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Mark Rudi joined May 2009

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I am currently a senior at Western Michigan University, majoring in journalism and minoring in history. I'm currently the sports editor of the Western Herald. I used to be a sports writer on the Herald, where I covered WMU volleyball and men's basketball. I was also a fill-in writer for WMU football, hockey, softball, and baseball. I also am a freelance sports writer in the Kalamazoo area covering high school sports, college volleyball, college basketball, college hockey, and college baseball. Ever since I was a little kid, I've loved sports. I grew up in Michigan, but I always a Chicago sports fan. I've been a long suffering Cubs, Bears, Bulls, and Blackhawks fan. As far as college goes though, I bleed maize and blue for the University of Michigan. I'm also big into auto racing. While I do like NASCAR, I've always liked the IndyCar Series better.

I'm also an editing intern for Bleacher Report for the summer.
If you'd like to get a hold of me, my e-mail is rudirko19@gmail.com

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Favorite Athletes

Grant Hill, Chris Chelios, Rusty Wallace, Al Unser Jr., Kerry Wood.
Favorite Sports Teams

Cubs, Bears, Bulls, Blackhawks, Michigan Wolverines, Western Michigan Broncos
Favorite Coaches

Lou Piniella, Lovie Smith, Bob Knight, John Beilein, Steve Hawkins, Scotty Bowman.
All Time Sports Moment

Michael Jordan's game-winning shot in Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals.
Most Memorable Game Attended

December 4, 2008, I was at Crisler Arena when Michigan upset No. 4 Duke
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Richard Petty's 200 career NASCAR Cup victories.
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
Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

Big Ten

Latest Articles »

Motor City Bowl Receiving Name Change

08/04/2009

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Hiller, Lefevour Among Nation's Top Quaterbacks

08/02/2009

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IRL's New Changes Are Just Right

08/02/2009

43 reads 2 comments 0 likes

Jamie McMurray Out at Roush for 2010

08/02/2009

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Doug Rush said...

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A full look at the 2009 NFL season coming up:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/238859-a-full-preview-of-the-2009-nfl-season

109 days ago

Griffin Cooper said...

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Hey Mark,

Week 2 of my MLB Power Rankings: Deadline Edition. If you get the chance, I'd appreciate it if you took a look. Thanks.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/228286-major-league-baseball-power-rankings-deadline-edition

-Griffin

127 days ago

Andy Bensch said...

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thanks for the editing but there are two ways to spell "defenseman", spelling it with a c is an older version that us writers in the sharks community like to use.

134 days ago

Glenn Franco Simmons said...

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Thanks, Mark. AP Style: Web site. Chicago?: website

134 days ago

Evan Aczon said...

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thanks for the edit. I really appreciate it. :)

134 days ago

Jake D'Agostino said...

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Thanks a lot for the edit and support Mark

135 days ago

Tommy Messano said...

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Thanks for the edit on my Chuck Liddell article, go broncos

135 days ago

Nic Hallisey said...

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Thanks for the edits on my first game article. I appreciate it.

135 days ago

Rajat Jain said...

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Hi Mark,

If you are online, would you mind to edit my article?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/222553-atp-2009-race-towards-the-world-tour-finals

thanks!

136 days ago

Chaz Mattson said...

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RUDI ~ RUDI ~ RUDI !!!

Er I mean Mark, thanks for the edit and comments.

Chaz

139 days ago

Cameon Shiflett said...

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Ah. I understand that mark. But let's be real...this isn't "the journalism world." This is an online sports world. Ha.

140 days ago

O Shiri said...

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Hi Mark,

Thank you, for the great edit on my Dodgers article.

O

140 days ago

Cameon Shiflett said...

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Mark,

Thanks for the edit although I will most always use "we" in terms of the Alabama Football team. I don't think it has anything to do with being professional. and everything to do with being a part of the team. In fact, I even wrote an article about using "we" in articles called "We: A Team's Blessing In Disguise."

140 days ago

Calvin W Boaz said...

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Thanks for the edit and feedback.

140 days ago

Mark Brown said...

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Thanks for the edits and feedback, much appreciated.

141 days ago

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