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Michael Olivson joined July 2009

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Born in Moscow, USSR, 1977. 7 years later became a lifelong sports (and Spartak Moscow) fan. BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Bounced around very different types of jobs. Now back to my first love....sports writing.

I am currently working as an editorial intern for B/R. If you need someone to to give your article a good once-over, please leave a post on my BB, and I will oblige as time permits it.

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Favorite Athletes

Dan Marino, Alex Kovalev, David Wright, Rinat Dasayev
Favorite Sports Teams

Dolphins, Rangers, Mets, Spartak Moscow
Favorite Coaches

Buddy Ryan, Pat Riley, Lou Piniella, Bobby Valentine
All Time Sports Moment

Dolphins beat Jets on Dan Marino's fake spike
Most Memorable Game Attended

Spartak Moscow - Dynamo Kiev 1987
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

DiMaggio hitting streak
Ruth or Mays?

Ruth
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?
Schumacher or Senna?
Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

Big East

Latest Articles »

Miami Dolphins 2009: A Tale of Two Chads

09/08/2009

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Glen Sather Rangers' Savior in '09?

07/23/2009

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Hayley-L Graham said...

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Good morning Michael! I'd like to refer you to a piece that was written by Juan which I think could serve as a good tool for younger writers.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/290739-quality-over-quantity-some-tips-for-aspiring-writers?just_published=1

7 days ago

Steve Thompson said...

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Thanks for reading and editing my article, Michael.

18 days ago

Colin Linneweber said...

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Thanks, brother.

25 days ago

Hayley-L Graham said...

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Hey Michael! Can you help me out a bit?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/279618-breaking-news-hulk-hogan-and-eric-bischoff-sign-with-tna-whats-next

Thanks!

25 days ago

Shane H. said...

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Well, I was certain that many of the "hardcore" fans would see things opposite of me, so I'm not surprised that you disagree. :-)

26 days ago

Hayley-L Graham said...

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A look at the TNA titles after BFG, and what is in the future!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/274836-bound-for-glory-over-but-turning-point-to-come-whats-next-for-tna?just_published=1

Comments/Feedback all welcomed and appreciated!

33 days ago

Mosang Miles said...

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Thanks for taking a look Michael!

36 days ago

Andrew Kneeland said...

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Thanks!

36 days ago

Rojo Grande said...

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Appreciate the quick (and gentle) edit, Michael.

-Rojo

39 days ago

Cameron Britt said...

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Thanks for the edits, I will revise that.

41 days ago

Hayley-L Graham said...

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Thanks for the edits Michael! Always well recieved and appreciated!

43 days ago

Hayley-L Graham said...

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A little tribute to the Golden Age :)

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/269360-the-glory-days-of-wrestling-the-true-1980s-golden-age?just_published=1

All feedback/comments welcomed and appreciated!

43 days ago

Griffin Cooper said...

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Thanks for the edit Michael. I had already written it for another site, and didn't really want to go through changing it into a slide show.

43 days ago

Cameron Paul said...

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Thanks a lot for the edit, Michael.

44 days ago

Franklin Crittenden said...

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Michael, I may have gotten a little too excited!!

:-)

Thanks for the edit!

46 days ago

Hayley-L Graham said...

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7 days ago

Steve Thompson said...

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Thanks for reading and editing my article, Michael.

18 days ago

Colin Linneweber said...

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Thanks, brother.

25 days ago

Hayley-L Graham said...

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Hey Michael! Can you help me out a bit?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/279618-breaking-news-hulk-hogan-and-eric-bischoff-sign-with-tna-whats-next

Thanks!

25 days ago

Shane H. said...

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Well, I was certain that many of the "hardcore" fans would see things opposite of me, so I'm not surprised that you disagree. :-)

26 days ago

Hayley-L Graham said...

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33 days ago

Mosang Miles said...

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Thanks for taking a look Michael!

36 days ago

Andrew Kneeland said...

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Thanks!

36 days ago

Rojo Grande said...

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Appreciate the quick (and gentle) edit, Michael.

-Rojo

39 days ago

Cameron Britt said...

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Thanks for the edits, I will revise that.

41 days ago

Hayley-L Graham said...

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Thanks for the edits Michael! Always well recieved and appreciated!

43 days ago

Hayley-L Graham said...

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43 days ago

Griffin Cooper said...

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Thanks for the edit Michael. I had already written it for another site, and didn't really want to go through changing it into a slide show.

43 days ago

Cameron Paul said...

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Thanks a lot for the edit, Michael.

44 days ago

Franklin Crittenden said...

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Michael, I may have gotten a little too excited!!

:-)

Thanks for the edit!

46 days ago

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