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Category: Soul On Ice

Game Seven: F.E.A.R. (Face Everything And Rise)

The Sportsfan Journal Staff June 20, 2013 No Comments

Note: Acronym courtesy of thechosenjoshua on YouTube. About two-and-a-half weeks ago, I wrote about Game Seven and how this particular type of game can create a legend and solidify others.…

Game Seven: F.E.A.R. (Face Everything And Rise)

Game Seven: Where Legends Are Born And Others Are Solidified

The Sportsfan Journal Staff June 3, 2013 No Comments

I hate Game Seven. Anyone who has ever talked sports with me knows this. The Godfather of the TSFJ, Dr. Jeffery Allen Glenn, does not agree with my take on…

Game Seven: Where Legends Are Born And Others Are Solidified

Zach Randolph Is A Man, Part 2

The Sportsfan Journal Staff May 16, 2013 No Comments

You know, I grew up on basketball that was played in the paint. As a youngster, big men roamed the earth and battled down low like real men are supposed…

Zach Randolph Is A Man, Part 2

Zach Randolph Is A Man

The Sportsfan Journal Staff May 1, 2013 No Comments

A couple of years ago, I wrote The Zach Randolph Gospel on ETSF, a work that was long overdue. I've always been a fan of Z-Bo, but I'll admit that…

Zach Randolph Is A Man

The Liberation Of Earl Smith III

The Sportsfan Journal Staff April 24, 2013 No Comments

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 III

Following Your Team Into A Pact Can Be Stupid And Liberating At The Same Damn Time

The Sportsfan Journal Staff April 15, 2013 No Comments

On February 7th, with the Dallas Mavericks at a God-awful record of 21-28, word got out that the Mavs made a pact within their basketball team. Legend has it that…

Following Your Team Into A Pact Can Be Stupid And Liberating At The Same Damn Time

It Is Impossible To Completely Hate Dwight Howard

The Sportsfan Journal Staff February 22, 2013 No Comments

It is time to come to the defense of Dwight Howard. Throughout the 2012-13 NBA season, Dwight Howard has been called everything but a child of God. He has been…

It Is Impossible To Completely Hate Dwight Howard

Coming Full Circle: A Lecture With John Carlos

The Sportsfan Journal Staff February 21, 2013 No Comments

February 21 is a day that homage is paid from the time the hand strikes midnight until the hand is sitting on 11:59 P.M. The reason that is the case…

Coming Full Circle: A Lecture With John Carlos

Ed Reed: Super Bowl Champion

The Sportsfan Journal Staff February 4, 2013 No Comments

Super Bowl XLVII gave me one of the most conflicted feelings, as a fan, that I can remember. There has never been a time when there was a game being…

Ed Reed: Super Bowl Champion

NBA Eastern Conference Coaches Who Vote On All-Star Reserves Are Dumber Than A Bucket Of Slop

The Sportsfan Journal Staff January 25, 2013 No Comments

There have been times when I have chastised NBA fans for the way they vote for the All-Star Game. However, that is why we are fans. We vote for who…

NBA Eastern Conference Coaches Who Vote On All-Star Reserves Are Dumber Than A Bucket Of Slop

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