ETSF Thanksgiving List
Ever since the first post on ETSF, the idea for this website was clear: to speak about sports, lifestyle, culture, and everything that comprises the games we love, and do it in a unique and original way. From the first post on February 21, 2008, and since, we feel like we’ve never strayed away from the purpose of t

Today's Obituaries - R.I.P. To DJ Mbenga
Didier Ilunga-Mbenga, commonly referred to as DJ Mbenga, 28, passed away on November 24th, 2009 after being in critical condition from an array of facial injuries. He was born in Kinshasa, Zaire on December 30th, 1980. DJ is a Belgian professional basketball player who's currently plays for the Los Angeles Lakers. He also plays for the Belgium national basketball team. DJ Mbenga is commonly seen as the last guy on the Lakers bench and generally gets some minutes in garbage time or when they need someone to foul, real real ha

Behind Every Star, There's A Sidekick...
For every championship-contending team, you have a superstar. In addition to that, you have a terrific sidekick; a Robin to your Batman, a Mike Lowry to your Marcus Burnett, you get the drift. This year has seen the usual suspects do their thing. The Lakers are smashing teams at will, Phoenix is winning, and Denver is doing great as well. It’s also no secret all three of those teams have their number one player, and a terrific number two. Right now, we’re gonna look at some of the obvious number twos, as well as a player who can be the difference between their team being decent, and p

Mediocre Football At Its Finest
Goodness gracious, have you ever seen a more putrid slate of football as you witnessed this past weekend? I was so bored watching the Dallas vs. Washington game that I almost passed out. Abominable coaching decisions, player miscues, bad refereeing, even the crowds stunk on Sunday. (Did you guys see the stands in Oakland? They looked like they had MAYBE 30,000 in attendance for that game.) I'm going to leave the college kids alone this Monday because they don't get paid (as much) as our professional footbal

My How The Raiders Have Fallen...
**Today's guest post is brought to you by Phillip Barnett (I'm So Hideous) of the Bakersfield Californian. He's a great friend of ours here at ETSF and gets the platform today. Read up and enjoy!**I woke up early Thursday morning and felt better than I had felt in a long time: no, it wasn’t because I was finally getting my financial aid check (finally) i