Brian Chappatta
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Brian Chappatta

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About

I recently graduated from Northwestern University, majoring in journalism and economics. While at Northwestern, I covered football, basketball, tennis, and women's lacrosse for The Daily Northwestern. I wrote for Bleacher Report from May 2010 through June 2011.

Growing up in the Chicagoland area at the time I did, I could not help but love the Chicago Bulls. I have fond memories of gathering around the TV and watching Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and the rest of the Bulls dynasty dominate the NBA. I enjoyed my time as a Chicago Bulls Featured Columnist on Bleacher Report, writing articles that stimulated conversation amongst other Bulls fans.

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah, Carlos Boozer, Devin Hester, Lance Briggs, Brian Urlacher, Derrick Lee, Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Chicago Bulls, Chicago Bears, Chicago Cubs, Chicago Blackhawks, Northwestern

  • Favorite Coaches

    Tom Thibodeau, Mike Krzyzewski, Lovie Smith, Phil Jackson, Pat Fitzgerald, Kelly Amonte Hiller

  • All Time Sports Moment

    Michael Jordan's shot over Bryon Russell

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    Carlos Zambrano's no-hitter in Milwaukee against the Houston Astros

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Wilt Chamberlain's 100 points in a game

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Ruth

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana

  • Jordan or Russell?

    JORDAN

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Federer

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Earnhardt

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Senna

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

    Big Ten

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  • leroy boyd posted 591 days ago

    leroy boyd

    you think someone will someone will break Joe D 56 game hitting streak?

  • leroy boyd posted 591 days ago

    leroy boyd

    You choose Babe Ruth over Willie Mays? Why? How did you dtermine that? Did you Mays play? I never saw Ruth play but Mays has never had any equal in any era of baseball He had every skill in baseball.

  • Classic Nostalgia posted 645 days ago

    Classic Nostalgia

    Durant is not the anti-lebron! Derrick Rose is!! U always see durant showboating on occasion... yelling after a dunk, doing his shoulder shimmy at the free throw line, and certain other things I don't want to go on about. And Derrick Rose is the savior of this sport, and the hope for the future of this sport, if it wasn't for him the nba would be going down the drain right now. I am a real basketball enthusiast, and I know if it wasn't for Rose I wouldn't give a crap about the association right now. Nobody was saying this about Durant when he came into the league or even in the past two years, now that the real savior has arrived, in Rose, the media wants to give somebody else the credit for everything he does for this sport. And one particular reason why is because Rose doesn't have that alpha-male personality right now that has spoiled the fans for so long, especially mainstream, he's too humble of a human being, that's why he is the anti-lebron or whatever u media puppets call it. And we real basketball enthusiasts know who the real savior of this sport is... and that's Derrick Rose!

  • Classic Nostalgia posted 645 days ago

    Classic Nostalgia

    Durant is not the anti-lebron! Derrick Rose is!! U always see durant showboating on occasion... yelling after a dunk, doing his shoulder shimmy at the free throw line, and certain other things I don't want to go on about. And Derrick Rose is the savior of this sport, if it wasn't for him the nba would be going down the drain right now. I am a real basketball enthusiast, and I know if it wasn't for Rose I wouldn't give a crap about the association right now. Nobody was saying this about Durant when he came into the league or even in the past two years, now that the real savior has arrived, in Rose, the media wants to give somebody else the credit for everything he does for this sport. And one particular reason why is because Rose doesn't have that alpha-male personality right now that has spoiled the fans for so long, especially mainstream, he's too humble of a human being, that's why he is the anti-lebron or whatever u media puppets call it. And we real basketball enthusiasts know who the real savior of this sport is... and that's Derrick Rose!

  • Alex Sullivan posted 661 days ago

    Alex Sullivan

    Breaking news, trade involving NO, IND, HOU and NJ

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/433683-nba-trade-rumors-four-team-deal-close-to-completion?just_published=1

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  • Carl D posted 676 days ago

    Carl D

    you cant let random comments make you angry lol. If you are going to make it big you will face more criticism than what I said. Im just kid who was messin around lol

  • Carl D posted 677 days ago

    Carl D

    woww