For so many players in the past 30-plus years, he was the father to their styles. He brought the improvised creativity from the South Philadelphia playgrounds to the rigidity of…
Book Review: 'Earl the Pearl: My Story'Author: The Sportsfan Journal Staff
Champions League Recap: Germany 8, Spain 1
It’s that simple isn’t it? Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund stormed through their more heralded Spanish opponents in what will go down as the most shocking two days in Champions…
Champions League Recap: Germany 8, Spain 1
Podcast: Public Apologies, Debates Over The DPOY, And One Man's Path To Greatness
On this recent edition of The UC Show, the three amigos led off with Kenny giving Justin Tinsley the opportunity to publicly apologize for his rants against Kenny's campaign for…
Podcast: Public Apologies, Debates Over The DPOY, And One Man's Path To Greatness
The Liberation Of Earl Smith III
J.R. Smith, the newly crowned Sixth Man of the Year, is on the postseason scene for all to see. There are people who have thrown shade his way, people who…
The Liberation Of Earl Smith IIIJack Johnson And Black Manhood Before Malcolm X And Muhammad Ali
By @fightlikesugar “Boxing is a celebration of the lost religion of masculinity all the more trenchant for its being lost.” – Joyce Oates The 1960s are often looked upon as the…
Jack Johnson And Black Manhood Before Malcolm X And Muhammad Ali
What's So Important In Sports Today?
There was something ironic about the way this column started. Allow me to share it with you. In writing the first 100 words of why nothing strikes me as important…
What's So Important In Sports Today?
One Man's Beef With Advanced Basketball Stats And The Bloggers Who Misuse Them
via Bryan Crawford / @BryanCraw4D I always laugh when people label me as “the guy who hates basketball stats and is always mad.” Whenever I hear that, it makes me…
One Man's Beef With Advanced Basketball Stats And The Bloggers Who Misuse Them
Jason Kidd, Ray Allen And Others Prove There Is A Country For Old Men In The NBA
As we watched the NBA playoffs unfold over the weekend, a few of my questions were finally answered about the mind-set of the NBA general manager. I kept asking myself…
Jason Kidd, Ray Allen And Others Prove There Is A Country For Old Men In The NBA
The Monday Morning Script: Where ESPN's BottomLine Threw Shade On Carmelo Anthony
You are going to be so inundated with the 2013 NFL Draft this week by every media outlet, publication and blog (maybe even us, I'm sorry) that at some point…
The Monday Morning Script: Where ESPN's BottomLine Threw Shade On Carmelo Anthony
Here's Your 2013 NBA Playoff Schedule, Try To Keep Up
In my mind, we’re set up for one of the greatest NBA playoff seasons in quite some time. Granted, one can say that every year, but I can’t remember the…
Here's Your 2013 NBA Playoff Schedule, Try To Keep Up
