Zander Freund's Sportswriter Profile

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Zander Freund joined April 2006

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About Zander »

Hey guys—I'm Zander, a Co-Founder of Bleacher Report.

I started the website with three of my best friends from high school—Dave Finocchio, Bryan Goldberg, and Dave Nemetz—back in 2005. Our vision from the very beginning was to offer aspiring writers and die-hard fanatics a voice in sports media, thus providing readers with an infinite range of coverage and perspectives on the topics that matter most to sports fans.

This founding mission continues to drive the company today, and has revolutionized the world of sports journalism as we know it.

I had the privilege of serving this community as Bleacher Report's Managing Editor in the site's early days, and as the network's Community GM from April 2007 to November 2009.

After watching this unique community grow beyond my wildest dreams for four years, I decided to hang up my Bleacher Report cleats and move on to new adventures.

During my four years at Bleacher Report, I was fortunate enough to work with a number of truly exceptional editors, web engineers, product specialists, and business executives. The most valuable experience of all however was the opportunity to lead an innovative online community comprised of the world's most eloquent, passionate, and talented sports minds and writers.

As an Adviser to the company, I am available to the hard-working employees of Bleacher Report whenever they need me. And as a lifelong sports fan and Bleacher Creature, I still plan to contribute to this community as much as I can.

For those of you who would like to keep in touch, I'd encourage you to add me as a friend on Facebook. You can always shoot me a private message on Bleacher Report as well if you do not have a Facebook account.

Despite stepping down from my post, I remain dedicated to the founding vision of this community and could not be more proud of what we have accomplished together. I strongly believe the best is yet to come, and am looking forward to the future success that lies ahead for all of us.

Thanks again to everyone who has made this community what it is today. Knock em' dead gang!

The Shortlist »

Favorite Athletes

Tony Gwynn, Steve Young, Larry Bird, Joe Montana, Ozzie Smith, Dominick Hasek, Hakeem Olajawon, Barry Sanders, Greg Maddux, Magic Johnson, Brett Favre, Roger Federer, Michael Jordan, Kirby Puckett, Ronnie Lott, Fred Couples, Bryant Young, Andre Agassi, Pavel Bure, Lawrence Taylor, Pudge Rodriguez, Reggie Miller, Brent Jones, Tim Duncan, Pedro Martinez, Allen Iverson, Jerry Rice, Ken Caminiti, Ray Borque, Andre Agassi, Clyde Drexler, Peyton Manning, Mark McGwire, Ray Lewis, Ray Allen, Arturs Irbe, Bruce Smith, Steve Yzerman, Deion Sanders, Trevor Hoffman, Garrison Hearst, Hersey Hawkins, Wayne Gretzky, Darrell Green, Don Mattingly, Tim Hardaway, Jim Edmonds, Mike Alstott, Dave Stewart, Igor Larionov, Reggie Roby, Mario Lemieux, Steve Kerr, Tom Rathman
Favorite Sports Teams

SF 49ers (88'-present), Oakland Athletics (89'-93', 97'-01'), Golden State Warriors (89'-95', 05'-present), San Jose Sharks (93'-99'), Atlanta Braves (97'-01'), San Antonio Spurs (98'-present), San Diego Padres (98'), Dallas Mavericks (01'-03'), New York Yankees (83'-88'), Green Bay Packers (08'), Houston Rockets (95'-98')
Favorite Coaches

Bill Walsh, Paul Brown, John Wooden, Phil Jackson, Earl Weaver, Tony LaRussa
All Time Sports Moment

Owens! Owens! Owens!
Most Memorable Game Attended

Michigan vs. Michigan State, 3 OT, 2004
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

511 wins (Cy Young)
Ruth or Mays?

Mays is more well rounded, but no one ever dominated quite like Ruth
Unitas or Montana?

Joe
Jordan or Russell?

MJ
Gretzky or Orr?

Tossup
Pele or Maradona?

Pele
Federer or Sampras?

Roger—though Rod Laver won the grand slam as both an amateur and professional, and is thus surely the best male tennis player of all time
Tiger or Nicklaus?

The Golden Bear—Tiger will probably be the best when he retires
Petty or Earnhardt?

Earnhardt—With all due respect to The King, The Intimidator faced fiercer competition
Schumacher or Senna?

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

SEC—college football was made to be played down south!

Latest Articles »

A Fond Farewell to The Bleacher Report Community

12/17/2009

1,026 reads 115 comments 36 likes

San Francisco NFL Draft Weekend: Living in the Past with Steve Young

04/24/2009

556 reads 11 comments 6 likes

Why Jayson Stark Is Wrong About Alex Rodriguez and Steroids

02/11/2009

863 reads 68 comments 13 likes

The Top 10 Reasons To Root for the Cardinals on Sunday—49ers Edition

01/30/2009

804 reads 44 comments 10 likes

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Blaine Spence said...

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Can a track meet really save the planet?

On of the most amazing pieces I have read:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/342578-usa-vs-ussr-1962-the-greatest-track-meet-of-all-time

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John Meyer said...

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Hey check out my article
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/342729-2010-one-and-done-are-the-saints-good-enough

5 hours ago

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Dan Bradley commented on A Fond Farewell to The Bleacher Report Community

Your site now asks me "WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN THIS COMMUNITY!?!!?!?!?!?!??" on EVERY single page i visit now. I'm F***ing out of here.

Sherman L. McClesky said...

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Have you ever wonder what would happen if you'd taken every former Wolverine currently playing in the NFL and put them all on the same team?

Could any other team beat them?

Before you support the idea that UM coaches are not getting the talent they deserve, you might want to read this...

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/339799-nflncaa-team-michigan-vs-the-world-my-way-of-clarifying-the-blame-game-in-ann-arbor

Thank you.

5 days ago

Jonathan Maurer said...

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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/339413-the-colts-have-been-there-before-but-most-of-the-pressure-is-on-peyton

5 days ago

Richard Bowler said...

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This my WR rankings for 2010 draft
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/338501-2010-nfl-draft-top-ten-wr-prospects?just_published=1

7 days ago

Pedro Gonzalez said...

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Hey Zander I was hoping you could read my article
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/332157-the-brandon-marshalls-sweepstakes
and comment on it thanks

7 days ago

Richard Bowler said...

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Kind of Silly but thought you might get a kick out of it.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/336277-great-moustaches-in-sports#page/1

10 days ago

Philip Powell said...

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Let me know what you think of my new article.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/334114-no-respect-star-athletes-and-the-stigma-of-being-soft

11 days ago

Richard Bowler said...

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check this out http://bleacherreport.com/articles/334614-2010-nfl-draft-top-ten-rb-prospects

12 days ago

John Shubert said...

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Hey dude makin a comeback check it out http://bleacherreport.com/articles/334048-strikeforce-miami-preview

13 days ago

Richard Bowler said...

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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/333128-brett-vader-a-villian-from-the-ashes-of-greatness

14 days ago