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DAN BARKS joined May 2009

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Whether it's playing them, talking about them or watching them I love sports!!! I was a sports talk show host known as the "MUDDKAT" in St. Louis, Mo. on 1380am for a year, first as a co-host on "Naked Sports Talk" with Scot Morris then I went solo with my own show "The Sports Beast".
When it comes to sports, I've done a lot. 23 yrs. of football including 7 yrs. at the semi-pro level. I was a hockey goalie for 9 yrs. both ice and in-line. Diving, Swimming, Baseball, Softball, Basketball, Bowling, Golf, Soccer for a year and many more.
I am also a nationally certified coach through ACEP, I have coached football from youth to the semi-pro levels and In-line hockey at the high school level even qualifying for back to back national tournaments one local and the latter being in West Palm Beach, FL. it was a trip i'll never forget.

My favorite teams include the St. Louis Rams, Blues, Cardinals, and the Michigan Wolverines. I also follow the Pittsburgh Steelers, Missouri Tigers, University of Illinois, and the SLU Billikens.

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Favorite Athletes

MICHAEL JORDAN, JOHN ELWAY, KURT WARNER, DOMINIC HASEK, GREG LLOYD, ALBERT PUJOLS
Favorite Sports Teams

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, ST. LOUIS RAMS, CARDINALS, BLUES, PITTSBURGH STEELERS
Favorite Coaches

BILL COWHER, JOE TORRE, WHITEY HERZOG
All Time Sports Moment

MIKE JONES AND THE TACKLE THAT WON THE SUPER BOWL FOR THE ST. LOUIS RAMS.
Most Memorable Game Attended

WHEN COREY DILLON BROKE WALTER PAYTON'S SINGLE GAME RUSHING RECORD AGAINST THE DENVER BRONCOS AT HOME.
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

JOE DIMAGGIO'S 56 GAME HIT STREAK.
Ruth or Mays?

RUTH, NO QUESTION. CALL ME WHEN MAYS LEARNS TO PITCH AT THE PRO LEVEL.
Unitas or Montana?

MONTANA. MY GENERATIONS QB. BOTH QB'S ARE GREAT BUT I'M GOING WITH JOE.
Jordan or Russell?

JORDAN. THERE CAN BE DISCUSSIONS ON THE BEST BUT WE ALL WANT TO BE LIKE MIKE!!!
Gretzky or Orr?

GRETZKY. YOU DON'T GET CALLED THE GREAT ONE FOR NOTHING.
Pele or Maradona?

PELE, THE INSTITUTION.
Federer or Sampras?

FEDERER, WHAT DOMINATION, AND DON'T ARGUE THE LEVEL OF COMPETITION.
Tiger or Nicklaus?

TIGER. SAME WITH FEDERER.
Petty or Earnhardt?

TWO DIFFERENT STYLES, BUT I'M GOING WITH THE INTIMIDATOR.
Schumacher or Senna?

SCHUMACHER. MORE RECOGNIZABLE TO ME.
Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

DEPENDS ON THE SPORT. BUT BEING A MICHIGAN FAN I HAVE TO GO WITH THE BIG 10.

Latest Articles »

St. Louis Rams '09 RB Preview

07/03/2009

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ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 2ND BASE UPDATE

06/27/2009

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ST. LOUIS RAMS 09' QB PREVIEW

06/25/2009

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Rebirth in St. Louis Has Rams' Horns Pointed Straight Ahead

05/30/2009

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Adrian Staehle said...

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Need people, would like you to be apart of it

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/252862-adrian-staehle-presents-project-99

71 days ago

Clay Cunningham said...

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Top Five Fantasy Rankings per position; Tecmo Super Bowl addition. Enjoy:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/245593-fantasy-rankings-tecmo-super-bowl-additionb

86 days ago

JW Nix said...

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you may get into this :

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/237521-the-almost-all-time-san-francisco-49ers-defense

100 days ago

lars hanson said...

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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/222467-breaking-newsmariners-red-sox-young-blockbuster-trade-closing-in Mariners-Red Sox blockbuster getting close? check it out

126 days ago

Greg Buschow said...

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Hey Dan,

Great articles and information on the Rams! Feels Like us Ram fans are a dying breed. Keep up the good work. Lord knows the main stream media doesn't give them much coverage.

141 days ago

Mike Kent said...

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Ranking the top 10 pitchers in the first half

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/213536-top-10-sstarting-pitchers-of-the-first-half

141 days ago

D.A. said...

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Hey Dan,

I'd appreciate it if you look over my biggest article yet
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/213379-american-league-midseason-report-card

Thanks
Daniel

141 days ago

Mike Kent said...

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Who is the better A-Rod,
Alex Rodriguez or Andy Roddick?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/212676-bigger-a-rod-andy-roddick-or-alex-rodriguez

142 days ago

bob smith said...

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Glad that you're interested. We are just looking for articles about football, it could be college or NFL. It can be a team article or something just about the NFL in general.

And yea, we do have a little radio show. There are some people at the site who run it and I am sure they would love to have another person help out.

144 days ago

bob smith said...

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Hey, I've been looking around this place for a while and I really like your articles. Would you be interested in posting some of your work on my football site? You could also join the forums which are great for football discussion.

Check out the site at www.thegridironpalace.com

144 days ago

Alexeiv Goodenov said...

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Yeah, first Legace no Conklyn.

It's ok, the Blues can have our scraps.

147 days ago

Andy Rarick said...

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Here's a look at the 2009 running back predictions for each NFC team! ENJOY!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/207820-the-complete-2009-nfc-running-back-predictions

151 days ago

Alexeiv Goodenov said...

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Wait, why are you a Steelers fan? WHY????

LOL, I've always had a soft spot for the Blues, we stole your stars, Shanahan, Hull.....sorry.

154 days ago

Alexeiv Goodenov said...

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Oh I liked Barry and Moore but I wasn't living in Detroit and the Lions were actually good back then so I thought it be unfair.

154 days ago

Alexeiv Goodenov said...

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I've been a Rams fan since 96 actually.

Always like Isaac Bruce.

154 days ago

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