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Zander Freund

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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!

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  • Blaine Spence said...

    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

    5 hours ago

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  • John Meyer said...

    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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  • Comment

    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...

    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

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  • Jonathan Maurer said...

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

    5 days ago

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  • Richard Bowler said...

    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

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  • Pedro Gonzalez said...

    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

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  • Richard Bowler said...

    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

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  • Philip Powell said...

    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

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  • Richard Bowler said...

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

    12 days ago

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  • John Shubert said...

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

    13 days ago

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  • Richard Bowler said...

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

    14 days ago

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  • Blaine Spence said...

    It is that time again...

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/331942-the-nfl-the-nba-and-mlb-kick-off-the-relay-for-life-2010

    16 days ago

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  • Thomas Cogliano said...

    Hello Zander,

    The following is an opinion piece I wrote on the necessity of a salary cap in Major League Baseball. I am curious and would be delighted for any feedback that you can give me. If you have the time and means to do so, here is the article:

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/331714-making-a-killing-with-little-drilling-call-for-a-baseball-salary-cap

    17 days ago

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  • Michael W said...

    Zander,

    How you been?

    I just wrote a new article on the 10 best starting pitchers from the 1940s.
    Don't know if you check these anymore.

    But if you do and if you get time, check it out later and let me know what you think. Thanks

    It’s at:
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/330393

    19 days ago

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