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Even In Adulthood, Being "Like Mike" Is Still A Childhood Dream

The Sportsfan Journal Staff February 2, 2012 No Comments

Here I am, on the eve of my 26th birthday (by the time you'll read this, I'll already be 26, but whatever), and I feel like a kid again. My…

Even In Adulthood, Being "Like Mike" Is Still A Childhood Dream

Peyton Manning's Legacy Vs. His Arch-Nemesis And His Little Brother

The Sportsfan Journal Staff January 24, 2012 No Comments

Prior to Sunday's AFC and NFC Championship fantastic doubleheader, the more desired Super Bowl matchup most people I spoke to (or saw tweet about, or put on Facebook) wanted to…

Peyton Manning's Legacy Vs. His Arch-Nemesis And His Little Brother

Two Victories Separate Ed Reed From Icon Status

The Sportsfan Journal Staff January 18, 2012 No Comments

With no shade to anyone who watches Love & Hip-Hop, Basketball Wives and The Real Housewives Of Wherever A Finger Lands On A Globe When You Spin It, the best…

Two Victories Separate Ed Reed From Icon Status

An Open Letter To LeBron James

The Sportsfan Journal Staff January 13, 2012 No Comments

  *Ed's Note: There are a variety of reasons why an individual would choose to write an open letter:  To state the author's position on a particular issue, an attempt…

An Open Letter To LeBron James

Three The Hard Way: The Steve Nash Conundrum

The Sportsfan Journal Staff January 9, 2012 No Comments

There's always that one friend. The one who's stuck in a relationship (or even worse, marriage!) they really have no business being in. They're usually the one sacrificing the most,…

Three The Hard Way: The Steve Nash Conundrum

Fan's Perspective: Bernard King's Iconic Christmas And Carmelo's Chance At Big Apple Immortality

The Sportsfan Journal Staff December 25, 2011 No Comments

Twelve consecutive hours of NBA basketball? If there's a better Christmas present out there, Herman Cain hasn't invented it yet. Here's to you and yours enjoying a safe and fulfilling…

Fan's Perspective: Bernard King's Iconic Christmas And Carmelo's Chance At Big Apple Immortality

Brandon Roy's Early Exit Isn't An Easy Pill To Swallow

The Sportsfan Journal Staff December 16, 2011 No Comments

My friend, Terrell, is an asshole. Like, a real, true, red-blooded American asshole. And, to be quite honest, that's actually why I'm cool with the guy. This past Sunday, myself,…

Brandon Roy's Early Exit Isn't An Easy Pill To Swallow

The Most Exciting Team You'll Probably Never Get To See

The Sportsfan Journal Staff December 5, 2011 No Comments

There were two types of kids growing up: those who had the luxury to order every WWF/WCW pay-per-view and those who watched the program through the TV fuzz with the…

The Most Exciting Team You'll Probably Never Get To See

Fan's Perspective: Remembering "The Malice At The Palace" 10 Years Later

The Sportsfan Journal Staff November 21, 2011 No Comments

Ed's Note: This article was initially published on November 21st, 2011. November 19, 2004. I was a freshman at Hampton University and excited out of my mind for two reasons.…

Fan's Perspective: Remembering "The Malice At The Palace" 10 Years Later

The 7 Most Intriguing College Basketball Games This Season

Eddie Maisonet, III November 15, 2011 No Comments

At this point, it might be to our benefit to just act like the NBA doesn't exist. Between the owners offering ultimatums to the players, to the players disbanding their…

The 7 Most Intriguing College Basketball Games This Season

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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.”


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Four Ways To Resurrect Major League Baseball's Audience

The Sportsfan Journal Staff September 3, 2020 No Comments

By Piper Westrom (@plwestrom) & Adam Cribbs (@a_cribbs23) With virtually every professional sport in America back up and running, as well as football looming on the horizon, it’s been no…

TSFJ NBA Re-Draft: The Class of 2008

The Sportsfan Journal Staff August 25, 2020 No Comments

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…

Meet The LA Galaxy's Rising Star, Diedie Traore

The Sportsfan Journal Staff August 24, 2020 No Comments

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…

TSFJ NBA Re-Draft: The Class of 2006

The Sportsfan Journal Staff August 2, 2020 No Comments

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

The Sportsfan Journal Staff December 17, 2012 14 Comments

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

The Sportsfan Journal Staff January 31, 2014 12 Comments

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

The Sportsfan Journal Staff October 1, 2012 11 Comments

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

Eddie Maisonet, III April 29, 2016 11 Comments

The 5 Coolest Of 2012: #3 - LeBron James

Eddie Maisonet, III December 27, 2012 10 Comments
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