Jerry Burnes
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Jerry Burnes

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About

Jerry is currently an award-winning staff sports writer for the Free Press Newspapers in Wilmington, IL and the former sports editor at the Northern Star; the campus newspaper for Northern Illinois University.

Jerry has covered the 2010 NFL Scouting Combine and the 2009 NFL Draft, specifically following 2009 first round draft pick Larry English (No. 16 to the San Diego Chargers).

Awards:
2009: Awarded first place for sports feature by the Illinois Press Association
2009: Awarded first place for sports new story by the Illinois Press Association
2009: Awarded first place for sports column by the Illinois College Press Association
2009: Awarded honorable mention for sports news story by the Illinois College Press Association

Jerry can be reached at jerry.burnes@gmail.com.

You can also check out my other sites:
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www.twitter.com/jerryburnes
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www.jerryburnesphotography.com
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Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Ryne Sandberg, Larry English, Michael Turner, Garrett Wolfe, Devin Hester, LeBron James, Jonathan Toews

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Chicago Cubs, Chicago Bears, Chicago Blackhawks, Northern Illinois Huskies, Ohio State Buckeyes

  • Favorite Coaches

    Joe Novak, Jim Tressel

  • All Time Sports Moment

    The most memorable for me is Game 6 of the 2003 NLCS, otherwise known as the "Bartman Game."

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    NIU Football 2008 Homecoming: Routed rival Toledo

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Cal Ripken's consecutive games played streak.

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Mays, all-around player.

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan, he was the best ever.

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Federer

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Earnhardt

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Schumacher

  • ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 or SEC?

    Big 10

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  • Lewie Pollis posted 799 days ago

    Lewie Pollis

    Hey Jerry,

    I saw your article about the market for Bradley. I'd love to hear what you think of this article about the vast upside he has for any team that would take a chance on him:

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/305692-believe-it-or-not-milton-bradley-could-be-trade-markets-best-bargain

  • Craig Santucci posted 919 days ago

    Craig Santucci

    I thought you would like this new look on college football(Illinois) and the NY Giants recent drafts.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/234198-drafting-ny-giants-the-state-of-illinois-producing-football-studs

  • Joel Reuter posted 953 days ago

    Joel Reuter

    A look at the 20 best moves the Cubs have made in the last 20 years. Take a look when you get a chance.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/214647-lets-make-a-deal-the-chicago-cubs-20-best-transactions-since-1990

  • daniel cox posted 1231 days ago

    daniel cox

    jerry,

    check this out if you get a chance:

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/65009-good-news-good-guys-in-college-football

    a story i feel is getting overlooked.

    thanks!

  • Joe Willett posted 1272 days ago

    Joe Willett

    Hey Jerry, I promise this isn't spam or anything, but I run a blog at TheDailyCub.com, but I can't keep up with daily posts or anything like that, so I have been looking for somebody to run it. You have been doing a good job with Cubs writing on here and I was wondering if you could take over the blog for me. It's not much work and when it starts to make money, you get to split the profits with the person who actually owns the site. It's all part of sportsblognet.com so you have instant exposure, although it is a new sight that just launched from beta. Let me know if you would be interested.

  • Chris Pennant posted 1290 days ago

    Chris Pennant

    Hey man, it was a necessary article and not a bad one. I was just a little hyped up after the Sox win last night and probably a little on the edge. But yeah, it has nothing to do with Sox and Cubs, you know? Just writers sharing their opinions.

    Lookin' forward to your next article.
    -CJP

  • Bob Warja posted 1292 days ago

    Bob Warja

    I look forward to your top 4.

  • Sam Wenk posted 1292 days ago

    Sam Wenk

    Thanks for the compliment

  • Casey McLain posted 1303 days ago

    Casey McLain

    Hey,

    Thanks for reading my article helping me win "pick of the day."

    Casey

  • Jake Perper posted 1333 days ago

    Jake Perper

    visit my blog at bearsbacker.com
    thanks,
    Jake

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