Derek Major

Derek Major

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About

I was born in New York City and lived there until I was 18 years old. I grew up a huge Yankees, Knicks and Avalanche fan and still am to this day. After high school I attended Penn State University where I learned my appreciation for Sports Journalism and College Football (Seriously there's nothing like State College on a fall Saturday) Now in addition to writing for the Bleacher Report I'm setting up my own basketball blog..

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    John Starks, Joe Sakic, Peter Forsberg, Tino Martinez, Jason Witten, Tony Romo.

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Dallas Cowboys, New York Yankees, Duke Blue Devils Basketball, Colorado Avalanche and the New York Knicks

  • Favorite Coaches

    Bill Parcells. Jeff Van Gundy, Pat Riley, Jim Valvano, Mike Krzyzewski

  • All-Time Sports Moment

    The 1999 Yankees World Series.

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    July 1st, 2004. The Yankees beat the Red Sox in 13 innings, Jeter dives into the stands as Nomar sits on the bench.

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Wayne Gretzky's single season points record; 215 in the 1985-'86 season.

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Ruth. He was a Yankee.

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Unitas, Montana is the reason my dad is no longer a Cowboys fan.

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Russell. Jordan ruined many childhood nights for me.

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky.

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Not a big soccer guy, ill let you guys pick.

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Sampras. I watched him dominate as a kid.

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger. Especially after the scandal, it makes him more human.

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Earnhardt.

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

    ACC for Basketball, Big Ten Football, SEC Baseball.

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  • Garrett Derr posted 635 days ago

    Garrett Derr

    Hey man I wrote an article about the Top 10 Pro Athletes Who Would Make Good UFC Fighters. Would love to hear what you think man. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/817080-10-pro-athletes-that-would-make-good-ufc-fighters

  • Michael Cohen posted 924 days ago

    Michael Cohen

    Wade Phillips fired. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/512350-cowboys-fire-wade-phillips-promate-garrett-to-head-coach

  • Anthony Bonnet posted 984 days ago

    Anthony Bonnet

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/456921-breaking-news-dallas-cowboys-extend-miles-austins-contract

    Miles Austin's contract was just extended.

  • JW Nix posted 1108 days ago

    JW Nix

    The Biggest Oversight in Pro Football History : http://bleacherreport.com/articles/389389-jim-tyrer

  • Cory Nelson posted 1108 days ago

    Cory Nelson

    Awesome coverage on the Cowboys depth chart, dude. Nice to see fellow NYC guys who are Cowboys fans! It'd be awesome to see the Yankees and Cowboys both win their respective championships in the same year. Most years I'd be dreaming but it seems like more and more of a possibility now.

  • JW Nix posted 1155 days ago

    JW Nix

    PLEASE Read this story on a Lions and Rams Legend :
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/366861-crazy-canton-cuts-roger-brown

  • JW Nix posted 1155 days ago

    JW Nix

    PLEASE Read this story on a Lions and Rams Legend :
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/366861-crazy-canton-cuts-roger-brown

  • Michael Gibbons posted 1191 days ago

    Michael Gibbons

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/345153-greatest-running-back-of-alltime

  • JW Nix posted 1206 days ago

    JW Nix

    do you agree? : http://bleacherreport.com/articles/335931-the-joke-is-on-nfl-fans-this-sunday

  • Ryan Michael posted 1206 days ago

    Ryan Michael

    This past Monday, I had one of the greatest opportunities of my writing career.

    An interview with NFL Hall of Fame Quarterback, Fran Tarkenton.

    He talked about everything from Brett Favre, to Peyton Manning, to business.

    If you have a free moment, I'd love to get your thoughts on the interview...

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/335906-ryan-michaels-exclusive-interview-with-fran-tarkenton

    Thanks,
    -Ryan Michael

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