Dan Delagrange
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Dan Delagrange

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About

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; it's the purest, best, most exciting form of the game you'll ever see.

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.

Short List

  • 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.

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

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

Bulletin Board

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  • Mike Kent posted 368 days ago

    Mike Kent

    Hi, the bleacher report fantasy baseball league is looking for players. If you want to play send me your email and I will send you a invite. First come first serve

  • Sam Toth posted 654 days ago

    Sam Toth

    kaput, go hard.

  • Sam Toth posted 654 days ago

    Sam Toth

    hi dan

  • Michael Gibbons posted 693 days ago

    Michael Gibbons

    Wade to da Bulls?
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/368767-dwades-last-visit-to-the-uc-as-a-visitor

  • Garrett Tucker posted 728 days ago

    Garrett Tucker

    Hey man check this out:

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/348233-nba-trade-deadline-the-winners-and-losers

  • Andrew Palumbo posted 767 days ago

    Andrew Palumbo

    Dan,

    Just wanted to let you know about my the new NBA column I've posted. It's a discussion piece and I thought you'd be interested in sharing your thoughts.

    The goal of this column is to find out who the Bleacher Report Community believes will rise to the top of the MVP race by the end of the season. The vote is on going, so gather your friends, favorite writers, fans, and NBA team communities to swing support in favor of your pick.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/323726-mvp-race-heats-up-as-nba-approaches-midseason-mark

    Thanks,

    Andy

  • JW Nix posted 814 days ago

    JW Nix

    Sad News, Yet Honored Respective :

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

  • Keith Schlosser posted 814 days ago

    Keith Schlosser

    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

  • Beyond the Arc Basketball posted 825 days ago

    Beyond the Arc Basketball

    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.

  • Leslie Monteiro posted 826 days ago

    Leslie Monteiro

    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.

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