Steve Silverman Articles - Page 56

Lance Lynn is as subtle as a freight train speeding through a crossing. The new pitching acquisition of the Los Angeles Dodgers does not try to fool many hitters he faces. Instead, he tries to blow by them with his hard and heavy fastball. “It’s what I’ve done my whole life,” Lynn said. For the […]

The Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Guardians are long-time American League rivals, and the two team have never had a lot of good will towards each other. Anger and bad feelings spilled over in a huge way Saturday night as Jose Ramirez of the Guardians and Tim Anderson of the White Sox went at […]

There is always hope around nearly every NFL franchise at the start of training camp. That hope often gives way to  a sense of dread when coaches see their teams making and repeating mistakes on an every-day basis. Perhaps Brian Daboll felt some of that dread when he saw his team at the start of […]

The Boston Red Sox are not done making Little League-type plays. The latest error: A brutal base-running gaffe by Reese McGuire in the ninth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays that ensured yet another painful defeat for Boston. I’m going to projectile vomit. https://t.co/NsVaTJUfZL — Jared Carrabis (@Jared_Carrabis) August 5, 2023 The Red Sox have […]

College football has been going through dramatic changes for more that a decade. But while those changes in major conference alignment have been going at a reasonable pace for the majority of those seasons, they are now going at a break-neck pace. The latest changes have involved the near-demise of the Pac-12 conference. The Big […]

Justin Thomas has learned how the other half has lived this year. Instead of dominating on the PGA Tour with his length, accuracy and clutch putting, Thomas has been searching for the formula that has helped him become one of the game’s best players. As he competes in the Wyndham Championship at the Sedgefield Country […]

It has been a brutal season for the Kansas City Royals as they have regularly been taken apart by the opposition and find themselves in last place in the American League Central. Despite their 35-75 record, there have been a few positive moments. Perhaps the best of those have been provided by Bobby Witt Jr. […]

New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara was punished by the NFL for his role in a 2022 fight in Las Vegas. The league suspended Kamara for three games, and this action will clearly have an impact on his status with the Saints and Fantasy Football for the upcoming season. Prior to the the ruling […]

A day after leaving the mound after just four innings, Los Angeles Angels superstar Shohei Ohtani will be in the lineup Friday as the designated hitter against the Seattle Mariners. Phil Nevin said Ohtani feels fine and that’s why he’s DHing today. They will see how he does over the next couple days to settle […]

It has been a challenging season for the high-priced San Diego Padres. They were expected to battle the Los Angeles Dodgers for the National League West crown, and perhaps the Atlanta Braves for superiority throughout the entire league. Until recently, the Padres were among the most disappointing teams in Major League Baseball, but they have […]

The Los Angeles Chargers are hoping that cornerback JC Jackson will play a key part of their defensive game plan this year. Jackson suffered through an injury-marred season in 2022 and he has spent much of the offseason rehabbing a knee injury. Chargers CB JC Jackson left the practice field early due to soreness in […]

The Boston Red Sox have had a series of streaks. They have played their best baseball against the Atlanta Braves, sweeping a tw0-game series in late July against the best team in baseball. That series came shortly after they lost two of three games to the lowly Oakland A’s. While they have spent most of […]

The Houston Astros have been climbing in the American League West standings and they are just 1 game behind the Texas Rangers as they are set to begin a weekend series in New York against the Yankees. In addition to their impressive recent play — seven wins in Houston’s last 10 games — the Astros […]

The Northwestern hazing and mistreatment scandal has found its way to the NFL. Green Bay Packers CEO Mark Murphy, a former athletic director at Northwestern, was named in a lawsuit Thursday filed by four former players. Murphy was named by two former players, who both identified as “John Doe.” They played at Northwestern between 2004 […]

It’s not just about finding the Fantasy Football players that will serve as dynamic pillars for your team. Of course you want the best players that fit your team’s needs and will be available in the appropriate round of your draft. But it’s just as important — if not more so — to avoid players […]

This could be a brilliant year for T.J. Hockenson and the Minnesota Vikings offense. The team is beginning its second year under sharp-minded head coach Kevin O’Connell, and that should be great news for the top 3 receivers on the team. Hockenson is included in that group. and he is the No. 2 receiver on […]

The New York Yankees came into Sunday night’s game with the Baltimore Orioles with a chance to take both the weekend series and season series from their long-time rivals. They sent Luis Severino to the mound as their starter, but that decision turned out to be a huge miscalculation by Yankees manager Aaron Boone. That’s […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers added to their pitching staff last week when they acquired starting pitcher Lance Lynn  and reliever Joe Kelly from the Chicago White Sox. While both of those moves should help the Dodgers’ struggling pitching staff, it seems quite likely that the team will be looking for more mound help before the […]

The Baltimore Orioles have played impressive baseball throughout the season, and they have been able to run down the Tampa Rays and take over first place in the American League East this month. Their improved play this season has led to their first appearance on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball, and they responded to that opportunity […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are going to give it at least one more try with their core players Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang at the head of the operation. New team president Kyle Dubas is making changes with the supporting cast, but the belief is that the trio of teammates can get the Penguins […]

Now that Michigan has reversed its long losing streak against Ohio State, there are few things that Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh likes to talk about more than the rivalry between the two Big Ten powerhouses. Michigan has beaten Ohio State in back-to-back years, and last year’s triumph was delivered at Ohio Stadium. Harbaugh has […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have had a series of injuries to members of their pitching staff this season. In Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds, they appeared to lose a key offensive player to a potential injury. J.D. Martinez, who has found his power stroke again this season, was forced to leave the game after […]

When the 2023 Major League Baseball season started, it was expected that the St. Louis Cardinals would be a National League playoff team once again. That’s where the Cardinals almost always are, and there was no reason expect anything different from a team that has superstars Nolan Arenado and Paul Goldschmidt. BREAKING: John Mozeliak says […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs have been one of the NHL’s top regular-season teams for the last three seasons and they have put together winning records in seven straight seasons. They are an exciting, high-scoring team to watch as they are led by Auston Matthews and Mitchell Marner, and they are dangerous nearly every time they […]

The  Los Angeles Dodgers are back at the top of the National League West, and that’s just where they were expected to be at the start of the season. At this point, they have fended off challenges from the Arizona Diamondbacks, San Francisco Giants and San Diego Padres despite a number of injuries to the […]

The Philadelphia Eagles were going to make a big show of their new alternate uniforms by releasing them to the media and the public Monday. Apparently, they have been leaked early, and the bright Kelly Green togs have clearly created quite an impression on Eagles nation. The @Eagles Kelly green uniforms coming back. Some of […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers reacquired utility man Kike Hernandez in a trade this week with the Boston Red Sox. While Hernandez is happy to be going back to the Dodgers after struggling most of the year with Boston, he demonstrated a surprising and hilarious sense of humor when he talked about his move from the […]

The Cincinnati Bengals are not worried about Joe Burrow. The quarterback suffered a calf muscle injury Thursday that will likely keep him out of action for several weeks, but it is not an injury that will keep him out of the season opener against the Cleveland Browns September 10. Nevertheless, the Bengals are bringing in […]

Kevin O’Connell enjoyed a very satisfying first season as the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings and his team displayed plenty of character in rolling to a 13-4 regular season record that allowed them to win the NFC North crown. While the Vikings often played their best football when the game was on the line […]

The Boston Red Sox have been the hottest team in baseball since the end of June. The season appeared to be going down the drain earlier that month, and they found themselves fairly buried in last place in the American League East after getting swept at home by the Miami Marlins. That series turned out […]

Miles Mikolas played innocent after he hit Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ with a first-inning pitch Thursday night, but Major League Baseball was not buying that explanation and delivered a 5-game suspension to the St. Louis Cardinals right-handed pitcher. St. Louis Cardinals starter Miles Mikolas was suspended 5 games for intentionally hitting #Cubs Ian Happ […]

The Chicago Bears have a long way to go after finishing in last place in the NFC North with a 3-14 record last year. While most of the attention is on Justin Fields and the offense, the Bears defense also struggled badly and must pick it up this season. Defensive coordinator Alan Williams believes that […]

Russell Wilson is excited about the start of training camp with the Denver Broncos, and he couldn’t be happier that the 2022 season is over and the 2023 season is around the corner. Russell Wilson, “Last year is Last Year…” 👀 pic.twitter.com/ZPMF4qTzlI — DNVR Broncos (@DNVR_Broncos) July 28, 2023 After a stellar 10-year run with […]

This is the summer of Connor Bedard for the Chicago Blackhawks. He is expected to be the most dynamic rookie to come into the NHL since Connor McDavid was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in 2015. When the Blackhawks won the NHL’s Draft Lottery, they knew they would have a winning offseason because they gained […]

The San Francisco Giants could be one of the teams that has a chance to add one or two key position players prior to the trade deadline. A number of teams may want to do just that, but the Giants appear to have the pitching capital to entice more talent than a majority of the […]

Joe Burrow of the Cincinnati Bengals is on nearly every observer’s list as one of the top 5 quarterbacks in the NFL, and he is clearly the key to the Bengals chances for having a dominant 2023 season. Burrow left the team’s practice Thursday afternoon and was seen grabbing his lower right leg. The @Bengals […]

The Red Sox are currently the hottest team in Major League Baseball, having won 15 of their last 20 games after sweeping the Atlanta Braves in a 2-game series. The Red Sox are still on the outside looking in as far as a playoff position is concerned, so there are no guarantees of what chief […]

The New York Mets find themselves in a fairly desperate position as the season reaches a critical point. This was a team that was one of the favorites to dominate in the National League this season, but they are still 7 games below the .500 mark with August around the corner. Injuries have been a […]

The Chicago Bears have nowhere to go but up in the 2023 season. After finishing in last place in the NFC North with a 3-14 record, they secured the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft because that performance gave them the worst winning percentage of any team in the league. Going into the offseason, […]