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Dan Delagrange joined July 2009

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A hopelessly optimistic, yet skeptical, hardcore fan of all things Cleveland; born and raised in the city of sports heartbreak. Every year, I try to find some kind of evidence and convince myself that Cleveland is on the verge of something great. I go into each season full of either wild expectations or nightmarish visions of the next horrible Cleveland sports meltdown. I will cry when one of my teams finally wins a major championship.

Aside from the Indians, Cavaliers, and Browns, I'm a big fan of college football in general. Ohio State and Notre Dame are my teams, but lately I've developed a man crush on Kansas quarterback Todd Reesing, so I'll throw the Jayhawks in there as well.

I love watching college lacrosse, but I loathe Major League Lacrosse; absolutely no defense and a two-point shot line? Please.

I graduated from the University of Dayton in 2009, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in public relations and a minor in political science. While attending UD, I was a member of the men's lacrosse team for two seasons (2007-'09). Those two years gave me my most memorable and exciting athletic experiences I'll ever have.

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Favorite Athletes

LeBron, Zydrunas llgauskas, Mark Price, Brad Daugherty, Anfernee Hardaway, Kenny Lofton, Fausto Carmona, Frank Thomas, Earnest Byner, Bernie Kosar and Phil Dawson.
Favorite Sports Teams

Cleveland Browns, Cleveland Cavaliers, Cleveland Indians, Ohio State Buckeyes, Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Kansas Jayhawks.
Favorite Coaches

Mike Hargrove, Lenny Wilkens.
All Time Sports Moment

Dennis Martinez outdueling Randy Johnson and the Mariners in the Indians' American League pennant-winning Game Six of the 1995 ALCS.
Most Memorable Game Attended

Game four of the 2007 NBA Finals, seeing the Cavs get swept by the Spurs. Sad, I know.
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Cal Ripken's consecutive games played streak, Chamberlain's 100 points in a game.
Ruth or Mays?

Mays.
Unitas or Montana?

Montana- one of the most clutch, pure winners in football history.
Jordan or Russell?

Jordan- the best there will ever be in basketball.
Gretzky or Orr?

Gretzky.
Pele or Maradona?

Don't know enough about either.
Federer or Sampras?

Federer.
Tiger or Nicklaus?

Tiger, eventually.
Petty or Earnhardt?

Don't care enough about either.
Schumacher or Senna?

See above.
Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

SEC has the most talent, but I'm a Big 10 fan.

Latest Articles »

Where the Wild Thing Is: Anderson Varejao Quietly Fueling Cavs

11/10/2009

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Shoot, Boobie, Shoot: Daniel Gibson's Resurgence

11/05/2009

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No Tricks Here: Delonte West's Return the Ultimate Treat for Cavaliers

11/02/2009

301 reads 2 comments 1 likes

Cleveland Cavs' Slow Start Simply a Hiccup...Isn't It?

10/29/2009

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JW Nix said...

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Sad News, Yet Honored Respective :

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/296615-abe-pollin-was-no-sell-out

2 days ago

Keith Schlosser said...

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Thanks to BR, I recently interviewed Knicks legend Earl Monroe. Here is what he had to say on a variety of topics, including the current state of the Knicks!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/296154-the-pearl-still-shinning-an-interview-with-knicks-legend-earl-monroe/page/2

2 days ago

Beyond the Arc Basketball said...

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I've stumbled across a few of your articles, and your writing style is amazing. You just got yourself a new fan.

I own a basketball message board along with writing articles about the league, if you would like to register, here's the link:

http://btabasketball.com/forums/index.php?

Thanks.

13 days ago

Leslie Monteiro said...

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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/289208-memo-to-mets-think-big-by-spending

Could you kindly edit this column along with another column?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/288582-end-the-mike-dantoni-era

Thanks, Dan! Have a good weekend.

14 days ago

Dan Delagrange said...

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Good points all around. Cleveland was also missing Delonte West last night (and tonight), who's obviously a huge part of their puzzle. Hopefully, Parker and/or Moon can lock up Lewis the next time the Cavs and Magic meet. Parker's overall performance has been tepid so far in Cleveland, but he's really struggled on defense (wasn't that one of the bigger selling points when the Cavs went after him?). Moon has been better on D, but galaxies (sorry for the pun; it's too easy with that name) away on offense. On a side note, how about Varejao getting absolutely beasted by D-Wade tonight? Dunk of the year contender for sure; absolutely embarrassing on Varejao's end.

14 days ago

Shady Botros said...

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i know last night was a big win but this was an Orlando team missing Rashard Lewis who was the guy Howard would kick it out to on double teams, the guy Delonte and Gibson were helplessly chasing sround hoping he misses. Orlando like Cleveland is still far from a finished proaduct as they have some new comers and are still getting used to each other, also this was an Orlando team on a back to back while Cleveland was on 4 days rest i believe, these teams will have more chances against each other, i will stand by my guns and say Orlando will be the better team.

14 days ago

Shady Botros said...

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Yeah Mo Williams looked great but he has to do it more consistently. i'm sorry, but i'm still not sold on Williams as a reliable number 2 option on a championship team. i'm just excited for tonight. i want to see LeBron and Wade go head to head, should be great.

14 days ago

Leslie Monteiro said...

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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/288582-end-the-mike-dantoni-era

Please edit this column, Dan. Thanks. I figure you would like it too. Also, could you feature this title "Time for D'Antoni to Go Away" as the main title for this site rather than say End the Mike D'Antoni Era.

Thanks! Also, I appreciate you editing my Coughlin piece along with the nice constructive comments.

Tonight, I will write a column on the Mets.

Saturday, I will talk about the Jets.

Sunday, I will write a columns on Jaguars/Jets game.

15 days ago

Keith Schlosser said...

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As a Knicks Featured Columnist, I will be making periodical attempts to give fans an inside look at the different aspects of Knicks games. Take a look at what I came up with when Lebron James came to visit.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/286083-keiths-knickerbockers-korner-reliving-the-hype-the-top-10-things-about-lebron-james-appearance-at-msg#page/11

19 days ago

Shady Botros said...

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Thanks for the edits and the feedback!

21 days ago

Chris Owens said...

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Hey Dan, just wanted to say thanks for the feedback.

22 days ago

Devon Teeple said...

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Thanks for the assistance

22 days ago

Colin Linneweber said...

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Thanks for your time, words and help, brother!

27 days ago

Mark Ritter said...

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Thanks for the edit. Glad to see you are unbiased, seeing as I am a Broncos fan...lol...

Cheers!

28 days ago

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Latest Articles »

Where the Wild Thing Is: Anderson Varejao Quietly Fueling Cavs

Shoot, Boobie, Shoot: Daniel Gibson's Resurgence

No Tricks Here: Delonte West's Return the Ultimate Treat for Cavaliers