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Matt Gilmartin joined June 2008

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About Matt »

I'm an 18-year-old high school junior.

I love to play basketball, and I'm the team assistant for my school's varsity basketball team..

I plan to enlist in the US Marine Corps as an infantryman after I graduate from college.

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Carolina Panthers, Duke Blue Devils
Favorite Coaches
All Time Sports Moment
Most Memorable Game Attended
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hit streak. No one has come close to breaking this record.
Ruth or Mays?
Unitas or Montana?
Jordan or Russell?

Russell--he has won more championships than any other athlete in pro sports history.
Gretzky or Orr?

Gretzky. He was an unstoppable, goal-scoring machine.
Pele or Maradona?

Neither. I'm not a soccer fan.
Federer or Sampras?

Sampras, I guess, he's one of my dad's all-time favorites
Tiger or Nicklaus?

No preference.
Petty or Earnhardt?

NASCAR disinterests me
Schumacher or Senna?

Whichever was the richer one.
Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

ACC basketball

Latest Articles »

Why Jake Delhomme Makes Me Want to Cut My Ties to His Team and Football

09/14/2009

457 reads 17 comments 3 likes

I Have Seen the Light: Why Jake Delhomme Is Holding the Carolina Panthers Back

09/13/2009

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Top 40 Fantasy Football Quarterbacks: Nos. 21-25

08/21/2009

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The Top 40 Fantasy Football Quarterbacks: Nos. 26-30

08/16/2009

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Duke-Villanova: Sweet 16 Matchup Breakdown

Received 5,000 Reads • March 17, 2009
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Top Ten Songs to Help You Get Pumped Up…

Received 5,000 Reads • September 20, 2008
Great Debate

Great Debate: Silver Medal

Duke-Villanova: Sweet 16 Matchup Breakdown

Received 50 comments • March 17, 2009
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Top 10 Nicknames in Sports

Received 2,000 Reads • September 12, 2008
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Chad Ocho Cinco Forced to Change Last N…

Received 2,000 Reads • September 06, 2008
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Sports Photographers: The Most Underapp…

Received 2,000 Reads • July 11, 2008
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Examining Duke's Possible Second-Round …

Received 1,000 Reads • March 17, 2009
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Profiling the Philadelphia Phillies' Pr…

Received 1,000 Reads • February 07, 2009
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A First Look at the Carolina Panthers' …

Received 1,000 Reads • January 20, 2009
Great Debate

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Preview: Carolina Panthers at San Diego…

Received 25 comments • August 14, 2008
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Airsoft Guns: A Double-Edged Sword

Received 1,000 Reads • August 11, 2008
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Carolina Panthers Quarterbacks: Not You…

Received 1,000 Reads • August 07, 2008

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