Jerry Burnes
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Jerry's Bio

I am currently a staff writer for the Free Press Newspapers in Wilmington, IL and the former sports editor at the Northern Star, the campus newspaper at Northern Illinois University. I graduated in May 2009 with a Bachelor's of Science in Journalism and a minor in English. In my time at the Star I covered former NIU defensive end, two-time MAC MVP and No. 16 pick in the 2009 NFL Draft to the San Diego Chargers, Larry English. Along with my staff we spent an entire semester producing a special section, the Top 50 Huskies of All Time (http://www.northernstar.info/page.php?pid=top50). Among other things, I also had the chance to cover men's soccer, women's basketball, volleyball and various football stories at NIU.

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Jerry Writes About

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

  • 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

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

    Big 10

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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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!

  4. 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.

  5. 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

  6. I look forward to your top 4.

  7. Thanks for the compliment

  8. Hey,

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

    Casey

  9. visit my blog at bearsbacker.com
    thanks,
    Jake

  10. Hey Jerry:
    My Google news homepage tagged your bio page. Good to see you writing on here. Although I'd offer that the most unbreakable sports record is Cy Young's 511 career wins. No one will ever even get within 100 of it.
    Have a great summer. - Jim K.

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