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Brad Vipperman joined September 2009

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I'm a 23 year old from Fountain Hills, Arizona. I graduated from Northern Arizona University this past July and currently live in Scottsdale, AZ. I have loved sports my entire life and have been writing about them for various websites and blogs for the past few years.

I grew up mainly a basketball player but football has always been my favorite sport. I have been a diehard Washington Redskins fan since I was six years old and no team can match my enthusiasm for them. As far as the NBA goes, I am a Los Angeles Lakers fan all the way. I was born in Los Angeles but grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii.

When I was 10 years old, the Lakers were playing an exhibition game against the Nuggets at the University of Hawaii's stadium. A friend of mine had courtside tickets and before the game I got to say hi to Shaq (the largest human being I have ever seen in person). The true highlight though was watching a 17 year old rookie by the name of Kobe Bryant run wind-sprints in front of me. As he got to my sideline I stuck out my hand and he gave me a high-five before heading back to the other end. From then on, Kobe was my guy.

Sports have given me so much in life, from friends, to self-confidence, to a way to spend my summers as an only child. I love and follow all sports and find that beyond the games played there is much more that we can learn from them.

Follow me on twitter at: http://twitter.com/TeamVip33

The Shortlist »

Favorite Athletes

Sean Taylor, Kobe Bryant, Chris Cooley, Brian Orakpo
Favorite Sports Teams

Washington Redskins, Los Angeles Lakers, University of Miami Football
Favorite Coaches

Joe Gibbs, Coach K
All Time Sports Moment

Being in the crowd in 2002 when Michael Jordan hit a game winning shot for the Wizards to beat the Phoenix Suns during my sophomore year of high school
Most Memorable Game Attended

Cowboys @ Redskins, December 2006
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Cal Ripken Jr.'s consecutive game 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?

Earnhardt
Schumacher or Senna?

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

ACC

Latest Articles »

Pac-10 Predictions: Week 13

11/27/2009

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Pac-10 Predictions: Week 12

11/20/2009

206 reads 3 comments 0 likes

Chasin' Dreams at Phoenix International Raceway

11/18/2009

28 reads 4 comments 1 likes

News, Notes, and Wild Rides at Phoenix International Raceway

11/14/2009

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Erin McLaughlin said...

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Thanks for the feedback on my article.

4 days ago

Devon Teeple said...

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and also thanks for the feedback

4 days ago

Devon Teeple said...

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Thanks for the edits

4 days ago

Marzia Hazra said...

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Thanks for the edit and the feedback :)

4 days ago

Oystein Dahl said...

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Brad,
Thanks for the feedback, and for taking time to edit. Good job, and obviously no changes I disagreed with. Thanks also for the praise. Yes, it took some time to research, but that I did without having an article in mind. I just was very curious, and had to find out if there was any merrit to the predictions that Bug Unit is the last. When I found there really wasn't I felt like spreading the news. Obviously, by respons number two it did not reach everyone :-). You can't win them all. Thanks again Øystein Oslo, Norway

5 days ago

Andrew Weaver said...

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Thanks for the edit Brad. And good catch with Clinton! Appreciate it.

Thanks again,

Andrew

5 days ago

al asifyouknow said...

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Happy Holidays!!!
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/300860-happy-holidays-my-friends-and-feliz-ano-nuevo

5 days ago

Brad Vipperman said...

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Hey you're welcome for the edit, no problem. And I really enjoyed your article too, looking forward to more of your stuff.

6 days ago

Marianne Bevis said...

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Thanks for the edit. I was unsure about tendonitis/tendinitis, so went with the 'o' version Should have listened to my spell check!
Appreciate your supportive comments, too.

7 days ago

Rajat Jain said...

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Thanks for the edits, Brad!

10 days ago

Brad Vipperman said...

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Hey thanks for the edit and the feedback. You made some good points and I took note of them. I appreciate the time man!

10 days ago

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New Article: Pac-10 Predictions: Week 13

published by Brad Vipperman

I think it's pretty safe to say that this weekend's slate of Pac-10 games aren't quite as exciting as last weekend's. That being said, there are still a few interesting subplots to explore and, I think, some winnable spreads out there...

Colin Linneweber said...

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Thnaks, brother...Happy Turkey Day!

13 days ago

Joe G said...

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Thanks for the edit and comment Brad. It's easy to write passionately about people who deserve it. I wish another DC owner was as...well let's leave it at that!

13 days ago

Chloe Francis said...

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Thanks for the edit! Much appreciated.

13 days ago

Erin McLaughlin said...

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Thanks for the feedback on my article.

4 days ago

Devon Teeple said...

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and also thanks for the feedback

4 days ago

Devon Teeple said...

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Thanks for the edits

4 days ago

Marzia Hazra said...

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Thanks for the edit and the feedback :)

4 days ago

Oystein Dahl said...

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Brad,
Thanks for the feedback, and for taking time to edit. Good job, and obviously no changes I disagreed with. Thanks also for the praise. Yes, it took some time to research, but that I did without having an article in mind. I just was very curious, and had to find out if there was any merrit to the predictions that Bug Unit is the last. When I found there really wasn't I felt like spreading the news. Obviously, by respons number two it did not reach everyone :-). You can't win them all. Thanks again Øystein Oslo, Norway

5 days ago

Andrew Weaver said...

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Thanks for the edit Brad. And good catch with Clinton! Appreciate it.

Thanks again,

Andrew

5 days ago

al asifyouknow said...

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Happy Holidays!!!
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/300860-happy-holidays-my-friends-and-feliz-ano-nuevo

5 days ago

Marianne Bevis said...

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Thanks for the edit. I was unsure about tendonitis/tendinitis, so went with the 'o' version Should have listened to my spell check!
Appreciate your supportive comments, too.

7 days ago

Rajat Jain said...

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Thanks for the edits, Brad!

10 days ago

Colin Linneweber said...

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Thnaks, brother...Happy Turkey Day!

13 days ago

Joe G said...

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Thanks for the edit and comment Brad. It's easy to write passionately about people who deserve it. I wish another DC owner was as...well let's leave it at that!

13 days ago

Chloe Francis said...

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Thanks for the edit! Much appreciated.

13 days ago

David Yeazell said...

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Thanks for the edit and quick response.

14 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

14 days ago

Scott Fitzsimmons said...

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Thanks for the edit and the kind words.

Scott

18 days ago

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