If there were ever an ugly duckling of the 1992 Dream Team USA men's basketball Olympic squad, it was undoubtedly Christian Laettner. Not only was Laettner the lowest on the…
Starting Lineups: Christian Laettner's Humbling Experience On The Dream Team
This Friday, the world's second greatest international soccer competition will begin taking place in Poland and Ukraine, as 16 teams in Europe will clash to determine who the kings of…
Starting Lineups: Pick The Winner of UEFA Euro 2012, Win Free Stuff
When the Oklahoma City Thunder overcame being down 2-0 in a series, a 20-game winning streak from the opposing San Antonio Spurs, an 18-point deficit in game 6 and won…
Starting Lineups: Derek Fisher's Ultimate Contribution
I make it a point to read the historical writing of Ralph Wiley. You should too. RIP. Late last night, after watching LeBron James and the Miami Heat lose in…
Starting Lineups: Kevin Garnett Is No Longer The Good Michael Jordan
I'm probably really close to getting kicked out of my apartment after Monday night. Usually, I come here and leave a few hundred words with witty commentary on whatever interesting…
Starting Lineups: Russell Westbrook's Alley-Oop Dunk Is Chaos In Motion
If you love video games and need an excuse to begin working out, then Nike and the XBox Kinect might have a solution for you. There have been plenty of…
Nike and XBox Introduce 'Nike + Kinect Training'
They say a series isn't a series until the road team wins a game. So far in the NBA's Conference Finals, everything has gone according to plan. Miami and San…
Starting Lineups: Can Boston Or Oklahoma City Win A Road Game?
It seems like eons ago, but the Kevin Durant World Tour that the DC native went on in the Summer of 2011 is something worth remembering. As we embark on…
Kevin Durant Stars In The Documentary "From My Hood To Your Hood"
Kevin Durant's throwdown on Tim Duncan was the beginning of a long night for the Spurs and when the smoked-down Thunder fans finally put one in the win column. One…
Starting Lineups: Kevin Durant Yams On Tim Duncan; Thunder Dubs The Spurs In Game Three
Maybe David Stern is still mad at Michael Jordan for gambling back in the early 90's (this is Bill Simmons' age-old theory) or maybe The Commissioner felt like he still…
Starting Lineups: The New Orleans Hornets Won The NBA Draft Lottery? I Call Shenanigans
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.”
