J. Andrew Lockwood
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J. Andrew Lockwood

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About

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

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Warrick Dunn, Lance Armstrong, Josh Hamilton

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Atlanta Falcons, Tennessee Titans, Atlanta Thrashers, Nashville Predators, Orlando Magic, Tampa Bay Rays

  • Favorite Coaches

    Bill Curry, Steve Spurrier

  • All Time Sports Moment

    David Tyree's catch for the NY Giants in a crushing defeat of the Patriots in the Super Bowl

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    Longest Game in Tampa Bay Rays history

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Most Points by a single player in an NBA game

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Ruth

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Unitas

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Federer

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Petty

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Schumacher

  • ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 or SEC?

    SEC

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  • Eric Adams posted 786 days ago

    Eric Adams

    Thanks for the catch. I guess that's what happens when you try to post at midnight. Hope you had a good time in Nashville!

  • JW Nix posted 786 days ago

    JW Nix

    you may like this :

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/312644-chris-henry-may-inspire-the-bengals-to-a-title

  • DeAnte Mitchell posted 795 days ago

    DeAnte Mitchell

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/308109-are-the-seton-hall-pirates-really-as-good-as-their-record

  • Ari Kramer posted 823 days ago

    Ari Kramer

    That's so cool. Must be a good experience.
    Yeah, I saw Mercer was down one with 30 seconds left tonight. That would have been a nice win.
    I don't feel at all confident about Manhattan after their display of basketball yesterday.

  • Ari Kramer posted 825 days ago

    Ari Kramer

    Looks like James Florence got off to a decent start this year?

  • Ari Kramer posted 827 days ago

    Ari Kramer

    Hey J. Andrew,
    I'd really appreciate if you could check this out.
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/288823-ball-overseas-a-new-life-for-manhattans-devon-austin
    It's a unique article about Manhattan's Devon Austin who is adjusting to his first year of pro ball in Europe and I think it speaks a lot about what these guys need to go through in order to achieve their goal of playing for a living.
    Take care,
    Ari

  • Pierce Greenberg posted 1051 days ago

    Pierce Greenberg

    Good lordy! No kiddin'! You write a bunch of stuff. What are you majoring in at Mercer? Are you looking at possibly going into sports journalism?

    The only tip I would have for you specifically (which I kinda mentioned in my edit of your article) is to maybe cut back on the depth/length of your articles. I know that sounds strange, but in "the real world" you will never have that much room to squeeze a 500-word golf article on a page. The point of journalism is to say the most important stuff in the least amount of wordage.

    Not only that, but who's going to read a 500-word golf article? We are a society of Twitters and Facebook statuses - nothing over 140 LETTERS, much less 500 words. People want their information quick, fast, and to-the-point.

    For what you're doing on the blog, I think it's just fine. But, in the mean time, maybe you could practice shortening those articles up. Practice writing 100, 200, 300-word articles and trimming them down so that they are strong and lean.

    Otherwise, your writing is really good and really fluid. Definitely solid! Send me a message if you'd ever like me to read over anything!

    Pierce