SportsFan Magazine celebrates The Life and Times of America's Sports Fans. Our web site, www.sportsfanmagazine.com, is a popular online destination for fan news and sports commentary. Our fan-focused magazines and publications are enjoyed across the nation and around the globe.

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What is SportsFanMagazine.com?

SportsFanMagazine.com is the web's most popular source for news about sports fans, the sports media, and fan culture. Since 1999, SportsFanMagazine.com has been the premiere independent voice chronicling the fan experience through news, commentary, interviews, satire, photo galleries, book, movie & video game reviews, the largest online directory of fan sites, and more.

How do I advertise with SportsFan Magazine?

SportsFan Magazine offers a variety of Advertising Options to fit your needs. We pride ourselves on developing targeted advertising programs, bringing your message to our dedicated readers. For rates, specifications, and additional information, please e-mail talia@sportsfanmagazine.com, or call 301-986-7901.

Who are your writers?

SportsFanMagazine.com features the best sports commentary available online. Our SFM Columnists each bring a unique perspective and style to their writing. Contact Greg Wyshynski, Online Editor, if you are interested in joining our team.

How can I be a part of SportsFan Magazine?

Join our staff of talented writers: e-mail greg@sportsfanmagazine.com.

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Sign up yourself or friends for The SFM Update, our newsletter.

Respond to our latest Sports Poll.

Visit our community of sports sites:

Writers - Over one hundred national sports writers

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Submit a link via e-mail: talia@sportsfanmagzine.com.

What is your editorial policy? What are your submission guidelines?

SportsFan Magazine's mission is to chronicle The Life and Times of America's Sports Fans. Where other sports magazines are celebrity-driven, we are fan-driven. If you have a story to share, we want to read it. There are just a few guidelines to keep in mind.

SFM focuses on sports fans, not sports stars. If you read an interview with an athlete or professional sports figure on our site, rest assured that person was chosen, in part, because of his or her deep connection with fans and contribution to fan culture. We are most interested in the experience of being a fan and all that entails.

SFM celebrates the life and times of all fans, regardless of race or gender. We strive, for example, to give women's sports and fans solid, unbiased coverage. In our prose we like to use, "he and she" rather than just the traditional "he."

SFM is dedicated to preserving the history of the sports we love. You'll often read about the great moments, players, and fans of yesteryear. SFM does not use corporate-bought names when referring to the fields, rinks, and stadiums. We believe corporate naming is just one more way that history is being erased, and a sneaky way of getting unpaid advertising into the body of editorial content. For example, it's the "arena in Washington," or "the arena on F St." or "the Phone Booth," rather than the MCI Center.

Unless it is an extraordinary situation, SFM does not allow the use of unnamed sources. If an unnamed source is required, the story must be cleared by the publisher. Much of our work is subjective, as we encourage our writers to put themselves in their articles; however when hard reporting is called for, that's what we give you: sources should be named, and multiple sources will be required in the rare case where they are not.

Finally, SFM takes its lead from our blithe mascot Peghead. When sports figures start taking themselves too seriously, or don't look out for fans first, we simply put one thumb in our left ear, the other in our right, stick our tongue out and give them a heaping spoonful of raspberry. Why? Because some things are too important to be taken seriously.

SportsFan Magazine accepts unsolicited submissions and we're always looking to add talented writers to our staff. Interested writers should contact James Patterson, our publisher, or Greg Wyshynski, Senior Editor.

How can I contact SportsFan Magazine?

Mailing address:

SportsFan Magazine
4948 St. Elmo Avenue, Suite 208
Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone: (301) 986-7901

General e-mail inquiries should be sent to talia@sportsfanmagazine.com. Editorial questions or submissions should be sent to Greg Wyshynski. Link suggestions, web site problems, and/or business inquiries should be sent to jimmy@sportsfanmagazine.com.

Do you have a newsletter?

Our newsletter, The SFM Update, is published every two weeks and features topical original commentary, trivia, jokes, news about SFM events and contests, and the best recent articles from SportsFanMagazine.com.

What's with this SFM Store? Do you expect me to buy something?

Grandpa Peghead's Ye Olde Market (a.k.a The SFM Store) features quality SFM apparel, books by SFM writers, back issues of the print magazine, with an array of sports merchandise and memorabilia coming soon. At this time, we won't be forcing visitors to buy something, but we definitely appreciate your support. Somebody has to feed the monkey.

What is the SFM Radio and can I listen on AM, FM, or satellite radio?

SFM Radio is our latest endeavor, featuring all the the irreverent and informative sports content you've come to know and love from the site, now made available to blind people everywhere. The SFM Radio lineup currently includes new weekly offerings from The SFM Radio Show(hosted by Publisher James J. Patterson, Features Editor, Greg Wyshynksi, and Associate Editor, Pete Sweigard) and Great Americans (with SFM Columnist Mark Chalifoux and WOUB's Dan Griffin), with new hosts to be added in the near future.

Simply click on a specific show and listen at your leisure to our lively discussions of the latest issues in sports and a range of guest interviews. Due to FCC limits on media ownership and one restraining order, SFM Radio can only be heard online at this time.

How do I link to SportsFan Magazine?

SportsFan Magazine welcomes link suggestions for our Fan Sites and Writers pages. We ask only for a reciprocal link. If the mood strikes you, feel free to grab a SportsFan Magazine Banner. For link suggestions or questions please contact mike@sportsfanmagazine.com.

Who is Joe Fan?

Joe Fan is a hilarious sports cartoon, created by SportsFan Magazine Publisher James J. Patterson. Wes Johnson writes and illustrates Joe Fan, chronicling the bumbling exploits of the EveryFan.

Who is this "Peghead?"

Peghead is SportsFan Magazine's mascot. Unfortunately for Peghead, but luckily for us, during a simple operation, his head was replaced by a peg. He accompanies SportsFan Magazine staffers wherever we go, continually reminding us that some things are too important to be taken seriously. Peghead can be described in many ways, but most aptly can be characterized as a cross between a child suffering from fetal alcohol syndrome and a midget who has fallen into a vat of toxic waste.

I hate sports. What can SportsFan Magazine do for me?

We can help you help yourself. It's going to take time and possibly a bit of money, but there's hope for you, yet. Lowest valleys to appreciate the highest peaks and all that guff. Hey, don't worry, if the Cubs win the World Series this year, you're well on your way.