Like "The Hangover," yes, there’s a Part III to this. (If you missed the first two installments of TSFJ's "Player Loyalty Fan Debate" series, here's PART 1 and PART 2.)…
The Player Loyalty Fan Debate, Part III
Category: A Sports Scribe
The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Of Sports Television
With all due respect to one of the most respected play-by-play announcers in the business, Mike Tirico kinda ticked me off this weekend. Something he does quite often – whether…
The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Of Sports Television
Film Study: 'Doin' It In The Park: Pick-Up Basketball, NYC'
Remember when you were about 10 years old, hitting the nearby playground basketball courts for the first time? You saw a few of your friends trying their crossovers but getting…
Film Study: 'Doin' It In The Park: Pick-Up Basketball, NYC'Book Review: 'Earl the Pearl: My Story'
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'How African-Americans Changed The Channel On Baseball
For close to 15 years now, the April optimism that comes with the arrival of a new Major League Baseball season is tempered a bit by some stark realities. The…
How African-Americans Changed The Channel On Baseball
Remembering The Story Before '42' And Knowing The Real '42'
With the much anticipated release of ’42: The Jackie Robinson Story’ and Major League Baseball’s annual celebration of Jackie Robinson next Monday, you have likely noticed the deluge of media…
Remembering The Story Before '42' And Knowing The Real '42'
When He Comes Out Of The Closet...What Will The Youth Say?
It’s coming. You know it, I know it, your family and friends know it, your co-workers and classmates know it, your bookie and fantasy football league manager know it. Even…
When He Comes Out Of The Closet...What Will The Youth Say?
The 'Anomaly' - Remembering the 2007-08 Houston Rockets' Winning Streak
Above was the NBA’s reminder of the least expected stretch of regular season excellence in its history. In what seems like a league FAR different from the one we see…
The 'Anomaly' - Remembering the 2007-08 Houston Rockets' Winning Streak
Giving Sports Leagues The NBA Open Court Treatment
In the fall of 2011, with NBA fans crying in our adidas-emblazoned hoodies, the league’s television arm offered a slight panacea with what is arguably the best sports dialogue shows…
Giving Sports Leagues The NBA Open Court TreatmentCrowd Participation: Would You Rather Get Crossed Over Or Dunked On?
Watch this. Then watch this. Truth be told, if you played basketball more than once in your life (or still play), something like both of these plays happened to you.…
Crowd Participation: Would You Rather Get Crossed Over Or Dunked On?
