Ryan Papaserge
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Ryan Papaserge

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Honorable Mention, July 2011
Honorable Mention, June 2011
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About

I'm a 2012 graduate of the Russell J. Jandoli School of Journalism and Mass Communication at St. Bonaventure University. In addition to contributing to/editing for this fine website, I was a former sports editor associate editor at The Bona Venture, the campus newspaper. I had the privilege of covering the women's basketball team's rise into the public eye, covering both the 2010 and 2011 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Tournaments and Women's NIT.

I am a former NASCAR Featured Columnist for B/R and an alum of both the Writing and Copy Editing Internships. A lot has changed at B/R over the past few months, however, and I'm looking to start fresh.

I also write for Kicker, a news website geared towards the 14-to-24 demographic, and VolunTEEN Nation -- a website that spotlights volunteer opportunities for teenagers (imagine that!). Occasionally, I write on my personal blog: papaserge.wordpress.com

I currently reside in Jamestown, N.Y.-- yes, I'm from the home of Lucille Ball and current NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. As far as sports interests go, you can obviously find that on the "Short List" below. However, away from feeding my sports obsession, I am a huge classic rock fan and love comedy films.

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Ray Lewis, Ray Rice, Arian Foster, Chris Kluwe, Andrew Nicholson

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Indians, St. Bonaventure Bonnies

  • Favorite Coaches

    Brian Billick, John Harbaugh, Mark Schmidt

  • All-Time Sports Moment

    (tie)Ravens win Super Bowl XXXV over the Giants, Dale Earnhardt Jr. winning the 2001 Pepsi 400, St. Bonaventure defeating Xavier to win the 2012 A-10 title and return to the NCAA Tournament

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    (tie) 2012 Atlantic 10 Championship in Atlantic City, 2012 NCAA Tournament in Nashville

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    (tie) Richard Petty's 200 NASCAR Sprint Cup wins, Brett Favre's consecutive start streak

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Mays was a more complete player.

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Unitas.

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan on stats, Russell on leadership

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Not a hockey fan.

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Not a soccer fan.

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Not a tennis fan.

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Nicklaus.

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    It's hard to make a choice -- both were dominant in their respective eras. I'll take Petty.

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Senna. Schumacher's numbers were inflated because he stuck around F1, and Ferrari's equipment was so dominant for most of his championships. We never got a chance to see the next chapter of Senna's career, even though I think he would have wound up in CART.

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

    Push for football, Neither for hoops -- I'm an A-10 guy.

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  • Cory Coolson posted 429 days ago

    Cory Coolson

    Thanks for the edits!

  • Gerard O posted 432 days ago

    Gerard O

    Hey Ryan, just noticed you edited my article and said I'd write to you to say thanks. Also, any more tips to improve as a write?

  • Craig Amos posted 437 days ago

    Craig Amos

    Thanks for the edit Ryan.

  • Imaan Jalali posted 440 days ago

    Imaan Jalali

    Thanks, Ryan :-)

  • Ryan Tactac posted 443 days ago

    Ryan Tactac

    Thanks for the feedback Ryan. I think now I better understand the style B/R is looking for.

  • Julian Salinas posted 444 days ago

    Julian Salinas

    Thanks for the edit, Ryan!

  • Richard Warrell posted 447 days ago

    Richard Warrell

    Damn, thanks for spotting typos in my piece! I tend to not even check for them as it just isn't something I regularly do. Glad someone caught my slip-up. Maybe I'm tired or something? I don't know, but grateful anyway.

  • The End posted 451 days ago

    The End

    Thanks for the feedback and edits, Ryan.

  • Imaan Jalali posted 452 days ago

    Imaan Jalali

    Thanks, Ryan :-))

  • Nathan Giese posted 454 days ago

    Nathan Giese

    Thanks for the feedback Ryan.

    One question, how the heck do I add a link to a different article into my article like everyone else. That's one thing I've never been able to figure out.

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