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My name is Brandon. I live and work in Washington, D.C. I grew up in Iowa and later moved to Kansas, where I finished high school, and graduated from the University of Kansas. I majored in Political Science and History which helped me get the job I currently have on the legislative staff of a prominent member of the U.S. Senate. I am a huge sports fan, hailing from Iowa, I did not have local teams to root for, and my family was a Minnesota family, so I have forever been a Twins and Vikings fan.

Likewise, I had no NBA team to cheer for. I was always a fan of the Phoenix Suns due to the fact that my grandparents lived in Phoenix for a short time while I was growing up. Now my uncle and his family lives there and has courtside season tickets to which I have been lucky enough to be a benefactor. I have been emotionally invested in the Suns for about five years now.

Finally, I am a soccer fanatic. I didn't get into playing soccer until about 1994, but once ESPN started playing Champions League games in 1998 I've been hooked. I watched the Manchester United vs. Bayern Munich 1999 final in Barcelona and I fell in love with Manchester United. I've been following them since and don't miss a game, whether it's on TV or streaming live on my computer. Out of the sports team I vigorously follow, they are the only team I have yet to see play live. My goal is to do it before I turn 30, so I have a little over five years to get that accomplished.

Aside from my professional sports teams, I follow the Kansas Jayhawks for obvious reasons. In my youth I cheered against the Jayhawks as I was a Iowa State Cyclone fan. Once I came to KU for a visit, I fell in love. My first love is KU football, probably because I cheered so hard against those Roy Williams teams for so long. I am glad that Mark Mangino is growing the football program, and I look forward to the college football season every year. Obviously I cheer for the Jayhawks in basketball as well, the 2008 National Championship game was the best finish to a college basketball I've ever seen.

That about sums it up.

Brandon's Recent Articles

CARSON, CA - NOVEMBER 23: Captain Frankie Hejduk #2 and his Columbus Crew teammates hold up the Philip F. Anschutz Trophy in celebration after defeating the New York Red Bulls 3-1 in the 2008 MLS Cup match at The Home Depot Center on November 23, 2008 in Carson, California. (Photo by Victor Decolongon/Getty Images)

MLS Cup Playoffs: A Continued Recipe for Mediocrity

Published 5 days ago
77 reads 5 comments

LAWRENCE, KS - FEBRUARY 18: Head coach Bill Self of the Kansas Jayhawks talks with Sherron Collins #4 during the game against the Iowa State Cyclones at Allen Fieldhouse February 18, 2009 in Lawrence, Kansas. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Kansas Basketball Season Preview: Jayhawks Look to Ride No. 1 Ranking to Title

Published 13 days ago
423 reads 0 comments

LAWRENCE, KS - OCTOBER 10: Quarterback Todd Reesing #5 of the Kansas Jayhawks passes during the game against the Iowa State Cyclones on October 10, 2009 at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Kansas Football In Need Of Some Introspection

Published about 1 month ago
234 reads 1 comments

BURNLEY, ENGLAND - AUGUST 19: Michael Owen of Manchester United holds his head during the Barclays Premier League match between Burnley and Manchester United at Turf Moor on August 19, 2009 in Burnley, England. (Photoby Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

Missed Chances, Brilliant Goal Leave Manchester United Stunned

Published 2 months ago
172 reads 8 comments

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Favorite Athletes

Kirby Puckett, Shaquille O'Neal, Cristiano Ronaldo, David Beckham, Kasey Keller, Randy Moss, Cris Carter, Jared Allen.
Favorite Sports Teams

Manchester United Football Club, Kansas Jayhawks, Minnesota Twins, Minnesota Vikings, Phoenix Suns, and the Washington Nationals.
Favorite Coaches

Bill Self, Ron Gardenhire, Sir Alex Ferguson, and Bob Bradley.
All Time Sports Moment

Tie: Mario Chalmers game-tying three pointer in the 2008 NCAA Basketball National Championship. Kirby Puckett's Game 6 Walk-Off Homerun.
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Wilt Chamberlain's 100 points.
Ruth or Mays?

Ruth
Unitas or Montana?

Unitas
Jordan or Russell?

Jordan
Gretzky or Orr?

Gretzky
Pele or Maradona?

Pele
Federer or Sampras?

Sampras
Tiger or Nicklaus?

Tiger
Petty or Earnhardt?

Earnhardt
Schumacher or Senna?

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

Big 12

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by Hotnuke
about 1 month ago

Brandon,

I felt you might get a kick out of this little piece. It has an important message for everyone. Let me know what you think of it in the comments section.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/255532-be-smart-play-joyfully-today?just_published=1

Thanks,

Daniel Barber aka Hotnuke
by NYC Media Screamers-
4 months ago

Hey man check out my article on ESPN's coverage of the Confederation's Cup Final

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/208665-espn-scores-in-us-national-teams-first-fifa-final
by Andrew
5 months ago

Hey Brandon, here is an article about Manchester United's new shirt sponsor

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/191642-aon-will-be-new-shirt-sponsor-for-manchester-united
by Carolina
5 months ago

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/179571-manchester-united-to-give-hull-city-an-easy-ride-youre-havin-a-laugh

What do you think will happen on Sunday?
by Jordan
7 months ago

As you might now Lance Stephenson has been the odd one out for Kansas this past week, but hear what he might do to get back at Kansas!
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/149757-lance-stephensons-attempt-to-get-back-at-kansas
by Hotnuke
7 months ago

Brandon, you might want to check out this piece by a talented young writer here on Bleacher Report named, Nick Carlo. It's a great read.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/141775-the-story-of-how-i-discovered-bleacher-report

Thanks.
by Jordan
8 months ago

Hey Brandon,
Here's a Big 12 article, I hope you enjoy. You can comment if you want.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/139709-kansas-or-missouri-whos-the-real-big-xii-champion
by Captain
10 months ago

Hi there,

I really like your writing style.
I’m The Captain from www.TOsports.ca , we are a free monthly sports magazine for the Toronto area.
We are looking for more contributors for our website/magazine/rag. If you are interested in contributing articles please let me know at thecaptain@TOsports.ca. We will provide a link to your site and add you to our blogroll. Our magazine is published once a month but updated daily on the web. Plus, we let the writers decide who’s articles get in the published magazine.

I look forward to hearing from you soon,

Best,

The Captain
www.TOsports.ca
by Steven
10 months ago

Hey Brandon.

The season's half way mark has been passed, and spurred on by a comment by Nathan Lowe I've written an article reviewing Berbatov's progress so far this season, and debate about whether he's got what it takes to replace Carlos Tevez:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/108119-20082009-the-season-so-far-dimitar-berbatov-and-carlos-tevez/

I put a lot of work into it, and would really appreciate it if you gave it a read.

Regards,
Steven
by Steven
10 months ago

Hey. Wrote an article about the Tevez statements that came out recently. Would like to know your opinion.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/107829-is-alex-ferguson-lying-to-us
by Barney
10 months ago

Hey!

What a year of sports 2008 has been! You may be surprised by the amount of history that was made this year! Here are the greatest sporting moments of 2008, including all sports! Your opinions and thoughts would be greatly appreciated!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/95997-a-year-in-review-the-greatest-sporting-moments-of-2008

Cheers,
Barney
by T.W.
11 months ago

Brandon,

My name is T.W. Krems and I am the Community Leader for the Chicago Bears. I am also the head of the Black and Blue Wrap Up. Thats were a writer from each of the four teams in the NFC North get to gether and have a discussion and team report in each weekly edition. I have attached a link to last weeks edition and in this weeks edition you may notice that the Vikings report is not there. I am looking for a back up writer to possibly take over soon. If you are interested let me know. I like what you can bring to the group and if it is a go I can introduce you to the team. Thanks again.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/80379-black-and-blue-wrap-up-nfl-week-10

Tom Krems
NFC North BR Marketing Intern

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MLS Cup Playoffs: A Continued Recipe for Mediocrity

Kansas Basketball Season Preview: Jayhawks Look to Ride No. 1 Ranking to Title

Kansas Football In Need Of Some Introspection

Missed Chances, Brilliant Goal Leave Manchester United Stunned

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