Basketball Top Writers

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Hello, my name is Hadarii Jones. I have been a sports fan all of my life and have a particular love for roundball. I will write about other sports however, because I feel myself drawn to the emotion and the drama and the spectacle of different sports. I would like to thank Bleacher Report for giving me a platform in which to share my views in a debatable manner. Since I have been a member I have been witness to some amazing writers. I won't call any names, but thank you for the criticism, and for helping me grow as a writer.

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LestersLegends.com is a fantasy sports site dedicated to helping you win your fantasy football, baseball, baseketball, and hockey leagues.

http://lesterslegends.com

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We Run a Portland Trail Blazers blog.

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I am a young and passionate sports fan with a home town loyalty, but a critical and objective take. I have always been a journalist at heart. Being a source of information is a fascinating and addictive experience, and one that I have always been drawn to. I am dedicated to pursuing this as a full time career so I welcome any feedback, criticism, and advice. I love a good debate, but I can't stand when it resorts to name calling. If that's your only method of rebuttal, please don't bother. Thank you all for your support.

You can also follow me on Twitter - www.twitter.com/courtzide

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I graduated from UT-Austin last summer and substitute teach in several Houston area school districts.

Rough economy? You bet.

I speak fluent Spanish and plan to teach English as a Second Language.

I am also 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 first flipping to the sports or comics sections.

The Rockets' Clutch City years, the Bagwell/Biggio era and Nolan Ryan's retirement were childhood highlights.

Why do I fervently support the Rockets and Spurs, two teams in the same state and div...

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Jose Salviati is a twenty year IT professional with a disturbingly intense passion for technology, gadgets and sports. He has seen MJ drop 50 in Chicago, spent time just outside the "Other LA Basketball Teams" locker-room with the wives and girlfriends of players and was at the 1986 game the Angels lost after being one strike away from the Series. He considers himself an "Average Jose" (the Latin version of Average Joe); just a guy with an admiration for watching two teams compete. Originally from Argentina he lives in Southern California with his wife, four kids, two dogs, one guinea pig and a bearded dragon.

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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?

Thanks to Bleacher Report I have been lucky enough to have NBA, NFL, Draft and Fantasy articles appear on or linked from FOXSports.com, CBSSports.com, USAToday.com, TNT.tv (NBA on TNT Page), LA Times Fabulous Forum, NYDailyNews.com, MSG.com, Canada.com, AskMen.com, and a handful of blogs and websites.

I have appeared on The 2 Live Stews radio show, Patrick Mauro's radio show Sports Overnight America, and I was mentioned on Sportscenter's Blog Buzz.

Twitter: http://twitter.com/JohnLorge
email: iwantstats@iw...

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Stephen Brotherston is another frustrated long time Toronto Maple Leafs hockey fan, who started going to Raptor games in the “Skydome” and became a Raptors season ticket holder.

These posts represent just one Raptors season ticketholder's view as seen from behind the basket. The game is different in person as opposed to on TV or in the boxscore - and a lot more fun to watch!

Also very interested in Canadian politics and “green” issues (and the lack of attention they get at the federal level). Former executive of the Progressive Conservative You...

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I am a senior at TCU, and I typically write about the NBA (with some NFL and MLB). If you like what you see here, check out NFL Soup (www.nflsoup.com) and Roberts Roundball Report (www.robertsroundballreport.com). Enjoy.

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My name is Brandon Ribak and I am 19 years old. I go to the University of Central Florida in Orlando and currently write for my schools newspaper, The Central Florida Future. I plan to be a sports journalist in my future, as I have a passion for the NBA and love the game more than anything. I also have my own sports radio show called "Primetime Sports" and can be heard every Friday from 3-5 pm streaming live off of www.knightcast.org . So if you are a big sports fan tune in!

Check out my NBA website at www.nbaprimetime.com

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Now a Colorado State University Alumnus of the Communications Studies Department, this young sportswriter has begun his professional career recently as an editing intern with B/R, and is continuing it as a writer for examiner.com.

His articles for examiner.com can be found here, http://www.examiner.com/x-20849-Colorado-State-Rams-Examiner, and he is the Colorado State University Examiner.

Kurtzman loves sports and has since he was young. He sites growing up in Denver, and being subject to Broncomania when he was very young as when he first fell in love.

Denver Nuggets games at the old McNichol's Arena are some of his fondest memories, along with the opening season at a Rockies game in Old Mile High, the opening seasons of Coors, Pepsi, and New Mile High, which he stresses is ...

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Welcome to Waylon's World. I'm Chad Waylon Pouncy. I am a 29 year old looking to get back into college and do something better than make pizza for a living. Writing about sports is something I have thought about since i was a kid so i figured I would make a serious run at it. As you can see, I have the writing part going, now comes the hard part, making money off it. In the meantime, you've got me here on Bleacher Report for free. You can find more of my writings and other random things at <a href="http://poorsportreport.blogspot.com" target="_newtab">Poor Sport Report</a>. Also, be sure to follow me on Twitter under <a href="http://www.twitter.com/waylons_world" target="_newtab"> waylons_world</a>.

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I'm a recent graduate of Georgetown University starting the long and lonely road down a writing career. Wish me luck.

Things you should know about me:
1) I originally hail from Philadelphia. Yes, that explains why most of my subject matter (so far) has been Philadelphia sports teams... I write what I know, and I write about what's near and dear to me.
2) I spent the past four years in the Georgetown school band... meaning I spent a LOT of time watching Georgetown basketball (and terrible football, for that matter). I also got a free trip to the 2007 Final Four, and that Jeff Green "block" was a charge on Greg Oden (you know which one I'm talking about).
3) In order, my preference of sports: NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL. Throw tennis above hockey. I really don't care about ho...

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I'm a 24 year old sports fan who lives New Orleans, LA.

I sit in section 120, row 16, seats 8 and 9 at all the Hornets games. At the end of last year I managed to get on the jumbotron pretty regularly by being a drunken jackass and I expect that trend to continue this year.

Although for a living I flip houses and play poker, my passion is and always has been sports. I'm an avid golfer and finally broke 70 this summer.

Recently I made five birdies in only nine holes.

My favorite sports to watch are listed below in tiers.

1: Football, Basketball, Golf
2: Baseball, Tennis
3: Soccer, Hockey

To Play-
1:Golf
2:Tennis, Football, Soccer
3: Basketball, Beach Volleyball

If you play golf well, love talking sports and enjoy knocking a few cold ones back feel free to get i...

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I am 26 years old and from Washington, DC. In real life I play a newspaper reporter. I graduated from Virginia Tech in 2006 with a degree in English.

My favorite teams are the Dallas Mavericks, Boston Red Sox, New York Giants and Virginia Tech Hokies. I consider myself a modern fan, in that geography doesn't dictate my teams. My teams have been pretty fortunate of late, but I was also there through the Danny Kannell and Tim Naehring days, so please don't think I'm a fair-weather fan.

I also try to foot for my hometown teams the Nationals, Capitals and Wizards, but not if they play the above teams.

The teams I hate are numerous, and they grow with each passing season. A few of the more obvious include the New York Yankees, Miami Hurricanes, San Antonio Spurs and the Dallas Co...

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Mike B. has been a sports fanatic for most of his life. Born in Chicago, he loves the Bulls, Cubs, and Bears. He is also a fan of the Indianapolis Colts and Duke basketball.

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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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I am a student at the University of Maryland and a die hard Redskins fan. I have strong opinions about the team and just about everything else I find interest in. I love to write about the Redskins, but find just as much interest in writing about the NFL at large, as well as the NBA and the UFC.

I love sports and I love to write so being a part of Bleacher Report seems like a natural fit for me. I hope that I can gain some experience through this endeavor and someday have a career doing some sort of writing, no matter the outlet.

I am relatively new in terms of how many articles I have written, but I am always willing to write and defend what I have written to anyone who has a comment or argument about it. I don't have much to brag about, but I recently broke into the Top 100 memb...

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Denton Ramsey is currently a senior at Baylor University and has five-plus years of newspaper and journalism experience. His favorite teams include the Baylor Bears, Houston Astros, Duke Blue Devils, Houston Texans, Houston Rockets, and Houston Aeros. Ramsey is currently the Big 12 Fans Baylor Correspondent, an intern with the Aeros as a team writer, and a Featured Columnist on Bleacher Report. He resides in Waco, Texas with his wife, Rachel, and daughter, Isabel; the latest addition to the Ramsey household is a son, Charlie, who was born on November 12, 2009. Ramsey may be reached via email at denton.ramsey@gmail.com and his personal website (with old stories from prior newspapers, etc.), Sports Addict, can be viewed at http://dentonramsey.wordpress.com.

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Keith Schlosser, a "Featured Columnist" for Bleacher Report, has had his articles featured not only here on Bleacher Report, but on Fox Sports Net, CBS Sports, USA Today, MSG.com, TNT.com, RealGM, GnomeGirl.com, BallHype.com, FanIQ, and PhilliesNow.com

Keith is a BR Featured Columnist for his coverage of the New York Knicks. He is also a frequent guest on "SportsfanIQ Radio" on Blogtalkradio hosted by fellow Bleacher Creature Richard Malangone on Sunday mornings at 10am EST.

Thanks to all who helped me achieve "Article of the Day" on October 16th, 2009 and November 24th, 2009, for my interviews with Jim Abbott and Earl Monroe, respectively, which can both still be seen here:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/272194-inspirational-words-from-forme...

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My favorite teams are the Oakland A's, Golden State Warriors, San Francisco 49ers, San Jose Sharks, and the California Golden Bears. I'm currently in New London, Connecticut at Mitchell College working on a Sports Management Degree.

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Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I love basketball, and I've played it for 13 years, with hopes of one day going to an NBA development league.
I am a huge Minnesota Timberwolves fan and am currently the #1 writer for the Minnesota Timberwolves on bleacher report.
I am also ranked the 17th writer for the NBA on Bleacher Report.
I will be one of the writers for the new website Fanhuddle representing Timberwolves.
I can be followed on twitter at rep_mn08.

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Recently (Nov 10 2009) I have been given the honour of being a featured columnist on the Toronto Maple Leafs by the BR family, cheers! Still love to write on NBA NFL MLB and other NHL teams.
Sports is real...It's not the Jerry Springer show...Sports is real...It is not propaganda cooked up by the government...Sports is real! It’s athletes striving to be the best at what they do. So much of life is a farce. Sports is real...Whether it’s an NFL LB smashing a RB head on, that hit happened...Sports is real... Whether it’s Rick Nash dangling around 3 or 4 players and burying the puck for an unbelievable goal...It happened...Sports is real. You get the idea...Sports is real...and it’s really happening. I love Sports!
I'm a Toronto native and obviously that's me on the right (Nikita Filatov...

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TCU Grad December of 2008
BS in Broadcast Journalism
Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia

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I'm a die hard Houston Rockets fan, and love the NBA in general. I'll try to watch any game whether it's on national tv, or league pass. Any chance to learn about the history of the game, or discuss the NBA, you know I'll be there.

I only started following the NFL recently, so I'm still waiting for the day my San Francisco 49ers make the playoffs.

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I have been an avid basketball fan my entire life.

Following the NBA and the Boston Celtics for 25 years, I have lived through the prime and retirement of Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, and Michael Jordan.

I have fond memories of Doctor J. and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's retirement tours.

I have sad recollections of the demise of the Celtics organization in the post Larry Bird Era and I have gripping memories of the resurrection of the organization in 2008.

I started writing about the NBA in April of 2009. The media coverage of LeBron James' MVP announcement drove me to insanity. It particularly aggravated me that the media constantly made everything LeBron historic and legendary.

For a player not yet to win a title, in my opinion, these comparison were insulting to the NBA legends...

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Paul Augustin has been a sports fan since he was old enough to walk. He has been a Saints fan since the franchise.was granted, saw Tom Dempsey's amazing 63 yard field goal in person, and was present for the Saint's first game in the Superdome and first playoff victory..

Paul sold programs in the old Tulane Stadium for many years so he could get in and see parts of the games and was present at all of the Superbowls at the venerable old stadium.

As a child, he used to walk to go see the New Orleans Buccaneers games when the old ABA was around. and spent many mights in the cheap seats in the upper deck of the Superdome watching the New Orleans Jazz.

His father was a Tulane grad, but he has always been an LSU Tiger fan, even through the Curley Hallman and David Archer years...

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Harrison is currently a student at Savannah State University and a Midshipman in the Naval ROTC program. Unlike some, Harrison chooses to not necessarily take the popular point of view and often selects the one he believes to be accurate as the one and only indisputable truth. Harrison is an avid fan of both the Los Angeles Lakers and his hometown Philadelphia 76ers and has been a fan of both for as long as he's been watching basketball. Harrison does his best to remain factual if not completely objective in his articles.

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Andrew Ungvari is a 32-year-old screenwriter, Senior Writer for Bleacher Report, and a lead blogger for the all new basketball site SirCharlesInCharge.com. His film, Fourteen Feet, is currently in development at Walt Disney Pictures.

His NBA articles have been featured on LATimes.com, FoxSports.com, Yahoo! Sports, CBSSports.com, and AskMen.com.

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

Follow him on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/DrewUnga

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Communications/Journalism major looking to be a sports journalist/broadcaster.

Born in Oklahoma. Huge fan of Mets, Vikings, OU, and Thunder. Weird combination? I know.

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Hi, my name is Sachin Arora, and I'm from Toronto, Ontario and am a huge sports fan, and particularly enjoy the game of basketball. The Raptors are my favorite team. Every week I do a "Raptors Report" to report their events of the week. Check them out! I'm only 14, but know quite a lot about basketball and I hope to be a sports analyzer some day.

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Born and raised on Michigan's west side on the shores of Lake Michigan, Jay graduated from Hope College in 2004 with a BA in history, psychology and education. Jay recently moved to Portland, Oregon with his girlfriend of 6 years Sara and their two dogs Mooch and Butters. Jay is a life-long Detroit sports fan but he also does have a sweet spot for his adopted cities team, the Trail Blazers.

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Sports is one of many loves. I'm the senior editor for the Bear Zone (MercerBears.blogspot.com) and a columnist for Mercer University's Cluster Newspaper. I also work for Mercer Athletics and the Atlantic Sun Conference broadcasting games through webcasts on ASun.TV

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A sportswriter is neither a homer nor a fan. Instead, a sportswriter is a fan of the game, a fan of the sport he or she is covering. Though we might have favorite teams that we root for, when it comes to reporting, we call them as we see them.

We heap praise or lay blame whenever or wherever we feel it is justified. Even our favorite team’s most hated adversary can receive our profound admiration. And our team’s most beloved player or coach can be the subject of our admonition.

I am a sportswriter. It’s as plain and simple as that. I have no problem calling out the players and coaches that I admire when I feel their actions warrant it. But the game itself remains beyond reproach.

In addition to sportswriting, I have been a screenwriter, a media writer and an educator. A...

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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 my dogg these days.

I'm a New Media Producer for www.thescore.com Television Network in Toronto.

I also write - 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 !

One day, I hope to host NBA TV.

I have a blog - check it out: http://thedailyhurt.blogspot.com/

Follow me on twitter/LeighEllis

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Former newspaper reporter in Tennessee and Texas. Wrote sports articles, feature stories, and created graphics.

Went back to school to get a graduate degree.

Lifelong sports fan who will wrote about the "major" sports like football, baseball, and basketball. But I found that I love to cover sports that don't get a lot of coverage: soccer, tennis, etc.

I have a podcast at http://grizzliesreport.blogspot.com called "Memphis Grizzlies Report".

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Shaun Ahmad is a 25 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.

His goal is to provide different perspectives on a wide range of topics to help sports fans from all over the nation debate and discuss current issues.

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An 18-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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My name is Curtis Finchum, I am a student at Oklahoma State University and I am proud to be Cowboy. I played half a season of college basketball before serious injury caused me to end my career early. I enjoy basketball both at the collegiate and professional level and I love music as well.

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My first sports memory is the 1975 World Series, when my Red Sox lost to my older brother's Reds. This scarred me for life. I now have a Master's Degree from a highly regarded private school, and I work in the area of Forensic Psychology. Beyond that my personal information is highly classified.

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Longtime broadcaster, author and sports commentator. . .Have done radio and television play-by-play of high school, college and pro sports in Texas and Ohio. . .Authored a book, "Crocodiles Rock!", about the Canton Crocodiles 1997 championship season and the early days of the Frontier League, an independent baseball league in the Midwest. . .Former columnist about Cleveland sports for FanStop.com. . .Editor for a publishing house in the 1980s. . .Have taught numerous university journalism courses. . .Current PR pro. . .Author of the sports blog, "A Few Rows Up."

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I enjoy long walks on the beach, a cup of Joe, and my champion dogs, Shaggy and Scooby.

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I am a recent graduate of the University of Utah, but ironically I am a lifelong BYU sports fan.

Simply put, I am a sports fan.

My friend Jake and I created a blog about sports in our spare time http://thebigpodcast.blogspot.com/ .

We podcast and write about different sports stories; focusing the bulk of our attention on Mountain West Conference sports, and the Utah Jazz. Yet, we also like to look at different relevant national sports stories.

I like to hear different opinions from people, and I am willing to debate different sports topics with anybody.

My e-mail is markwelling@gmail.com

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My name is Blake, I'm currently going to school and working five days out of the week. The Kings have always been my favorite team and I've been a rabid NBA fan since fourth grade. Writing has been a great outlet for me in expressing myself and writing semi-funny blogs. Outside of the NBA I enjoy hanging out with friends, long boarding, shooting hoops, hitting the gym occasionally, and partying from time to time. Hopefully by the beginning of 2010, I'll be living in San Francisco going to school.

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I am Matt Smith and I am a sports junkie. I am a die hard Lakers, Raiders, Dodgers, USC Football and UCLA Basketball fan. As you can guess I am a California guy but beyond that I just love to watch great athletes, Track and Field, Boxing, Tennis, Soccer, Golf I can't get enough. I think I am pretty fair minded, and I have a healthy amount of respect for top level athletes, Pro, Collegiate, Olympic even neighborhood weekend warriors. I love to debate especially with knowledgeable fair minded people, whether I agree with them or not, I love a smart debate/discussion. As far as my own athletic ability, well I set a mean pick and if you cut to the basket I will see you and hit you but I'm a much better fan than I ever was a player. I consider myself to be a sports historian and a spo...

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Fred "The F-Bomb" Richani is an actor and columnist. Richani founded The Sports Courier with Eugene Tsvetkov in 2009. Richani has worked in the journalism field since 2006. He is currently a columnist and for 411Mania.com, everythingYNTK.com, and a syndicated writer for BleacherReport.com.

His work has been featured on CBS Sportsline, 1Wrestling.com, Pro Wrestling Torch, Gerweck.net, GOOGLE News, and USAToday.com. He has also interviewed Platinum-selling bands Blue October and OneRepublic and starred in the independent film Last Days of Simon. Richani currently resides between New York City and Philadelphia in Freehold, NJ.
For more info:

http://thesportscourier.com/
http://twitter.com/FredRichani
http://www.facebook.com/fredrichani
http://www.411mania.com/Music

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I'm an aspiring journalist from a small town in central Illinois. I work as a temp in the sports department at the Peoria Journal Star and absolutely love the atmosphere. Most of the time I'll be writing about Chicago sports but I'll probably chime in on other topics when I feel like they are due.

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Currently a Community Leader and Featured Columnist for BR covering the Chicago Cubs and Chicago Blackhawks.

Wrote my 600th article on November 10, 2009!
Surpassed 300,000 reads on October 28, 2009!

Interviewed Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade for B/R.

Passionate about Chicago sports. Has attended an NHL, MLB, NBA, and NFL playoff games in Chicago, as well as the NCAA tournament, the Rose Bowl, and the 2009 NHL Winter Classic at Wrigley Field. Has road tripped to see the Cubs, White Sox, Bears and Blackhawks in eight different states.

Current Chicago Blackhawks season ticket holder; committed to the Indian. Check out my Chicago Blackhawks Blog - CommittedIndians.com - for all of the latest news and notes on the Hawks.

A third generation Cubs fan raising a fourth who appre...