Steve Silverman Articles - Page 6

The St. Louis Blues were quite strong in the second half of the regular season last year, and their success allowed them to make the playoffs under first-year head coach Jim Montgomery. The Blues tightened defensively and scored enough clutch goals to finish with a winning record and give the team a strong jumping off […]

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin is entering his 19th season at the helm of one of the NFL’s most popular teams, but critics have been finding ways to pick at his leadership and coaching style. Former Steelers Super Bowl hero James Harrison is the latest to find fault with the head coach’s recent difficulties […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are facing a summer of offseason change as free agency gets underway July 1. It was widely expected that center John Tavares would discover what the market had to offer, but he signed a four-year extension and will remain with the Leafs. The deal appears to be a major bargain for […]

If there’s one thing the Houston Texans want to prove in the 2025 season, it’s that they have an offense that can compete with the best teams in the AFC. The Texans have demonstrated quite a bit of consistency the last two years because they have won back-to-back AFC South Division titles. While quarterback C.J. […]

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers will have his spot in the National League lineup in the 2025 All-Star Game Truist Park in Atlanta July 15. Ohtani was the leading vote getter in the National League, and he is assured of being a mainstay for the Senior Circuit. While Ohtani was voted in as […]

The Florida Panthers have picked up their second consecutive Stanley Cup and they have set the standard for clutch play an toughness during the most important part of the year. The Panthers are able to get offensive production from all four of their lines, and the defense regularly makes a contribution. Any team that wants […]

The New York Jets are hoping for a major turnaround in the 2025 season. New head coach Aaron Glenn is planning to instill a significant dose of toughness that may have been missing in the past. However, that characteristic alone won’t be enough to turn around a team that finished 5-12 last year. Running back […]

Patrick Mahomes is the best quarterback in the NFL and is a constant threat to take the Kansas City Chiefs to the Super Bowl and win it on an every-year basis. But when the NFL is in the offseason, Mahomes is one of the most devoted sports fans in the country. Mahomes is focused on […]

Tommy Fleetwood had it all in front of him as he pursued the first PGA Tour victory of his career. The 34-year-old Englishman had a three-stroke lead in the Travelers Championship with four holes to play in the tournament. However, instead of winning for the first time in 84 attempts, Fleetwood stumbled down the stretch, […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have been competing with a less-than-healthy pitching staff throughout the season. They have slowly but surely regaining their health, and superstar Shohei Ohtani has returned to the mound. He is perhaps the best pitching weapon the Dodgers have. He was the opener for Los Angeles Sunday against the visiting Washington Nationals, […]

The Florida Panthers are the two-time Stanley Cup champions and they are continuing to celebrate their six-game triumph over the Edmonton Oilers in this year’s championship series. After closing out the series Tuesday night with a 5-1 home triumph at Amerant Arena, the high-flying team has been partying throughout South Florida. Sam Bennett and the […]

Aryna Sabalenka may be the No. 1 player in the world, but she has fallen off her best form as she was beaten in the semifinal round of the Berlin Open by Marketa Vondrousova. The  6-2, 6-4 triumph means Vondrousova will get a chance to earn her first tournament victory since 2023. Sabalenka has a […]

The San Diego Padres are hoping to get more production from their outfielders as the season approaches the halfway point. They have seen leftfielder Jason Heyward struggle with his offensive production throughout the season, and he was designated for assignment prior to the Padres game Saturday against the American League’s Kansas City Royals. While Heyward […]

There is still a lot of head scratching going on in Boston following the trade of slugger Rafael Devers from the Boston Red Sox to the San Francisco Giants. The Red Sox have been playing their best baseball of the season, but the idea of them mounting a run at the American League East title […]

The clock is ticking on the Connor McDavid contract. He is widely conceded to be the best player in the National Hockey League. He receives challenges from Nathan MacKinnon, teammate Leon Draisaitl and defenseman Cale Makar, but it is clearly McDavid who is the most talented player in the NHL. He has the credentials to […]

The Boston Red Sox promoted Kristian Campbell to their big-league club at the start of the season, with the belief that he was one of three rookie prospects who would take on key roles for a team that was hungry to get back to the playoffs. After a promising start in March and April, Campbell […]

The Boston Bruins came into the 2024-25 season as one of the contenders in Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. While they were no longer the record-setting team that had soared through the league in the 2022-23 regular season, there was every thought the team would finish in one of the top three spots in […]

The Boston Red Sox have already had a tumultuous season. At the start of the year, there were strong thoughts that the addition of starting pitchers Garrett Crochet and Walker Buehler along with superstar third baseman Alex Bregman would help the team get back to the playoffs and possibly challenge the New York Yankees for […]

Secondary scoring often plays a huge role when the Stanley Cup is handed out by commissioner Gary Bettman in mid-June. The Edmonton Oilers went into the final round motivated by last year’s final round loss to the Florida Panthers in seven games. They had home-ice advantage this time around and they thought it would make […]

It was a remarkable finish for J.J. Spaun at the 125th US Open. Playing in wet, rainy conditions after struggling throughout the majority of the final round, Spaun managed to birdie the final two holes and win the third major tournament of the year. “I never thought I would be here.” Dreams do come true. […]

The trade of Rafael Devers from the Boston Red Sox to the San Francisco Giants has shocked the baseball world. Devers was the Red Sox’ premier power hitter, and he hit his last home run for Boston in Sunday’s 2-0 victory over the New York Yankees at Fenway Park. Willy Adames is on the mic […]

Joey Bosa has gone from a team that has hope in the Los Angeles Chargers to a team that may be ready to win the Super Bowl in the Buffalo Bills. Bosa has always been one of the most feared defensive players in the league, but his role with the Chargers had changed over the […]

The Minnesota Vikings were so close to having a remarkable season in 2024. They started the season with five straight victories, and after a pair of losses they came through with a nine-game winning streak. The Vikings were 14-2 going into their regular season finale against the powerful Detroit Lions. A win in that game […]

The Green Bay Packers have liked the way cornerback Jaire Alexander played and performed throughout his career with the team. However, they did not like the number of games he missed due to injury. As a result, the Packers parted ways with Alexander earlier this week. General manager Brian Gutekunst did not blame Alexander for […]

The Edmonton Oilers are just where they need to be after the first four games of the Stanley Cup Final. After losing Game 2 at home, the Oilers needed to get a win in South Florida if they were going to regain home ice advantage against the Florida Panthers. After a blowout loss in Game […]

When the world’s most popular entertainer is in attendance at a Stanley Cup Finals playoff game, it is big news. Taylor Swift and her significant other, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, were in South Florida to see the home team Florida Panthers take on Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers. Taylor Swift and […]

Mookie Betts did not like the way he was playing if the first two months of the season for the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. Betts is normally one of the game’s elite All-Star players, but he was rather ordinary until he suffered a fractured toe in an at-home accident. Prior to that […]

NBA superstar Magic Johnson is one of the most popular and effective players in the history of professional basketball. Johnson became a prominent U.S. superstar as college player at Michigan State when he led the Spartans to a national championship victory over Indiana State and Larry Bird. “A person who can go on the road […]

The news broke several weeks ago. Former Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews is planning to make a comeback next season and return to the National Hockey League. The hard-working two-way center has not played a game since he concluded his run with the Blackhawks at the conclusion of the 2022-23 season. Toews was slowed by […]

Ryan Fox became a two-time winner on the PGA Tour this year when he delivered a dramatic three-wood shot on the fourth playoff hole to gain a victory in the RBC Canadian Open. The triumph was Fox’s second in five weeks as he edged Sam Burns for the title. Ryan Fox defeats Sam Burns at […]

Carlos Alcaraz was on the ropes of his heavyweight championship battle at the French Open with Jannik Sinner. He was certainly down — but not out — when he trailed badly late in the fourth set. However, despite facing a deficit of 2 sets to 1 while trailing 3-5 and serving at love-40,  Alcaraz never […]

Justin Jefferson has done an excellent job of establishing himself as one of the elite receivers in the NFL. As Jefferson prepares for his sixth season with the Minnesota Vikings, he knows he can make the toughest catches under the most difficult of circumstances. However, Jefferson will be working with his third starting quarterback in […]

The Boston Red Sox have not lived up to expectations this season, but they have one of the highest rated prospects in their organization. Roman Anthony is considered the top professional prospect throughout the minor leagues, and the Red Sox are likely to promote him from Triple-A Worcester at some point this season. The Sox  […]

The Boston Red Sox want to turn their season around after falling to fourth place in the American League East. They sent their ace pitcher Garrett Crochet to the mound Saturday night in their first series of the year against the New York Yankees. “Knowing you’re playing the Yankees, who are always good, you got […]

The Boston Bruins have been one of the NHL’s most consistent and successful teams. Prior to this season, they had been to the Stanley Cup playoffs in eight consecutive seasons. Going back to the 1967-68 season — Bobby Orr’s second year with the team — the Bruins had made an appearance in the postseason 49 […]

Aryna Sabalenka was the heavy favorite in her French Open championship match against Coco Gauff, but the American’s resilience and Sabalenka’s unforced errors prevented her from winning the title. Sabalenka appeared to be on her way to an easy victory when she opened the match by winning four of the first five games and racing […]

The New England Patriots are hoping that new head coach Mike Vrabel can bring about a major turnaround in the team’s fortunes. The Patriots have finished in last place of the AFC East in each of the last two years, and the one-time NFL powerhouse has a long way to go before it can win […]

The New England Patriots have been struggling for multiple seasons since the end of their dominant championship run. Tom Brady last put on a Patriots uniform in the 2019 season and Bill Belichick is beginning a new chapter to his career with the University of North Carolina football team. Head coach Mike Vrabel is trying […]

The Boston Red Sox have not had much to feel good about this season, as the team that was expected to fight for a playoff spot and possibly contend for the American League East title has fallen to fourth place in the division. After a halting start, the team has fallen into a deep hole […]