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?
Category: Etc.
TSFJ x Warriors World Play 3-on-3 For The Kids
When I first moved to the West Coast, one of the first people I got to know was the homie Rasheed. Now, I've known Rasheed for a minute from afar,…
TSFJ x Warriors World Play 3-on-3 For The Kids
The 2013 All-Cyborg Team
Truthfully speaking, athletes are otherworldly creatures. If you think about just how long most professional athletes, on average, have been playing said sports you come to the realization that by…
The 2013 All-Cyborg Team
Reassessing The True Worth Of 10 Of The Most Valuable Players In Sports
By Brandon Caldwell / @dayandadream A few weeks back, like most random items of life that lead to sports conversations, Jason Clinkscales hit me on Facebook wondering if I agreed with…
Reassessing The True Worth Of 10 Of The Most Valuable Players In Sports
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?
My Personal Pre-Game Anthem, Making The Team And Notorious B.I.G.'s 'Victory'
In the spring of 1998 I was just finishing up 9th grade at Eisenhower Junior High. I was a 6'1" freshman who now was coming into his own as a…
My Personal Pre-Game Anthem, Making The Team And Notorious B.I.G.'s 'Victory'
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 TreatmentFalling In Love With Sports Journalism, One Black Female At A Time
By Andrea Masenda / @andreamas05 During the summer of 2010 while doing an internship through the Institute on Political Journalism in D.C., I was afforded the opportunity to attend a…
Falling In Love With Sports Journalism, One Black Female At A Time
The Never-Ending Bond Between A Son And His Father
On the second floor of an old white barn on the property where I grew up and still live today, there’s a basketball court. It’s half of a court, with…
The Never-Ending Bond Between A Son And His Father
ESPN Films And espnW Unveil Summer Slate For Nine For IX
Go ahead and scan ahead on your DVR's and hit the record button, it's that time of year again where ESPN Films brings the people another series of documentary films…
ESPN Films And espnW Unveil Summer Slate For Nine For IX
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.”
