In the words of the great urban philosopher, Jay-Z, “every day a star is born.” In the NBA, new stars are born annually. When players become virtually unknowns to household…
Semana de Manu: The Night A Star Was Born
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Semana de Manu: Changing Pace
When basketball has been such a huge part of your life for the better part of over 30 years, you start to grow less concerned with the loss of actual…
Semana de Manu: Changing Pace
Semana de Manu: El Magnífico
Underneath all the athleticism--the speed, jumping, strength and coordination -- basketball is about deception and manipulation. It is also filled with matchups within the matchup of two teams by virtue…
Semana de Manu: El Magnífico
Evidence The 49ers Were Right To Pay Jimmy Garoppolo
The San Francisco 49ers just made Jimmy Garoppolo the highest-paid player in NFL history. What's even crazier is that Kirk Cousins should shatter that record in a few weeks’ time.…
Evidence The 49ers Were Right To Pay Jimmy Garoppolo
Will Justin Verlander Help Bring A World Series To Houston?
By Jen Rainwater / @baseball_jen Late Thursday night the Houston Astros FINALLY made the deal that should have been made a month ago, a week ago or anytime prior to…
Will Justin Verlander Help Bring A World Series To Houston?
The City of Cleveland Would Be The Perfect Place For Colin Kaepernick
As the story goes, Paul Brown considered it logical, not virtuous, to sign black players to his new team, the Cleveland Browns. In 1997, Brown’s son Mike told the New…
The City of Cleveland Would Be The Perfect Place For Colin KaepernickCharles Woodson's Incredible Heisman Season Turns 20, And How It Almost Never Happened
I turned around, I walked off the field, walked into the locker room, put my clothes back on, walked to the dorm and I was like, ‘I’m transferring. I’m out…
Charles Woodson's Incredible Heisman Season Turns 20, And How It Almost Never Happened
One Year Later, Steve Wyche Reflects On Spotlighting Colin Kaepernick's Anthem Protest
By Sarah Allen / @spallen76 A year ago this month, NFL Network reporter Steve Wyche broke a story entitled, “Colin Kaepernick explains why he sat during the national anthem.” Prior…
One Year Later, Steve Wyche Reflects On Spotlighting Colin Kaepernick's Anthem ProtestA Petition to the NBA to Allow Carmelo Anthony to Play as 'Hoodie Melo'
The basketball world hasn’t been the same since May 19, 2017. Days before his 33rd birthday, Carmelo Anthony and trainer Chris Brickley introduced us to his well-cultivated alter-ego 'Hoodie Melo.' Although…
A Petition to the NBA to Allow Carmelo Anthony to Play as 'Hoodie Melo'
We Remember Michael Jordan's 37.1 PPG
Four of the top five scoring seasons of all-time belong to Wilt Chamberlain. From 1959-63, Chamberlain used his 7-foot frame, sheer power and dominance over his diminutive counterparts to score…
We Remember Michael Jordan's 37.1 PPG
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.”
