Gary Lloyd joined April 2008

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Gary Lloyd

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Gary is a Journalism major at The University of Alabama, hoping to one day be a professional sports writer. He writes for CrimsonConfidential.com in addition to Bleacher Report.

His favorite sports writer is Gary Parrish, senior writer for college basketball at CBS Sportsline. His favorite sport to cover is college basketball, especially projecting the NCAA tournament field in the months prior to March.

He's wanted to be a sports writer since about age 14 when he started interacting with others on message boards.

Gary welcomes all feedback: gary.lloyd87@gmail.com.

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  • Favorite Athletes

    Chipper Jones, DeMeco Ryans

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Atlanta Braves, Alabama Crimson Tide.

  • Favorite Coaches

    John Wooden

  • All Time Sports Moment

    Alabama basketball making its run to the 2003-04 Elite Eight as a No. 8 seed

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    Alabama's 31-3 dismantling of Florida in 2005 and the 6-3 win over Tennessee that same season.

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Cal Ripken Jr.'s 2,632 consecutive games played.

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Mays.

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montanta.

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Orr

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Not much of a soccer guy.

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Sampras

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Earnhardt

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    I'll toss a coin

  • Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

    SEC.

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Robert Domaine said...

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Hello Gary, here is the follow up article on George Martin. I would appreciate it if you would take a look at it and leave your support in the comment area. Feel free to pass it around. Thanks!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/244249-give-george-martin-a-key-to-nyc

87 days ago

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len laber said...

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Hey Gary, as a NBA fan you'll enjoy playing fantasy NBA playoffs on my website www.FantasySportsMadness.com for your chance to win cash and prizes! Here's a top 75 rankings and helpful hints for winning. Good luck and thanks for the support!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/154642-top-75-fantasy-nba-playoffs-players-updated-april-11

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/154630-nba-fantasy-playoffs-keys-to-winning

226 days ago

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daniel cox said...

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gary,

i'm getting in to the NBA game now. check out my recent hawks article, where i revisit the rivalry talk:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/94601-atlanta-boston-hawks-fall-short-again-rivalry-with-celtics-still-in-question/show_full

thanks!

340 days ago

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Nic Gulas said...

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Congrats on the "promotion" for lack of a better term. Should really help out in the attempt to reach the major dream.

483 days ago

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Zander Freund said...

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Will do my best Gary—they ultimately make the final decision of what to publish and what not too, but I'll definitely bring their attention to your piece.

Thanks as always for the submission.

Zander

505 days ago

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Erick Blasco said...

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Good for you man! Parrish comes off as a good person in his articles, blog, and mailbag, and that's a great thing for a person to do. I'm so jealous that you have a renowned professional contact to add to your resume when you job hunt and graduate!

You write well already, but Parrish is a great model to patent your writing skills after. Best of luck man, hopefully you find the pay site you're after.

508 days ago

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Erick Blasco said...

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I actually have no idea how my articles got on there. I google searched my name once and I found it out, but no I don't get paid.

I like how you list Gary Parrish as your favorite writer. He's easily the best writer Sportsline has, and is a very knowledgeable college basketball guy who can be self-deprecating yet arrogant all in the same article.

509 days ago

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Sean Stancill said...

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No, I'm not paid, are you launching a sports and are willing to pay? Or do you know of any sites that will?

509 days ago

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Sean Stancill said...

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No, I'm not paid, are you launching a sports and are willing to pay? Or do you know of any sites that will?

509 days ago

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Ben Schwartz said...

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wow thanks dude this is great!

510 days ago

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Chris D'Aniello said...

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Hey thanks for the pick man.

511 days ago

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Zander Freund said...

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Sent it along to them Gary—they ultimately choose what they want but I did my best.

Keep up the great work!

Zander

512 days ago

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BabyTate said...

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Thanks for the heads up. I didn't even know it. Roll Tide!

513 days ago

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Lisa Horne said...

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Gary....here's my email addy: LisaHorneonFox@yahoo.com

I would be glad to help out a fellow journalist get a shot with a contract. I'm big on that! Talk to you later!

-Lise

514 days ago

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BabyTate said...

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Have to check in with a man that goes for Willie Mays.

519 days ago

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