The Life and Times of America's Sports Fans http://sportsfanmagazine.com We begin with a definition of terms. A sports fan, simply put, is someone who loves a game. If it's a team sport, the fan's allegiance is to the team that plays the sport the fan loves. Players can bring glory to that sport and pride to the team that plays it, and if they are fortunate enough to accomplish either of those things, they become heroes to the fans who watch them play. Sports web sites are legion, and the fan's sources of information have never been greater. But here, at SportsFanMagazine.com, you find another story... http://www.sportsfanmagazine.com/sfm/articles.html?id=3665 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST From SFM columnist Ryan Ballengee: "Lorena Ochoa is back on track. She won her first start of the season on the LPGA Tour by blasting a star-studded field at the HSBC Women's Champions event in Singapore. After watching Tiger Woods win his opening start by 8 shots at Torrey Pines, Ochoa kicked off her season by beating the field by eleven shots. She said that she sought to replicate Woods' performance. She did just that." http://www.sportsfanmagazine.com/sfm/articles.html?id=3664 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST SFM's cynical columnist looks back at his predictions for the NFL season and discovers what hit, what missed, and what coaches stayed off the chopping block. http://www.sportsfanmagazine.com/sfm/articles.html?id=3663 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST The Sports Curmudgeon rants about the demise of one of my guilty pleasures, W. Kentucky/UCLA last night, some silliness on NFL Network and Greg Cote. http://www.sportsfanmagazine.com/sfm/articles.html?id=3662 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST The Sports Curmudgeon rants about the demise of one of my guilty pleasures, W. Kentucky/UCLA last night, some silliness on NFL Network and Greg Cote. http://www.sportsfanmagazine.com/sfm/articles.html?id=3661 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST The Sports Curmudgeon rants about Tiger Woods' streak ending, a fundamental difference in predictability between the men's collegiate basketball tournament and the women's collegiate basketball tournament, some teams providing surprises in the tournament and some particularly disappointing showings, PJ Carlissimo uttering the grandest understatement in the last 50 years and Chris Harry. http://www.sportsfanmagazine.com/sfm/articles.html?id=3660 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST From SFM writer Diane M. Grassi: "Until MLB makes an asserted commitment to retain its present fan-base as well as makes an investment in future generations to come, such as an in bringing African-American children and families back to MLB, it has no moral right to demand givebacks; much less in Harlem or outside of Yankee Stadium." http://www.sportsfanmagazine.com/sfm/articles.html?id=3659 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST The Sports Curmudgeon rants about a prediction for the tournament I hope does not come true, the new College Basketball Invitational Tournament, the Houston Rockets streak vis a vis Tiger Woods' streak, Juan Gonzales, Jamie Moyer, Barry Bonds, the Detroit Lions, a billiards player caught blood doping and Greg Cote. http://www.sportsfanmagazine.com/sfm/articles.html?id=3658 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST The Sports Curmudgeon rants about Tournament whining about teams that were left out, my idea for a 96-team selection field, the NCAA hosting an online Bracket Challenge, Steve Simmons, the Miami Heat, the Knicks, a minor league baseball promotion based on the Eliot Spitzer mess, why the Eliot Spitzer mess makes me feel very old, a Quick Quiz with an Extra Credit question and Greg Cote. http://www.sportsfanmagazine.com/sfm/articles.html?id=3657 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST From SFM columnist Ryan Ballengee: "The PGA Tour needs to clamp down on slow play. Five hours to play a round with two players is simply unacceptable. If I can play by myself in 2 hours, then PGA Tour players should be able to get it in under 4 as a pair since they are much better. In the time it took me to write this column, Sean O'Hair would have finished one hole of golf. Scary, huh?" http://www.sportsfanmagazine.com/sfm/articles.html?id=3656 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST