Emile Dawisha

Emile Dawisha

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About

I am a sports journalist living in Chicago, a short walk away from Wrigley Field. I graduated from Miami University of Ohio, where I majored in journalism and had the pleasure of serving Ben Roethlisberger stir fry at the dining hall once.

I have worked at sports desks from Cincinnati, OH to Aurora, IL and have covered just about every sport.

I love talking Bears, Orioles, Reds and Terps basketball and football. And yes, I acknowledge I'm all over the map with my sports allegiances. But I've lived in D.C., Cincinnati and now Chicago, so don't say the words, "fairweather" or "bandwagon". Besides, who is a bandwagon Orioles fan anyway?

Feel free to check out my resume and some clips at www.emiledawisha.com.

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Daniel Manning, Matt Forte, Jay Cutler, Adam Jones (the baseball player), Juan Dixon, Greivis Vasquez, Derrius Heyward-Bey

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Chicago Bears, Baltimore Orioles, Terps Basketball, Terps Football, Cincinnati Reds, U.S. Soccer

  • Favorite Coaches

    Lovie Smith, Mike Ditka, Ralph Friedgen, Gary Williams

  • All Time Sports Moment

    Maryland basketball winning the 2002 National Championship

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    An O's - Indians game in 1997 (?), in which Mike Mussina took a no-hitter into the ninth inning.

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Cy Young's 511 wins

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Mays, because he was one of the best center fielders ever to play. Ruth was a defensive liability.

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Unitas, only because he had a razor sharp buzz cut.

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan. Russell wasn't even the best player of his time (Chamberlain).

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky. A 215-point season...enough said.

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele. He scored two goals in the '58 finals..when he was 17! He is the only player ever to be part of three World Cup winning teams.

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Federer. He's a better all-round player.

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger will be considered the greatest golfer ever once his career is over.

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    making 500 left turns is not my idea of a sport.

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Formula-1 is a little more interesting, but still not my cup of tea.

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

    ACC basketball: best fans, best rivalries, and most exciting style of play. ACC football: Well that's another story.

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  • Crypt Keep Al posted 965 days ago

    Crypt Keep Al

    I remember being at Camden Yards when Eddie Murray was trying to hit his 500th dinger. 60,000 orange signs that all said "Eddie" on them. He struck out 3 times. Ha. Its nice to know that there are no band wagon Orioles fans. At least its easy to get tickets.