the win column Sunday when they host the undefeated New Orleans Saints. The Packers may not have Aaron Jones in the lineup because of a hamstring injury, and they have elevated running back Patrick Taylor from the practice squad. If Jones is unable to play, […]

Warning: Throwing out the first pitch at a Major League Baseball game can be hazardous to your reputation. A day after sports talk show host Stephen A. Smith embarrassed himself by throwing a 45-foot pitch that bounced over the plate, rapper Kid Cudi took the mound in Cleveland to make the opening pitch in the […]

The Chicago Bears are already at a critical juncture as they prepare for a Chiefs Week 3 game in Kansas City. Very little has gone right for the Bears at the start of the season, and the team was hoping for a significant improvement in 2023 after finishing with a 3-14 mark a year ago. […]

College football fans have a huge game to look forward to when the Ohio State Buckeyes travel to Notre Dame Saturday night to take on the Fighting Irish. Both teams are undefeated, and there are College Football Playoff implications for both teams in this matchup. The game is bringing out a number of celebrities who […]

It has been a challenging and difficult week for Pittsburgh Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick. He was involved in the brutal hard-hitting tackle that resulted in Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb’s season-ending knee injury, and he also hurt himself in that game and was unable to finish because of a chest injury. Gunner Olszewski is […]

The Chicago Bulls were a major disappointment last season. They struggled to play respectably most of the year and they finished with a 40-42 record and had to take part in the 9-10 play-in game against the Toronto Raptors. They were victorious in that game and would have been in the playoffs had they beaten […]

When the Los Angeles Chargers take the field at U.S. Bank Stadium Sunday, they will face a team that is equally motivated and desperate to get in to the win column this season. The Chargers and the Vikings are remarkably similar teams. Both teams feature high-powered passing games that are the key to making the […]

The Baltimore Orioles have had a wonderful regular season, and they have a chance to go to the World Series if they can dominate the American League playoffs. With just over a week to go in the regular season, Baltimore is in first place in the American League East. If they can hold off the […]