NBA Top Writers

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Erick Blasco is a 21-year-old college student attending Brooklyn College on a full scholarship. He is majoring in TV/Radio and minoring in English with the hopes of someday becoming a professional basketball analyst.

Erick is a lifelong NBA fan who loves not only the awe-inspiring talents of NBA players, but also the strategic chess matches between a team trying to maximize its strengths, while attacking its opponent's weaknesses.

Besides writing for Bleacherreport.com, he freelances for the daily newspaper amNewYork, and he posts his bleacherreport articles on OTRBasketball.com, and on ballerblogger.com.

Erick is a huge Florida Gators fan who is basking in the success of the school's recent football and basketball championships.

Erick is an encyclopedia of Simpsons quotes, ...

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My name is Sean Stancill, I'm 17 years old, and this is a real BowFlex body.
I'm from the 4th most dangerous city in America,Oakland,CA. I'm 16 years old and found the love for the Sports World at age 8.

After inquring about a internship threw another site, I was recruited by one of the site's founders, Dave Nemetz. I became a Senior Writer in 2 months. Through Bleacher Report I have received an internship, much needed experience in sports journalism, and acceptance into the Bleacher Report's Press Corps Program.

I was also the winner of Bleacher Report's NBA Beat Writers Competition involving coverage throughout the saga that was the NBA Playoffs.

Currently, I am the Community Leader of the Denver Nuggets and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.

My bread and butter is the NBA...

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Michael O. Whittenberg, 23, and one of two NBA Community leaders for Bleacher Report, hails from the great state of South Carolina and currently resides in Charlotte North Carolina. Michael attends college in NC as well, where he recently changed his major from Computer Information Systems to English/Journalism because his love for writing; especially about sports. Once he graduates he plans to attend Grad school in DC or Dallas and continue to study Journalism.

Despite being a native of the Carolinas, he hates the North Carolina Tarheels with a passion. However, he is a huge Duke and Carolina Panthers fan and is starting to show a little love towards the Charlotte Bobcats.

Michael’s favorite athletes of all-time would have to be Jerry Rice, Isiah Thomas, Michael Jordan, Karl Ma...

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Andrew Ungvari is a 31-year-old screenwriter and Senior Writer for Bleacher Report . His film, Fourteen Feet, is currently in development at Walt Disney Pictures and his play, Baggage, will debut in Los Angeles in 2009.

He writes an NBA column that appears on FoxSports.com every Thursday and his work has appeared on numerous basketball-related websites.

Ungvari is a graduate of Beverly Hills High School and Loyola Marymount University's School of Film & Television. He currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife, Alana.

He can be reached at drewunga@yahoo.com

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Hey everybody, Joe Willett here, but I'm sure you already knew that. The picture is from when I was at Penn St. for a sports journalism camp. We got to walk on the grass at Beaver Stadium through the tunnel the players walk through.

Specs:
Ht: 5'11
Weight: 200ish
Sex: Yes (Immature I know)

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One day, I found a website known as Bleacher Report and my life has been changed ever since. I have had great opportunities through this site to find that this is the thing that I one day want to do.

I have interviewed (sort of) Stanford Routt of the Oakland Raiders and Dwayne Bowe of the Kansas City Chiefs, I have also been stood up by Jarrett Bush. Still waiting on a reply about the actual date of the interview there. I have also been lucky enough to meet Derrick Williams of t...

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I'm a Oakland A's fan, San Francisco 49ers fan, Golden State Warriors fan, San Jose Sharks fan, and a Cal Bears fan. I'm very passionate about my teams.

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Alex Kennedy is 17 years old and he's very focused on becoming a sports journalist someday. He will be attending the University of South Florida next year as a Journalism major and will continue to work towards his goal of someday writing for a top media outlet such as Sports Illustrated, ESPN, or USA Today.

Right now, he writes for RealGM and through them he receives media credentials to Orlando Magic games. He has interviewed some amazing athletes such as Dwight Howard, Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, and Chris Bosh. It has provided him with some valuable experience and has made him realize that there is no other job he wants to do.

If anyone wants to learn more, shoot Alex an email at swishkennedy@yahoo.com!

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My dream job would be GM of the Seattle SuperSonics. Now my dream is dead. So I will have to get Mark Cuban money, buy a team ( I don't care who) and move them back. Then I could be the Jerry Jones of the NBA. If I can't be the Sonics GM, then how about the Seahawks GM? If you couldn't tell by now I'm a Seattle sports fan who is passionate about the NBA and NFL, and I enjoy NCAAFB then NCAABB. After that I would call myself a tennis fan, then maybe a tie between baseball and boxing. Along with Seattle Sports I like the Nebraska Cornhuskers. I would like to go to the NBA All-Star weekend and Wimbledon. I like HS sports too.

*I am the Fantasy Basketball Community Leader*

email: iwantstats@iwantstats.com

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Brandon Ribak is 18 years old and goes to the University of Central Florida. Besides writing for bleacherreport.com, Brandon spends a lot of his time writing for www.LayupDrill.com. He is the Senior Editor of the site and enjoys writing about the NBA, fantasy NBA, and everything else that deals with professional basketball. He has been watching basketball ever since he can remember and has a love for the game and appreciates it more than one can imagine.
You can e-mail Brandon at reebokforthree@aol.com if you need a writer or have any questions about the NBA, fantasy NBA, etc. Check out http://www.layupdrill.com/boards/ while your at it and register for free to discuss daily NBA and everything in between!

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A 17-year-old hailing from a wide array of cultural backgrounds, Khalid Shakran seems to have one thing that brings it together: The passion and love for any sport. Khalid Shakran is a Golden State Warriors' fanatic, Serie A lover, and a African Football expert (or at least he has been told).

He Currently resides in the beautiful Bay Area and seems to have his heart attached to it for eternity. Loves to write about the Warriors, some Premier League related news, and the Serie A.

He hopes he can add to the Bleacher Report community's success and make it a fruitful experience.

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Robert Kleeman is a recent UT-Austin graduate who plans to pursue dual teaching and writing careers. I am a newspaper reporter and consider this an important distinction when differentiating the parts that comprise "the media." I believe in what newspapers do, even when the content needs improvement, because a lesser-informed public spells the apocalypse.

Pick up your local newspaper and read the front page instead of flipping instantly to the sports or comics sections.

What am I doing writing for Bleacher Report? Less than 10 years ago, I was a Houston Astros and Houston Rockets fan who did not understand the difference between a curveball and a slider or what merited a foul. My fandom of the Rockets, Astros and San Antonio Spurs has skyrocketed since then with my knowl...

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It all started on a message board. Actually I've had a frustrated writer inside me for years.

Celtic fan. UConn fan (and alma mater). I saw Bill Russell play in his later years.

As a small child, even then, mentally juxtaposing the change from the platonic late 50's to the chaotic, dynamic cultural changes of the sixties was a wild ride. Sports was a big part of it then as it is now. As with songs, you marked periods of your life with certain sports events.

Me? A doer of many things. renaissance man with a small 'r'. I wish I had time to do and read much more than I do. Something called work gets in the way every day. Don't ask. I won't tell.

I write better than I played. I think better than I write. But I played a lot. I mean basketball on local school courts. Dead of wi...

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My name is Mark Brown. I'm 14 years old and have been completely in love with basketball since I was 10 years old, when I saw Steve Nash hit a three pointer against Dallas in Game 6 of the 2005 Western Conference Finals. Since then, I have followed the game and have grown to love everything about it.

I have no idea why I chose to make my profile name LALALA, but I really regret it. It makes me look like an idiot, but oh well, we all have our regrets in life.

Scratch that, I just changed that. PLEASE TAKE NOTE: MY PROFILE NAME "MARK" USED TO BE "LALALA", BUT I HAVE CHANGED IT.

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Hoops4Life.com is one of the premier fan sites for NBA news, articles, blogs, discussions, training tips, videos, and exclusive mixes. Articles that posted under this account are all written by Hoops4Life exclusive writers (Phil Partington, Joe Buckley)

See also other Hoops4Life writers articles on Bleacher Report:
Joe Willett
Sean Stancill
TJ Zwarych
Inaki Angulo
Adam Miller

Do you want to be part of the H4L crew? Please email for further discussion at admin@hoops4life.com

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I am 25 years old, I live in Northern Virginia, and in real life I am a newspaper reporter. I graduated from Virginia Tech with a degree in English, and I was a substitute teacher for a few months before becoming a writer.

I am somewhat of an oddity as a sports fan. I love the Boston Red Sox and I hate the New York Yankees. I love the New York Giants and I hate the Dallas Cowboys. I love the Dallas Mavericks and I hate the San Antonio Spurs, the Los Angeles Lakers, the Golden State Warriors, and the Miami Heat.

My favorite players are Dirk Nowitzki, Kevin Youkilis and Eli Manning in approximately that order. I think Alex Rodriguez, Tony Romo and Dwyane Wade should burn in hell. I don't like Tim Duncan, but goddamit I respect him.

I am not a fair-weather fan. I liked the Red S...

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The co-founder and editor of LayupDrill.com and owner Exit9 Lifestyle Group, LLC. LayupDrill.com was created to fill a void. Poised to becoming the fastest growing fan-driven basketball resource online today, I look forward to interacting with other talented writers to discuss and debate basketball topics.

Feel Free to contact me at layupdrilldotcom@gmail.com with any questions or comments.

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Ryan Alberti played four years of college football in central New Jersey before lighting out for the Southern California coast and the eastern Mojave Desert. Professional commitments have since lured him to the San Francisco Bay Area, where he spends his free time cuddling with a space heater and longing for the sunburns of yesteryear.

Send love and hate mail to Ryan Alberti, Bleacher Report Managing Editor, at ralberti@bleacherreport.com.

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I love sports. I enjoy writing. Seems like sports journalism is a good job for me haha. I'm mainly a basketball fan but still watch lots of football and keep up with baseball. As far as other sports, I know most things, but not really big fans of them.

My favorite teams are the Warriors, Nets, Raiders, and San Fransisco Giants. Michael Jordan is my all time favorite NBA player. Vince Carter and Dwyane Wade are my current favorites.

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I'm currently a Division 1 junior soccer player at Eastern Illinois University which is in the Missouri Valley Conference. I'm also a sports writer for the Daily Eastern News. Besides that, I'm just guy who just can't stand arguments that just don't have facts to back them up. Articles without facts have motivated me to get the truth out there.

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I am a 28 year old sports fanatic. Having played basketball in college, the NBA and the NCAA are my two favorite sport leagues and most of my writing will be concentrated in these areas along with Youth basketball.

Recently, along with a few partners, I have launched a new website called basketball.org. Basketball.org is a website dedicated to enhancing the game of Basketball. Currently we are running a blog until we launch our full site that will cater to players, coaches and fans.

The website plans to be a collection of high school, college and NBA experts dedicated to enhancing the abilities of basketball players, teams, and coaches worldwide through the use of innovative technology, and some "old school" techniques.

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Shaun Ahmad is a 24 year old financial analyst out of the Washington DC Metropolitan area. His sports of interest include Football (College and Pro), Basketball (College and Pro) and baseball.

He has been published on Fox Sports and CBS Sportsline on numerous occasions.

Shaun writes on games, news, and issues regarding both the NFL and the NBA, specifically the Washington Redskins and Washington Wizards. He also covers the Wizards for the DC Examiner.

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Fred Richani is a comedic, yet passionate sports writer and most importantly, a die hard sports fan. Football, Basketball, and Pro Wrestling are his first loves, although dabbling in the world of baseball and other athletics is never out of the question for the man they call F-Bomb. Fred is currently a student at Brookdale College in New Jersey, hoping to transfer to THE Rutgers University at the end of 2009.

The F-Bomb's favorite teams include the New York Yankees, New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks (despite their terrible management as of 2008), and of course, his beloved New York Giants. What does the Freehold, NJ native look to a accomplish on Bleacher Report?

"I want to give the internet and world a taste of a man that will one day be your favorite sports writer's favorit...

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Real Name:
Joel Creager

Other alias:
TheFamilyJoels

UCSC student: Pursuing PHD in Pwnology

That picture is from the '08 Olympics in China.

Email: jcreager1@hotmail.com

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Hi everyone. The name is Pete "The Greek" Treperinas. I'm 17 years old and I'm a senior at Shorewood High School. I live in Seattle, and consider myself a die-hard Seahawks, Mariners, Sonics (RIP), and Oregon Ducks fan. Someday I hope to pursue a career in broadcasting or journalism. Now that the Sonics are gone I'm a Blazers fan, so we'll try that this year and see how it goes. It feels pretty weird not having a team up here in Seattle though. My ultimate goal here at B/R is to become a senior writer.

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The Jazz theme this year is my life that is .... Life off Game On!

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I am here to talk about the Portland Trail Blazers and the beginning of what hopes to be an amazing season.

Stats mean little to me. I am the PASSION of the fan.

If you need to know more about me just hit me up at http://www.myspace.com/andrewkafoury

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Hey what's going on everybody??? My name's Waleed Ershad and I'm a Dallas Mavericks' Community Leader.

First of all, I love my Mavs. Every win is joy beyond joy but every loss is pain beyond pain. I'm also a fan of the Utah Jazz and Washington Wizards.

My favorite players are Josh Howard, Deron Williams, and Caron Butler. All of them are underrated but shouldn't be!

Go Mavs!

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I've lived in the Sacramento area for about 30 years. I grew up going to A's and Kings games with my Dad. I can remember when the Kings moved to town. I grew up rooting for the Kings, A's and 49ers and still do, as hometown blood runs deep. I watch and live sports for the great memories and incredible feats I've witnessed. I am a bit bitter at Jose Canseco for tainting my childhood memories with his cheating. When it comes to writing about sports I try to be as objective as possible, while still telling it like I see it and having insight of my own.

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Jeremy Kaufman is a college student at the University at Albany. Jeremy has an eclectic athletic background, a mix that begins with soccer at the age of 4. Jeremy was a varsity lacrosse player in high school, and is currently playing Division 1 Rugby at the university at Albany. Along the way, Jeremy has also competed in basketball, baseball, boxing, and football.

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Hey, internet! Quick facts: I'm currently living in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. It's about an hour north of Milwaukee, where I'm planning on moving to after I find a real job to go along with my internship for the Milwaukee Wave indoor soccer team.

I'm a graduate from the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse class of '06, and then spent two years there as a television news reporter. It was fun, but ultimately wasn't for me. So in the meantime, I'm working on my blog, www.thebuckychannel.com, and planning my next move.

Also, I would like to use this space to thank my friend Brett Berenz, who helps me write The Bucky Channel, and is responsible for many of the Bucks articles that will be posted here.

Thanks for reading!

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My name is Allen Levin. I'm 19 and a sophomore at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. I am a journalism major and enjoy writing and editing articles in my free time. I was the sports editor for my high school newspaper. Currently, I am a staff writer for the UCF student newspaper, the Central Florida Future. I also freelance for the Orlando Sentinel. I aspire to be a writer and hopefully work for ESPN or a major newspaper. Another goal of mine is to become a Senior Writer here on B/R.

Of equal importance, I am a die-hard Miami Heat fan. I also happen to be the Bleacher Reports Miami Heat Community Leader. I watch every game and the team is a huge part of my life. I am also a big fan of the Miami Dolphins, Florida Marlins, and of course the UCF Knights!!!

If you would l...

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Lisa Horne is a football addict who actually understands the nuances of the x's and o's of football. She is currently going into her second year as a contracted college football sportswriter for FOXSports.com, and would love to eventually be an exclusive writer for them.

She has been published and quoted on many websites, including MSN.com, SI.com, Deadspin.com, BCSfootball.org, MSNBC.com, ESPN.com, and Steroid Nation. She has done live college football commentary for FOXSports.com, has a blog, "Straight Talk From the Left Coast," and was recently a guest on XTRA SPORTS Radio 1360 AM (San Diego).

Lisa was just ten years old when she told her daddy that she would be one of the first woman to cover the Super Bowl, and she ended up fulfilling her ultimate wish by doing liv...

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I got hooked on the NBA from the early 80's when Dr. J, Larry and Magic were the men.

I still looooooove the NBA. Chris Paul is Dis-Gus-Ting.....and I think Rudy Gay will be huge this year.

I'm a sports writer - mainly NBA, but from travelling and living in Australia(Melbourne), England(London) and Canada(Toronto - or tronna as they say here!) means I follow Cricket, Aussie Rules, Soccer, Tennis, Olympics.....pretty much everything.....just NOT rugby !

I'm enrolled at the College of Sports Media in Toronto. For any that don't know, it's a college that focuses on all aspects of Sports Media - Writing, Editing, Producing, Directing, On Camera, Radio....everything.

One day, I hope to be hosting NBA TV, talking smack with Peter Vescey and the gang.....so you might see my mug on...

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Well my name is Amanda, and basketball is my thing.
I live about 2-4 hours out of Boston, depending what time you hit the city.
I'm an avid NBA fan, from the classics of the early 1950's to the contemporary players of today.
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"The man who sleeps on the floor never falls out of bed."
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Darren Heitner has more experience in the sports agent industry than most people that are more than twice his age. He has created the first sports agent blog on the internet, SportsAgentBlog.com, which receives upwards of 3,000 unique visits per day from agents, athletes, media sources, and the general public. In the blog, everything from contract hearings are examined, providing the framework for a great deal of information upon which he has been able to depend.

Darren is CEO and Founder of Dynasty Athlete Representation, a full service sports agency providing help with contract negotiations, marketing endorsements, financial planning, legal services, etc.

Darren graduated from the University of Florida in May 2007 with a Political Science Major and was valedictorian of his class...

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Chris is a 23 year old Law School student with an incredible passion for the game of basketball. Raised in ACC territory, Chris idolized UVA and UNC players like Jerry Stackhouse, Donald Hand, Adam Hall, Julius Peppers and Curtis Staples. Chris has played basketball on several levels and in many leagues in both the US and in Europe.

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Born in 1983 in the suburbs of chicago. I have been raised on the real Chicago Sports teams. That means I carry the White Sox, Bears, Bulls, and Hawks in my gut and I despise and take great joy in the follies of America's most pathetic sports franchise, the Chicago flubs. I went to UCLA and am a season ticket holder for basketball and football.

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Hi, my name is Isaac Barrow. I was born January 28, 1993 in Rockville, Maryland. As long as I can remember, I've been a sports freak. I have a really good memory, so I can remember stats. I love the Baltimore Orioles, Baltimore Ravens, Maryland Terrapins. I like/respect all teams except the Washington Redskins, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Washington Nationals and at times the Chicago Cubs. I write on here when I can, but I'm busy with school a lot, so I usually write one every three days or so. I like writing about the O's and Ravens, of course. But I can write about the MLB and NFL in general and sometimes college. I like trying to be a versatile writer.

My real profession is a sophomore in high school in Maryland. I don't play on an organized team right now, but I play footb...

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Check out my 76ers blog - www.yosixers.com

I am a fan of the Philadelphia Eagles, Phillies, 76ers, Syracuse Basketball, and Villanova Basketball.

My best work is probably the article I wrote about Nnamdi Asomugha, a cornerback on the Oakland Raiders. Check it out if you get a chance.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/84889-is-nnamdi-asomugha-the-best-cornerback-in-the-nfl

I am the community leader for Syracuse Basketball, so if you have any questions, write on my bulletin board or shoot me an email at ryan.callahan@yahoo.com.

Feel free to post a link to your articles on my bulletin board and I will check them out.

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Just a dedicated Knick fan living outside of Philly.

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Dallas Native of 40+ years. Starting watching sports with my dad, when I was big enough to set in his lap.
You see I grew up when the Dallas Cowboys Were in Dallas. Dallas had only 1 pro sport team then, and we liked it. Those of you from Dallas will reconize this, I'm what you call a 'Grove Rat'.

My first sports love is the Cowboys, although i've been uninspired to write about them yet. Was infatuated with the Rangers. That lasted till Tom Hicks bought them. My current focus is mostly Mavericks. Basketball is such a thrill.

Anyway, I have a weird understanding of football and basketball. I mean, I'm not like most girls. I understand in detail what going on with the game. Sometime more than the guys I'm watching it with.

I'm completly a novice at writing. My g...

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I'll write a bio when I become a top 50 writer on B/R's home page. Until then, I'm a mystery wrapped in an enigma who loves the San Francisco Giants.

Consider it the B/R equivalent of holding my breath until I get what I want. I might have to find an equivalent to stomping my feet if it doesn't happen soon.

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I am a Senior at a small college in the beautiful mountains of east Tennessee. I love sports! I am a die hard fan of the Chicago Bulls, the Cleveland Indians, the Cleveland Browns and the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Throughout my life my teams have disappointed me (with the exception of the Bulls back when I was really young) and left me feeling no hope at the end of the season. Hopefully before I die I will witness a championship victory for all of my teams so that Ohio can no longer be the place where sports teams choke, or just plain suck. Ha-ha.

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I am in my junior year at Yale University, where I write and edit sports for the Yale Herald, the school's weekly paper.

As my picture shows, I used to play sports in high school: I played basketball and baseball. I like to think of myself as "retired."

I've lived in New York City all my life, but for some inexplicable reason my dad was a huge Pittsburgh Pirate fan when I was growing up, and now I am too. I have New York Jets season tickets and am also a big Knicks and Rangers fan. My dad also brought me up as a big Tennessee Volunteers fan, and after watching almost every game of the 2006 World Cup I have adopted soccer as my fifth sport and am an ardent Liverpool supporter.

I am always open to any feedback you have regarding any of my articles, or anything you would...