Collin Whitchurch's Sportswriter Profile

Collin Whitchurch joined June 2008

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About Collin »

My name is Collin Whitchurch and I'm a 22-year old Journalism major at Eastern Illinois University. I am the assistant sports editor of EIU's daily student newspaper, the Daily Eastern News. I'm an avid follower of almost anything sports. The sport I'm most passionate about is baseball and I follow the Chicago White Sox like some people follow the gospel. I also passionately hate the Chicago Cubs (stemming from having a father who is a St. Louis Cardinals fan). In other sports I am a fan of the Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bulls, and Chicago Blackhawks. Don't ask my why I follow all Chicago teams except football, because I can't really make sense of it. I am a fan of University of Illinois football and University of Illinois and Marquette University basketball.

Sports are my passion. I live them, breathe them, and my knowledge of the sports that I follow I plan to use to succeed in the world beyond college. I enjoy talking and debating sports with anyone who wishes to.

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Favorite Athletes

Football: Brett Favre, Drew Brees, A.J. Hawk, Ladanian Tomlinson, Aaron Kampman, Al Harris, Donald Driver, Leroy Butler, Reggie White. Baseball: Mark Buehrle, Joe Crede, A.J. Pierzynski, Albert Pujols, Chase Utley, Derek Jeter, Cal Ripken Jr., Ken Griffey Jr. Basketball: Michael Jordan, Dwyane Wade, Chris Paul, Shaquille O'Neal. Hockey: Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin, Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews.
Favorite Sports Teams

Chicago White Sox, Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bulls, Chicago Blackhawks
All Time Sports Moment

Chicago White Sox winning 2005 World Series
Most Memorable Game Attended

Al Harris returning interception off of Matt Hasslebeck for a game-winning touchdown in Wild Card playoffs in the "We'll take the ball and we're going to score" game.
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Nolan Ryan's 7 no-hitters
Ruth or Mays?

Mays
Unitas or Montana?

Montana
Jordan or Russell?

Jordan
Gretzky or Orr?

Gretzky
Pele or Maradona?

Pele
Federer or Sampras?

Sampras. He faced tougher competition
Tiger or Nicklaus?

Tiger
Petty or Earnhardt?

Earnhardt
Schumacher or Senna?

Don't know anything about either.
Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

Big 10 is who I root for but the SEC has the best football and the Big East has the best basketball.

Latest Articles »

In Defense of Manny: Let's Think about This for a Second

05/07/2009

474 reads 39 comments 6 likes

Bloggers vs. Reporters: Why Can't We Be Friends?

04/17/2009

57 reads 1 comments 0 likes

Greg Jennings: Is He the Best Wide Receiver in the NFL?

10/15/2008

518 reads 2 comments 0 likes

White Sox-Rays: Momentum Could Lead To Series Win For South Siders

10/01/2008

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Heartbeat of the Bronx said...

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Hey Collin,

Ryan Zimmerman’s hit streak halted at 30 games last night. As one streak ends, another is admired. Read about how Joe DiMaggio forever redefined ’56,’ and how his feat may never be broken. It is a record that thankfully cannot be broken through steroid use, and represents all that was once right in a game that has since gone so wrong.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/175186-one-streak-ends-another-is-admired-how-joe-dimaggio-redefined-56

Thanks in advance!

-Stephen (Heartbeat of the Bronx)

195 days ago

Jersey Al Bracco said...

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Packers Community leaders have a Packers daft pick contest going. Here are the details:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/157126-br-contest-predict-the-packers-picks-win-a-cheesehead

222 days ago

GeorgiaDawg said...

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If you get a minute.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/80008-good-or-great-the-case-for-matthew-stafford

380 days ago

Gray Ghost said...

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Everyone needs to read this from Joe Guaar:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/73028-how-college-football-saved-my-sanity

397 days ago

Sean Crowe said...

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And to think, the only pick I took crap for was the Chargers pick....and I was RIGHT on that one. :)

-Sean

402 days ago

GeorgiaDawg said...

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Thanks for the pick Collin!!

402 days ago

Gray Ghost said...

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Thanks Collin. I very much appreciate the pick!

414 days ago

Gray Ghost said...

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This one is dear to me!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/65594-my-student-my-hero

416 days ago

J. Michael Morris said...

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thanks for the vote

418 days ago

Molly Gray said...

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Looking forward to the Dallas-Cincinnati match up this weekend? Sounds like Chad Ocho Cinco is too!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/64575-cincinnati-dallas-ocho-cinco-and-terrell-owens

419 days ago

Gray Ghost said...

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I humbly submit my latest:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/62923-southern-style-humble-pie-yours-is-in-the-oven

423 days ago

Nelson Santos said...

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Thanks for the pick of the day Collin

428 days ago

Gray Ghost said...

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If you have the time, my latest:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/60132-four-ways-to-earn-your-props-in-the-br-college-football-community

429 days ago

Shaun Ahmad said...

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Hey Colin..

Just shoot me an email by Tuesday afternoon at BleacherPowerRankings@gmail.com with the list of 32 teams in order from best to worst. If you want to add commentary, that'd be great and i'll try to include it in the final version.

Thanks!

431 days ago

Lisa Horne said...

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Hey, thanks for the props!

432 days ago

Collin's Achievements & Awards (4) »

Hot Read [article title]

Hot Read: Gold Medal

Hey, John Paxson: Go After Josh Smith!

Received 5,000 Reads • July 10, 2008
Hot Read [article title]

Hot Read: Silver Medal

Top Five Most Valuable Players for Team…

Received 2,000 Reads • August 24, 2008
Great Debate [article title]

Great Debate: Bronze Medal

In Defense of Manny: Let's Think about …

Received 25 comments • May 07, 2009
Great Debate [article title]

Great Debate: Bronze Medal

Ted Thompson Knows What the Heck He's Doing

Received 25 comments • August 07, 2008

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Latest Articles »

In Defense of Manny: Let's Think about This for a Second

Bloggers vs. Reporters: Why Can't We Be Friends?

Greg Jennings: Is He the Best Wide Receiver in the NFL?