Eric Skiba's Sportswriter Profile

Eric Skiba joined April 2008

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About Eric »

Hey everyone, my name is Eric Skiba, and I am aspiring to be a Sports Broadcaster. Although my passion lies with TV and radio, I would still love to write for newspapers, magazines, or internet sites. Time does not allow me to post many articles on the site, but I will try my best to get the most out that I can.

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Favorite Athletes

Ty Lawson, David Ortiz, and all-time is Mugsy Bogues
Favorite Sports Teams

Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Bengals, Gonzaga University, North Carolina University, Ohio State Buckeye football
All Time Sports Moment

Red Sox win 7 in a row and win World Series after down 3 games to none against the Yanks
Most Memorable Game Attended

Either the last game played at Riverfront Stadium or the first at Great American Ballpark
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Most consecutive games played- Cal Ripken Jr.
Ruth or Mays?

hm... Ruth
Unitas or Montana?

Unitas
Jordan or Russell?

With 11 Championships, Russell
Gretzky or Orr?

Gretzky
Pele or Maradona?

Once a Pele fan, always a Pele fan
Federer or Sampras?

Sampras
Tiger or Nicklaus?

Can't go against Nicklaus, but Tiger is outstanding
Petty or Earnhardt?

Earnhardt
Schumacher or Senna?

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

Why don't they all just get along?

Latest Articles »

Alex Rodriguez and Michael Phelps: Newest Members of Disappointing Heroes List

02/08/2009

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Cincinnati Reds Look to Improve: Sign Ward and Jones to Minor League Deals

02/05/2009

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Top 5 Keys to March Madness Success For The Gonzaga Bulldogs

02/01/2009

187 reads 0 comments 0 likes

Gonzaga Wins Old Spice Classic Despite Immense Amount Of Competition

11/30/2008

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Dracula's Buttocks has teeth said...

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Please read my article about A-Rod's perfect brand new name.

I'd appreciate it if you'd leave a comment.

Thanks.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/121870-ny-rag-wins-a-rod-naming-contest

295 days ago

Sergey Zikov said...

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Good comments on that SB article, you're one of the few people who seems to see any sense in the officiating. That means even more to me as a Steeler fan seeing that you cheer for the Bengals. They all just keep talkin and making excuses.

299 days ago

Joe G said...

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Eric,

Here's the latest Musings and Notes. This week's guest is Kristofer Green.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/87499-college-basketball-musings-and-notes-november-30th

Cheers,
Joe

367 days ago

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Alex Rodriguez and Michael Phelps: Newest Members of Disappointing Heroes List

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Gonzaga Wins Old Spice Classic Despite Immense Amount Of Competition

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Gonzaga Wins Old Spice Classic Despite Immense Amount Of Competition

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