Benjamin Turner
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Benjamin Turner

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About

Graduated last May from Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash., and my life seems to revolve around sports. I used to play baseball and football in high school and even managed to play two seasons of junior college ball in San Jose, Calif. Now that I hung up my spikes for good, I wanted to stay involved in sports anyway possible. So I decided to major in journalism and broadcasting and one day hope to be a sports journalist on the airwaves.

Since I was raised in Northern California, I've had a live long affair with the Oakland A's (though I'm a big fan of both Bay Area pitching staffs), San Francisco 49ers (Raiders were in LA at the time, besides how could you not love Joe Cool), and the Sacramento Kings (Mitch Richmond: one of the most underrated stars of the 90s).

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Rickey Henderson, Steve Young, Mitch Richmond, Chipper Jones, Joe Montana, Manny Ramirez, Eric Chavez, D-Wade, Chris Webber, Frank Gore and TyREKE!

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Oakland A's, San Francisco 49ers, Sacramento Kings, Gonzaga Bulldogs, Stanford Cardinal

  • Favorite Coaches

    Tony LaRussa, Bill Walsh, Rick Adelman, Tony Dungy

  • All Time Sports Moment

    1993: Joe Carter's HR ends the World Series

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    First A's game ever (1994): A's fall behind 6-0 against Orioles on a Cal Ripken grand slam, then A's come back highlighted by McGwire homer to tie game at 6. And in the bottom of the 9th, Rickey Henderson stole home to win the game!

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Cy Young's 511 Career Victories

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Mays

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana

  • 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

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

    Pac 10! or Pac 12?

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  • Richard O'Neal posted 924 days ago

    Richard O'Neal

    What is Joey Dorsey's real height? I talk about that and his status with the Houston Rockets in my latest article.

    Please check it out and provide your comments. Much appreciated!

    ro

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/231323-joey-dorsey-what-is-your-real-height

  • Craig Meyer posted 925 days ago

    Craig Meyer

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/230844-the-curious-case-of-sebastian-telfair-from-nyc-phenom-to-nba-bust

    A look at the meteoric rise and fall of the man who was supposed to be the next great New York City hoopster. Feedback, as always, is appreciated.

    Love the profile picture, by the way.