Starting Lineups: Allen Iverson Reaches The Rafters
As of today, the Philadelphia 76ers have a grand total of seven numbers retired in franchise history. They include five Hall of Famers (Hal Greer’s 15, Wilt Chamberlain’s 13, Billy Cunningham’s 32,...
View ArticleJohn Lucas Ruined Philadelphia Basketball … Twice
Exactly 10 years ago this past Sunday, the St. Joseph’s University men’s basketball team completed a perfect regular season, blowing out St. Bonaventure by 32 points to improve to 27-0. The Hawks, led...
View ArticleStarting Lineups: Western Conference Supremacy Holds For The NHL Too
You hear it all the time in NBA chatter, that the Western Conference is so much superior than the Eastern Conference that something should be done to rectify the situation. Never mind that these things...
View Article2004-05 Flashback: The Last Los Angeles Lakers Losing Season
The Los Angeles Lakers will finish the 2013-14 NBA season with a losing record. For the franchise with the second-most championships in league history — 16 to the Boston Celtics’ 17 — this is a rarity....
View Article16(0) Sweet Words Of March Madness: 2005 Regional Semi-Final – UNC 67,...
When Ed told me I was limited to 160 words, I considered it mission impossible. Keeping it short isn’t my forte. So I figured what better way to do that than with a haiku? Nova fans will say Allan Ray...
View ArticleStarting Lineups: Leave The NCAA Tournament Automatic Bids Alone
Last Saturday on ESPN’s College GameDay, Rece Davis asked Digger Phelps, Jay Bilas and Jalen Rose what one tweak they would make to the NCAA Tournament. After Digger’s suggestion of going back down to...
View Article16(0) Sweet Words Of March Madness: 2011 NCAA First Round – Temple 66, Penn...
(Ed’s Note: With the NCAA Tournament officially kicking off on March 18th/20th, we here at TSFJ will be giving the people 16(0) sweet words on 16 (bitter)sweet moments of March Madness past. Next up is...
View ArticleStarting Lineups: Don’t Sleep On The NCAA Wrestling Championships
Today is arguably my favorite day, mainly because the NCAA Tournament is pretty much my favorite thing on the planet. As an added bonus, as you are reading this, I am en route to San Antonio to watch...
View ArticleStarting Lineups: If You Could Change The Outcome Of One Game In Sports,...
While I was down in San Antonio shocking the world at the NCAA Tournament games — article on that to come early next week — my buddy Zach asked a simple question he had started debating with friends...
View ArticleShock The World Chronicles: The NCAA Tournament Experience In San Antonio
Now that we have the Final Four all set — with the Florida Gators taking on the UConn Huskies followed by the Wisconsin Badgers versus the Kentucky Wildcats in Jerry Jones’ shrine this coming Saturday...
View ArticleStarting Lineups: My Biggest Baseball Pet Peeve
Like many young American males, the first organized sport I ever played was baseball. OK, technically tee ball. Same thing. On top of that, baseball games were the first professional sporting events I...
View ArticleKevin Ollie Continues To Defy The Odds
John Calipari and the Kentucky Wildcats? We all expected them to be there last night, on college basketball’s grandest stage. Sure, maybe not after a rough start and an 8 seed, but let’s be real — this...
View ArticleStarting Lineups: The 5 Best Baseball Players To Wear 42
Sixty-seven years ago today, Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier, becoming the first African-American to play in an MLB game. Then in 1997, the MLB officially retired the number...
View ArticleWelcome To The New NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs
The NHL’s Stanley Cup playoffs are always an exercise in unpredictability. Presidents’ Trophy winners routinely come up short of hoisting the best trophy in sports while even 8 seeds can win it all....
View ArticleStarting Lineups: Is It More Painful For Portland Or Seattle Fans To Watch...
With the NBA’s arduous regular season finally coming to a close, something we’ve seen just once in the past five years is slated to occur — someone other than LeBron James taking home NBA MVP honors....
View ArticleStarting Lineups: The Rev’s 10 Favorite Defunct/Idle Sports Blogs
When I went to college at Penn State, I had visions of becoming a professional sportswriter. I was a journalism major, studied in the Center for Sports Journalism, worked on the Daily Collegian’s...
View ArticleDr. Jack Ramsay (1925-2014): A Man The NBA Can Be Proud Of
As the sensationalist media and talking heads focus their attention on an ignorant, out-of-touch old man disgracing the NBA, there’s a far more worthy person associated with the league that should be...
View ArticleWas Roy Hibbert Really That Good To Begin With?
The biggest story thus far of the 2014 NBA Playoffs on the court arguably has been the disappearance of Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert. Last night, Hibbert recorded his third postseason game with 0...
View ArticleKevin Durant, The Oklahoma City Thunder And The Natural Progression Of A...
This past weekend, I watched the ESPN 30 for 30 “Bad Boys” for a second time, and it dawned on me that the Oklahoma City Thunder are a lot like the Isiah Thomas-led Detroit Pistons of the 1980s and...
View ArticleThe Quiet King: Henrik Lundqvist’s Playoff Brilliance
As the calendar moves closer toward summer, this time of year has been dominated by the one they call “King” for nearly decade and counting. No, I’m not talking about LeBron “King” James as he embarks...
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