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Born on the South Side of Chicago (on a side street), in the mid 70's, I've been full circle with sports, coming up with my beloved White Sox, Bulls, Bears and watching Nascar oh I can't forget DePaul University (my alma mater), and Northwestern football, I've seen every possible way a team can lose but then win as well. My love of sports has waned some in recent years but I still like to write sports when I can.

Charles's Recent Articles

BROOKLYN, MI - AUGUST 15: Dale Earnhardt Jr. driver of the #88 National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet, stands in the garage during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Michigan 400 at Michigan Internetional Speedway on August 15, 2009 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR)

For Nascar To Truly Inprove Dale Jr Needs to Race Better

Published 2 months ago
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BROOKLYN, MI - AUGUST 15: Brad Kesolowski driver of the #88 leads Justin Allgaier driver of the #12 Verizon Wireless Dodge, Kyle Busch driver of the #18 NOS Energy drink Toyota and Brian Vickers driver of the #32 Dollar General Toyota during the NASCAR Nationwide Series at Michigan International Speedway on August 15, 2009 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Jerry Markland/Getty Images for NASCAR)

There's No Crying in Racing: Why Brian Vickers Should Shut Up

Published 2 months ago
36 reads 2 comments

WATKINS GLEN, NY - AUGUST 09: Crew members push the #99 Aflac Ford, driven by Carl Edwards, off the grid after a rain delay in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at Watkins Glen International on August 9, 2009 in Watkins Glen, New York. (Photo by Todd Warshaw/Getty Images for NASCAR)

NASCAR: Sometimes You Win, Sometimes You Lose, and Sometimes It Rains

Published 3 months ago
79 reads 0 comments

LONG POND, PA - AUGUST 03: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Federal Express Toyota, comes to the finish line to take the checkered flag from NASCAR flagman Rick Monroe as he took victory in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 at the Pocono Raceway on August 3, 2009 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

Racing to Win: Nascar Needs to Show More Love to Winners

Published 3 months ago
187 reads 12 comments

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Charles Writes About

Opinion (15),
NASCAR (15),
Motorsports (14),
Chicago (5),
NBA (5),
NBA Central (4),
Chicago Bulls (4),
Scott Skiles (2)

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The Short List What Charles thinks about sport's most pressing questions

Favorite Athletes

Michael Jordan, Dwayne Wade, Frank Thomas, Richard Petty, Kevin Harvick, Tony Schumacher, Antron Brown
Favorite Sports Teams

Chicago Bulls, DePaul Blue Demons, Chicago White Sox, Maryland Terrapins, Chicago Wolves
Favorite Coaches

Ray Meyer
All Time Sports Moment

When the 2005 Chicago White Sox won the World Series
Most Memorable Game Attended

2008 Chicago White Sox Play in Game (Blackout) vs the Minnesota Twins
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Nolan Ryan's Strike out record
Ruth or Mays?

Say Hey Kid
Unitas or Montana?

Johnny U
Jordan or Russell?

MJ
Gretzky or Orr?

The Great One
Pele or Maradona?

Pele
Federer or Sampras?

Federer
Tiger or Nicklaus?

Tiger
Petty or Earnhardt?

The King
Schumacher or Senna?

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

Big East & ACC for basketball, SEC for football

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by David
4 months ago

Hiya.....hope all is well. Please take a second to read my latest, bleacherreport didnt put it anywhere for anyone to read and I thought the article turned out well. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/216276-dei-the-demise-of-what-was-once-a-promising-empire
by L.J.
4 months ago

Hey South Side...what's your take on the NASCAR hall of fame?

We're getting a roundtable going here...
by Dann
4 months ago

He mate

wrote a piece which I tried to make my master piece. Could you please cheack it out. Don't be scared of telling me if it is bad

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/200865-painting-my-sports-idol
by L.J.
5 months ago

Here is an interesting piece on football in Europe and the trend to settle racial issues in court.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/13/sports/soccer/13race.html
by Jeff
11 months ago

Hey Charles—Jeff here, a Bleacher Report Community Coordinator.

I've been spending time on our NASCAR page and read a couple of your old articles. Really on-point analysis...you do good work.

Given that you haven't written in a while, I thought I'd check in and see if you're interested in picking up your coverage again. What do you say?

If not, it would be great if you could give me some feedback on why you decided to stop writing and what we could have done to better serve you. If you wouldn't mind, please shoot me a line at jeff@bleacherreport.com with any thoughts.

Thanks so much,

Jeff
by Dominica
about 1 year ago

Thanks for becoming a fan!
by Zander
about 1 year ago

Hey Charles,

I just wanted to let you know that Bleacher Report has launched out of beta with an updated look and feel and some great new features. Check out the "Game On" link in the header to find out more.

Next week we'll be launching the site to the world with some public announcements—and it'd be great to get a contribution from you between now and Tuesday to make Bleacher Report's launch a success.

Let me know if you need any help with ideas or have questions. Have a great weekend Charles!

Zander
by Scott
about 1 year ago

Thanks for the add as a favorite writer. You're the first, and no doubtedly, the last!

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For Nascar To Truly Inprove Dale Jr Needs to Race Better

There's No Crying in Racing: Why Brian Vickers Should Shut Up

NASCAR: Sometimes You Win, Sometimes You Lose, and Sometimes It Rains

Racing to Win: Nascar Needs to Show More Love to Winners

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