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Author: Eddie Maisonet, III

Eddie Maisonet is the founder and editor emeritus of The Sports Fan Journal. Currently, he serves as an associate editor for ESPN.com. He is an unabashed Russell Westbrook and Barry Switzer apologist, owns over 100 fitteds and snapbacks, and lives by Reggie Jackson’s famous quote, “I am the straw that stirs the drink.”

Arsenal Refuses To Die, Which Stokes The Love Of Misery

Eddie Maisonet, III April 13, 2018 No Comments

I left Arsenal for dead months ago. If you talk to any of my friends, like my frat brother Bola or my former co-worker Frances, they'll tell you the same.…

Arsenal Refuses To Die, Which Stokes The Love Of Misery

On Carmelo Anthony, Showing Maturity Through Acceptance And Playoff Glory

Eddie Maisonet, III April 11, 2018 No Comments

"It feels good, man, kind of just to be back in that postseason mindset...looking forward to not planning vacations. Even though I would love to be with my family, I…

On Carmelo Anthony, Showing Maturity Through Acceptance And Playoff Glory

Mo Vaughn Was The Realest, Period

Eddie Maisonet, III February 12, 2018 No Comments

He's 6'1" and 245 pounds, his head is shaved, and his right biceps is branded with interlocking omegas, Greek letters representing his college fraternity, Omega Psi Phi, but the word…

Mo Vaughn Was The Realest, Period

Yesterday's Obituaries: Dwyane Tyrone Wade, Jr. (1982-2011)

Eddie Maisonet, III January 17, 2018 No Comments

(This article was originally published at Ed The Sports Fan on May 15, 2011) For many departed souls, this is the day they'd always been waiting for... Dwyane Tyrone Wade,…

Yesterday's Obituaries: Dwyane Tyrone Wade, Jr. (1982-2011)

The Oklahoma Sooners Will Not Truly Flourish Until All Stoops Have Been Jettisoned From Norman

Eddie Maisonet, III October 9, 2017 No Comments

Watching the Oklahoma Sooners feels like someone is setting you up. You ever get a friend request on Facebook from a wildly gorgeous individual that you share no mutual friends…

The Oklahoma Sooners Will Not Truly Flourish Until All Stoops Have Been Jettisoned From Norman

TaQuon Marshall Went Supermarket Sweep On Our College Football's Statistical Leaderboard

Eddie Maisonet, III September 6, 2017 No Comments

You're going to be inundated with poll updates and rankings every week until December on who is ranked No. 1 in the country. That’s cool, because it’s not hard to…

TaQuon Marshall Went Supermarket Sweep On Our College Football's Statistical Leaderboard

Charles Woodson's Incredible Heisman Season Turns 20, And How It Almost Never Happened

Eddie Maisonet, III September 5, 2017 No Comments

I turned around, I walked off the field, walked into the locker room, put my clothes back on, walked to the dorm and I was like, ‘I’m transferring. I’m out…

Charles Woodson's Incredible Heisman Season Turns 20, And How It Almost Never Happened

On Lauri Markkannen Dominating At EuroBasket And Finding Money In Bad Trades

Eddie Maisonet, III September 5, 2017 No Comments

In the midst of college football roaring back into our sporting lives throughout the week, I kept noticing all of Basketball Twitter buzzing with frenzy. Why aren't these dudes enjoying…

On Lauri Markkannen Dominating At EuroBasket And Finding Money In Bad Trades

The Tens: ESPN's Joel Anderson Pays Homage To Issa And Lawrence For TSFJ’s 10 Question Challenge

Eddie Maisonet, III August 29, 2017 No Comments

Joel Anderson is a writer's favorite writer. I was first introduced to Joel's work while he was at Buzzfeed serving as their senior sports writer producing incredible pieces like his…

The Tens: ESPN's Joel Anderson Pays Homage To Issa And Lawrence For TSFJ’s 10 Question Challenge

The Tens: Marcel P. Black Would Dominate American Gladiators In TSFJ's 10 Question Challenge

Eddie Maisonet, III August 22, 2017 No Comments

It's safe to say that there are few people who know Marcel P. Black better than me. I know that might sound crazy, but the first time I met the…

The Tens: Marcel P. Black Would Dominate American Gladiators In TSFJ's 10 Question Challenge

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Eddie Maisonet, III


Eddie Maisonet is the founder and editor emeritus of The Sports Fan Journal. Currently, he serves as an associate editor for ESPN.com. He is an unabashed Russell Westbrook and Barry Switzer apologist, owns over 100 fitteds and snapbacks, and lives by Reggie Jackson’s famous quote, “I am the straw that stirs the drink.”


www.thesportsfanjournal.com/

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The Sportsfan Journal Staff September 3, 2020 No Comments

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Every January, the LA Galaxy staff host an event providing an opportunity for undiscovered players to demonstrate their skills. In 2018, it netted some real-time results. Diedie Traore is the…

'Chasing Indiana's Game: The Hoosier Hardwood Project' Is A Journey Into Indiana's Rich Basketball Culture

The Sportsfan Journal Staff August 19, 2020 No Comments

'Chasing Indiana's Game: The Hoosier Hardwood Project' Is A Journey Into Indiana's Rich Basketball CultureBefore the game of basketball evolved into today's dynamic game with position-less players, deep threes from…

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Revisionist history is something that permeates throughout sports. "What could have been" resonates when another scenario could have been better than the chosen reality. This is especially true years after…

Ed The Sports Fan

Larry Johnson Reflects on Becoming 'Grandmama', Converse Kicks And Winning Titles In Las Vegas

The Sportsfan Journal Staff May 28, 2020 No Comments

Growing up as a kid, Larry Johnson was one of the coolest people on the planet. In my pee-brain mind, there was nothing like Larry Johnson. NCAA champion on the…

The Day Michael Jordan Got Put On A Poster

Eddie Maisonet, III April 11, 2020 No Comments

If you play the game of basketball long enough, you'll inevitably be put into a conundrum while playing defense under the rim. You could get dunked on at any moment.…

Thierry Henry Made Me Fall In Love With Soccer

Eddie Maisonet, III March 11, 2020 No Comments

It's the dirty little secret that really isn't a secret at all. I love soccer. While some of you are sitting there saying, "Tell us something we don't know, Ed.…

15 Takeaways From The Oral History Of 'Love & Basketball'

Eddie Maisonet, III February 17, 2020 No Comments

In my opinion, Love & Basketball is one of the few films in the world that both men and women will have no issue sitting down and watching. Although the…

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Remembering The Peter Warrick Experience, 20 Years Later

Eddie Maisonet, III July 29, 2019 No Comments

When Notre Dame and Florida State, two of college football's blue bloods, did battle back in 1993, I wasn't old enough (or aware enough) to appreciate it. See, I didn't…

A Sports Scribe

Speaking Up About Our Pain - Again

The Sportsfan Journal Staff June 3, 2020 No Comments

A few years ago in this very space here at TSFJ, we mourned about a country reminding us of its preferred citizen hierarchy in violent ways. Professional and amateur athletes…

Youngest In Charge: Kyrie's Kingdom

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The Sports Fan's 3-Point Guide To The NBA All-Star Snub Argument

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NFL First Quarter Report Card: Who’s Hot And Who’s Not

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100 Miles And Running: 5 Things I Learned When I Started Running

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The 5 Coolest Of 2012: #3 - LeBron James

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