FanSided250: Overwatch League fan groups are bridging the digital divide

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Overwatch League team supporters and fan clubs have navigated the digital-real world divide, in and out of a pandemic. If you’ve been to an official Lone Star Vanguard event, chances are the first person you met was Jose Sandoval. He is bearded, with a wide smile that hints at a joyous well of mischief, and […]

FanSided250: Tom Chambers and a fan on a mission

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The basketball world forgot Tom Chambers. One tech-savvy fan did not and has embarked on a one-man quest to get him to the Hall of Fame. After eight-year-old Ezra watches Grampa Tom’s latest video, he and his dad, Skyler Chambers, head to the driveway to shoot hoops. They try to replicate what they just saw: […]

FanSided250: WNBA superfans move from courtside to couchside

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For the WNBA’s day 1 season ticket holders, 2020 was the first season in the history of the league they weren’t able to cheer their teams on in person. A ball goes up and a roar builds in a packed stadium. It’s June 22, 1997, and the Phoenix Mercury are playing the Charlotte Sting, their […]

FanSided250: COVID-19 is changing the college football fan experience

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Playing college football in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic has not only affected the players but has drastically altered the fan experience.  On Saturday, Nov. 7, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish pulled off a historic victory in South Bend. The then-No. 4 ranked team in the country needed two overtimes but they pulled out […]

FanSided250: The Los Angeles Lakers and this year in fandom

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We are not all Los Angeles Lakers’ fans, but their journey in 2020 is one we can all understand. At FanSided, we like to point out that we’re all fans of something and the yearly FanSided250 project is the clearest reflection of that. It’s a celebration of the year in fandom, the things that inspired […]

FanSided250: Tampa Bay Thrillers and fandom in the dustbin of history

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What happens when a fanbase outlives its team? Meet the biggest and maybe last fan of Continental Basketball Association dynasty, the Tampa Bay Thrillers, and a group of minor league baseball fans hoping to save their team. Charles Tabor fondly remembers the Tampa Bay Thrillers. The 80-year-old, who lives in senior citizen housing near St. […]

Patrick Mahomes overcomes blitz to deliver win against Broncos

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Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes overcame constant pressure to beat the Denver Broncos. We have his report card and analysis. The Kansas City Chiefs moved to 11-1 and are the favorite to land the league’s top seed after beating the Denver Broncos and seeing the Pittsburgh Steelers fall in Week 13. The Chiefs’ […]

Are the Raiders the Chiefs Whisperers capable of blowing up the playoffs?

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Even at 7-5, the Las Vegas Raiders might be the one team that can slay the Kansas City Chiefs in the playoffs.  Travis Kelce made history Sunday night against he Denver Broncos. After recording eight catches foe 136 yards, the 31-year-old became the first tight end to tally five 1,000-yard seasons. But it was his interview […]

Steelers need James Conner now more than ever

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In the Monday Night Football loss to the Washington Football Team, it was made incredibly clear how much the Steelers miss James Conner.  Fans all over Pittsburgh are still in shock over what happened on Monday night. Entering their showdown with the Washington Football Team as favorites, the Steelers saw their perfect season come to […]