Steve Silverman Articles - Page 8

The San Diego Padres always find themselves in a difficult position at the start of every season. They are in the same division with the Los Angeles Dodgers and that means they are always have to find a way to beat the richest and most powerful team in the National League. The Padres are feisty […]

The Chicago Bears are on a roll. They have turned defeat into victory late in the fourth quarter of games against the Cincinnati Bengals and the New York Giants the last two weeks. The Bears are tied for first place in the NFC North with the Detroit Lions, and now they get a chance for […]

The Chicago Blackhawks are one of the top stories in the NHL this season. The Blackhawks have gotten off to a surprising start and they find themselves in second place in the Central Division of the Western Conference with an 8-5-3 record. After missing the playoffs for five straight seasons and seven of the last […]

The Boston Bruins endured a painful 2024-25 season. After years of handling their business in the NHL as one of the elite Eastern Conference teams, age, retirements and injuries caught up with the team and the Bruins fell all the way to last place in the Atlantic Division. Two years before that, the Bruins had […]

There has been pressure on Caleb Williams since well before the Chicago Bears made him the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. The Bears had struggled during the previous regular season and they acquired the No. 1 pick as a result of a clever trade with the Carolina Panthers. That team had the […]

The New York Giants appeared to be on their way to a road victory as they led the Chicago Bears by 10 points early in the fourth quarter. But as they found out in three other road games that saw them build a double-digit leads, the Giants were unable to hold on to their advantage. […]

The Baltimore Ravens have found their stride once again. They appeared to be buried up to their necks after their first six games, but they have come out of their malaise and won their last three games. The Ravens have improved to 4-5 after their 27-19 road victory over the Minnesota Vikings and they are […]

The New England Patriots continue to rise above expectations, and they won their seventh game in a row Sunday, beating the defending NFC South champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The victory meant the Patriots had swept their four-game series against the NFC South teams, and head coach Mike Vrabel welcomed each of his players back by […]

The Minnesota Vikings were intent on putting on a show in front of their home fans in Week 10 against the Baltimore Ravens. Instead, the team had a nightmarish performance and self-inflicted mistakes cost them dearly. The visiting Ravens walked into U.S. Bank Stadium and came away with a 27-19 victory. The Vikings home field […]

The Baltimore Ravens were facing a major challenge in Week 10 as they traveled to Minnesota to take on the Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium after the home team had just whipped the Detroit Lions on their homefield. The Vikings may have had momentum going into the game, but the veteran Ravens took charge of […]

There were a number of key reasons behind the Boston Red Sox and their appearance in the American League playoffs last season. Those reasons included the health of shortstop Trevor Story and his ability to produce key hits while playing solid defense throughout the majority of the season, the leadership of third baseman Alex Bregman […]

The New Jersey Devils are off to a hot start this season as they are in first place in the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference. The Devils have a 10-4-0 record and they had an eight-game winning streak in October and have won two of their first three games in November. They are scheduled […]

No two season in the NHL are ever alike and teams that have struggled for seasons may find the ability to string wins together and reach contender status. That’s what is happening in Salt Lake City, where the Utah Mammoth are changing their identity in their second season. The Mammoth have demonstrated significant improvement and […]

The start of the 2025-26 season represents significant growth for the Chicago Blackhawks and Connor Bedard. The Blackhawks earned a 4-0 victory over the Calgary Flames Friday night, and the team’s young star scored four points in the game. Bedard had a goal and three assists, and it marked the first time he had scored […]

It has been a brutal start for the St. Louis Blues and they are going to need a major turnaround if they are going to have a chance to earn a spot in the Western Conference playoff structure this season. After 15 games, the Blues have a troubling 5-8-2 record and they are in 15th […]

The Detroit Red Wings got some positive news prior to their Friday night home game against the New York Rangers. Veteran winger Patrick Kane will be back in the lineup for the first time in 10 games after suffering an upper-body injury. While the Red Wings have gotten off to a solid start this season […]

The Tampa Bay Rays have had anything but an ideal home stadium situation for years. The situation reached a head last year when they were forced to play their home games at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa because Hurricane Milton had ripped the roof of Tropicana Field. WATCH: "It's about time for a new ballpark." Caught […]

The Utah Mammoth have gotten off to a sharp start this season and they appear to be on their way to a season that could end up with an appearance in the Stanley Cup playoffs. The oft-quoted benchmark in the NHL is that if teams are in a playoff position by Thanksgiving, they will be […]

The Boston Red Sox desperately need right-handed power in their lineup and need a prime-time first baseman. Pete Alonso of the New York Mets would fill both requirements in remarkable fashion. Even if the Red Sox are able to retain third baseman Alex Bregman, who has also opted for free agency, they need to bring […]

The Detroit Lions are clearly one of the most talented teams in the NFL. Head coach Dan Campbell has built a team that is hard hitting on defense and can attack with explosiveness on offense. #Lions WR Jameson Williams says he’s receptive and “all ears” to taking advice from legends such as Keyshawn Johnson. “I’m […]

The San Francisco 49ers are involved in a battle with the Seattle Seahawks and the Los Angeles Rams for the top spot in the NFC West. All three teams are playing well this season, and the 49ers’ 6-3 showing to this point in the year is quite surprising. The 49ers have had some key injuries […]

The Ohio State Buckeyes have been rolling throughout the 2025 regular season. As the Buckeyes prepare for their upcoming game against the Purdue Boilermakers, they are the No. 1 team in the College Football Playoff rankings. Ohio State won the national title a year ago and they have been at the top of the rankings […]

The Edmonton Oilers are about to have a very crowded house. With forward Zach Hyman and defenseman Alec Regula getting close to a return from the injured list, the Oilers are going to have to move players off of their roster in order to bring back two players who are important to head coach Kris […]

The Detroit Tigers had a brilliant year until the very late stages of the 2025 season when they nearly blew their spot in the American League playoffs. However, they did just enough to make it as a Wild Card team after finishing in second place to the Cleveland Guardians in the Central Division. They would […]

The Chicago Bears are on the verge of turning years of losing and frustration around. They have won five of their last six games and they appear ready to make a run at a playoff spot. First-year head coach Ben Johnson has been able to get his players to focus on the job at hand […]

The Baltimore Ravens appear to be waking up from a nightmarish start to the season. The Ravens appeared to be buried when they started the season with five losses in their first six games, but they have responded by winning their most recent two games against the Chicago Bears and Miami Dolphins. Now they get […]

The Montreal Canadiens endured a long dry spell before they made the playoffs last season. While they dropped their opening round series to the Washington Capitals, the Canadiens came to life in the second half of the season and demonstrated that they have one of the fastest and most exciting teams in the Eastern Conference. […]

When Penn State decided it had enough of James Franklin and the Nittany Lions fired their head coach after three consecutive losses to elite Oregon, winless UCLA and ordinary Northwestern, it was clear that the football program needed to hit the reset button. Subsequent losses to Iowa and Ohio State have stretched the losing streak […]

The Toronto Blue Jays are not going to get over their loss in the World Series any time soon. It is likely to haunt this team throughout the offseason and while they will deny it in spring training and the first part of the 2026 season, it will be difficult for manager John Schneider and […]

The Detroit Lions are not playing the same kind of dominating regular-season football that they did a year ago. Head coach Dan Campbell’s team resembled a steam roller as the Lions won the NFC North title. They also finished the season as the No. 1 seed in the conference’s playoff structure. They were clearly the […]

The Chicago Bears came through in shocking fashion with a 47-42 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals when quarterback Caleb Williams hit tight end Colston Loveland  with a 58-yard touchdown pass with 17 seconds remaining. The winning touchdown came after the Bengals rallied for 15  points in a 49-second span late in the fourth quarter to […]

The New York Giants had an opportunity to get back on the winning track as they faced the San Francisco 49ers at home after losing back to back road games. However, the Giants were unable to contend with the 49ers’ ground game and they suffered a 34-24 defeat. The Giants have lost three games in […]

The Minnesota Vikings are breathing easy after pulling out a 27-24 victory on the road over the Detroit Lions. Head coach Kevin O’Connell’s team had lost five straight games to the Lions. The Vikings asserted themselves physically in this game and they avoided getting buried in the NFC North cellar. The Vikings were relieved late […]

The Minnesota Vikings pulled off a significant upset as they defeated their division rival Detroit Lions 27-24 in Week 9 behind the leadership and execution of second-year quarterback. J.J. McCarthy. JALEN NAILOR ICES THE GAME FOR THE VIKINGS 😎pic.twitter.com/rZvy6hl3nc — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) November 2, 2025 The Lions had won the most recent five games in […]

The Minnesota Golden Gophers did not want to suffer a second consecutive loss. They had been blown out by Iowa last week and they did not want to lose at home to a Michigan State team that had lost five games in a row. It took a last-second comeback to tie it before Minnesota emerged […]

As the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays decide the outcome of the 2025 World Series, pitcher Clayton Kershaw is sitting in the bullpen for the final game of his career. Kershaw announced his retirement weeks ago and he has been celebrated by the Dodgers organization, his teammates and all of baseball. "I don't […]

As the Dodgers and Blue Jays get ready to play the 7th and decisive game of the 2025 World Series at the Rogers Centre Saturday night, Dodgers outfielder Kike Hernandez offered words of thanks to the team that is trying to deny Los Angeles a second consecutive championship. Kiké Hernández on Blue Jays relievers writing […]

The Ohio State Buckeyes continue their march in the 2025 season that they hope will bring the team and its fans a second consecutive national championship. The Buckeyes returned from their bye week with a decisive 38-14 victory over Penn State. Julian Sayin called Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate the best wide receivers in college […]

The top-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes rolled to their eighth consecutive victory of the season as Ryan Day’s team pummeled beleaguered Penn State by a 38-14 score at Ohio Stadium. Ryan Day said that despite being up three, the Ohio State locker room felt like it was down 21. The sign of a football team not […]