Mark Hancheroff joined April 2009

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Mark Hancheroff

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Writing is my hobby, and what better to write than that which I know little about? It leaves the room one needs to fabricate artful little elements about what you see and pretend that your opinion is worth something. This is Sports Writing.

Hunter S. Thompson described it as, "The two keys to success as a sportswriter are: (1) A blind willingness to believe anything you’re told by the coaches, flacks, hustlers, and other “official spokesmen” for the team-owners who provide the free booze … and: (2) A Roget’s Thesaurus, in order to avoid using the same verbs and adjectives twice in the same paragraph."

Which is excellent, as this means that I only need to go out and buy a Thesaurus.

The Shortlist »

  • Favorite Athletes

    Lance Armstrong, Petter Sohlberg, Sonny Sixkiller

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Huskies. Sounders, Emeralds

  • Favorite Coaches

    Don James

  • All Time Sports Moment

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Armstrong's Tour

  • 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?

    Nicklaus

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Let me know when one turns right...

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Schumacher

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

    Pac 10

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Blaine Spence said...

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At long last the second part of the 49ers All "No" team is here:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/268746-the-san-francisco-49ers-all-no-team-pt-2-the-linemen

51 days ago

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Blaine Spence said...

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Happy Birthday "Ironhead" where ever you are!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/261862-craig-heyward-a-man-called-ironhead

63 days ago

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Blaine Spence said...

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The "Glove of Their Own" movement continues to gain forces!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/250559-bernie-williams-drives-home-the-winning-message-of-a-glove-of-their-own/page/2

80 days ago

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Blaine Spence said...

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Just in time for the U.S. Open...tennis anyone?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/244360-the-legend-that-is-arthur-ashe

92 days ago

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Blaine Spence said...

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Shining A light on Rojo Grande and the Track and Field Community (Athletics) my own way!

Here is one of my Rojo favorites:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/194676-the-joy-of-vaulting-sky-dance

Also, check out Rojo’s Round up covering the World Championships in Berlin this weekend!

And please join the Track and Field Section! We would love to have you!

105 days ago

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Blaine Spence said...

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"No room for racism"

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/233873-jessie-owens-one-of-the-greatest-athletes-of-all-time

110 days ago

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Blaine Spence said...

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The JR Richard Story:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/217945-from-unhittable-to-homeless-the-jr-richard-story

137 days ago

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Blaine Spence said...

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A beautiful lady, a beautiful article, an ugly subject...I know Leroy is promoting this one as well, so sorry if you get hit twice and thanks for your support.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/214523-hear-ye-hear-ye-nfl-players-with-double-triple-lives

141 days ago

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Blaine Spence said...

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True journalism and another wonderful history lesson by Leroy Watson!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/214554-spotlight-on-dodgers-history-uncle-robbie

142 days ago

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Blaine Spence said...

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Turns out there are more than just trolls in b/r land...enter the "ifs".

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/213703-delving-inside-the-minds-of-irrational-fans-ifs

144 days ago

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Blaine Spence said...

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Hey Mark, you didn't post me with you last article! I will get to it however!

I decided to do a list with a twist!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/210912-sports-oddest-traditions-explained

149 days ago

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Blaine Spence said...

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If you’re looking for artistic poetry, if your looking for a sentimental heart tugging emotional piece, and even if your looking for A deep rooted commentary on life…

You won’t find it here!

I'm taking a look at my favorite sports team from a slightly different angle:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/203806-the-san-francisco-49ers-all-no-team-part-one?just_published=1

160 days ago

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Dann Khan said...

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He mate

wrote a piece which I tried to make my master piece. Could you please cheack it out. Don't be scared of telling me if it is bad

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/200865-painting-my-sports-idol

164 days ago

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Blaine Spence said...

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Okay, so I promised myself I was not going to push anymore articles this week, unless they were my own. However, my friend Leroy Watson decided to publish a master piece. In a week were so many deserving writers got recognized...this is truly the icing on the cake.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/198249-forgotten-stories-of-courage-and-inspiration-glenn-cunningham

169 days ago

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Blaine Spence said...

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Want to read something really good? Well your in luck! Here are two great ones! You know, I really need to write something myself pretty soon!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/197513-a-tennis-player-unstuck-in-time/show_full

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/196617-sometimes-sport-redines-heroessometimes-it-improves-upon-them

170 days ago

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