Luke Thompson joined April 2009

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Luke graduated in May 2009 with a Bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri. He spent the 2008-2009 basketball season following the team and chronicling its incredible run all the way to the Elite 8 for the Columbia Missourian. For the summer of 2009, he'll be working as a general assignment sports reporter at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, covering any sports his editor tells him to. In the meantime, he'll try to keep this blog up-to-date with all the happenings (or non-happenings) in the world of Missouri basketball.

The Shortlist »

  • Favorite Athletes

    John Terry, Michael Jordan

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Chicago Cubs, Kansas City Wizards, US soccer

  • Favorite Coaches

    Mike Anderson

  • All Time Sports Moment

    Kerry Wood's 20th strikeout

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    April 23, 2005: D.C. United vs. New England Revolution (personal reasons, don't ask)

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hit streak

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Ruth

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Federer

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Don't care

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Who?

  • Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

    Nope

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Tyler Lambert said...

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Hey Luke,

Brad Frank, one of the Duke Basketball Community Leaders, and I have just completed an article we wrote together. We highlight 5 different questions about Duke's upcoming season and each answer the questions from a different point of view.

Check it out if you get the chance and make sure to supply some of your great comments and feedback. Thanks in advance!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/266157-duke-basketball-preview-two-views-on-five-pressing-questions-for-season/show_full

48 days ago

Taylor Rummel said...

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Hi Luke, I am trying to become a Featured Columnist for the Michigan State Spartans Men's Basketball Team and would appreciate your support by taking a look at this article:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/244141-michigan-states-two-recruits-hope-to-fill-vacated-center-spot

Thanks much

85 days ago

Richard O'Neal said...

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Former Kentucky Coach Arrested for Drunken Driving

Please read and add comments on your thoughts about the ever-growing problem of alcohol on our roads.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/243530-third-times-a-charm-billy-gillispie-arrested-for-dui

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86 days ago

Justin Crawford said...

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Wrote an article on UNC vs. Duke. check it out. Thanks. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/239727-duke-vs-unc-the-nba-question

93 days ago

Ben Calloway said...

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Comment reply: (wouldn't load on article?)

Agreed. I appreciate you being open-minded. I too appoligize for 'personally attacking' you. I felt you were doing the same, and I felt the need to defend.

I agree the sole purpose of B/R should be to analyze, but why not have fans go somewhere else to get their breaking news. Especially when you can get the info quicker. I few Breaking News articles don't hurt...

An alternative to Marshall would be great, although I like keeping him in the bullpen. I'm hearing Samardzija's name being thrown out there, I do think Marshall is being falsely criticized (by everyone) though. He was thrown into the starting role just moments before he game, what do you expect?

You're right, I could have speculated on who might take Z's started; I just didn't want it to turn into an opinion article. As soon as I heard the news from a twitter source, I wanted to break the news ASAP. After posting the article, I noticed www.cubs.com, www.mlb.com, and www.espn.com hadn't even broken the story yet. Only www.espnchicago.com had something posted.

I actually broke the news of Ted Lilly's trip to DL before just about any of the major news outlets. A Chicago TV broadcaster had direct access to the info reguarding Lilly's MRI, and leaked some info via twitter. Editors and readers alike both noticed it and appreciated the article. Other than that, I typically don't right Breaking News articles...nor should anybody. Even B/R "star" Bob Warja writes some strictly Breaking News articles from time to time.

104 days ago

dave smith said...

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Hey!
Can you provide your analysis on this college basketball article. Thanks! http://bleacherreport.com/articles/226743-lawrence-westbrook-will-be-the-man-that-will-lead-the-gophers

114 days ago

Dann Khan said...

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Hey mate.
Did my first slide show today. It is supposed to be humor. Tell me if you like it

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/197755-looking-at-sports-once-again-when-it-sickens-me#page/13

162 days ago

Gilligan Henry Dorpfeld said...

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What are Alter Ego's and why are they here on Bleacher Report?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/173563-br-alter-egos-what-are-they-and-why-are-they-here

- GHD

aka "Skillet"

192 days ago

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