Leon Horne's Sportswriter Profile

Leon Horne joined January 2008

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About Leon »

Well, I was born and raised just outside of Montreal, Quebec, Canada in the Vaudreuil-Soulange region. I just recently made the move to my nation's capital with my long time girl friend. I graduated from McGill university with a B.Sc. in psychology and am currently working in residential and car insurance sales. I am a die hard sports fan, I watch NFL, NHL, CFL, UFC, Snowboarding, the olympics and both ATP and WTA tennis. I am not a tremendous athlete myself, but I was a competitive swimmer, I pitched in baseball, played water polo, began playing tennis to stay in shape and have been snowboarding for over 10 years. I enjoy commenting on sports and debating issues in the world of sports and am excited at the opportunity to be able to contribute to the Bleacher Report.

Here is one of pieces that I am proud of so far, it was featured on nbcsports.com:

http://blogs.nbcsports.com/tennis/2009/07/great-article.html

The Shortlist »

Favorite Athletes

Rafael Nadal, Randy Moss, Saku Koivu, Roger Federer, Marc Bulger the list goes on
Favorite Sports Teams

Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Alouettes, Montreal Expos, St. Louis Rams
All Time Sports Moment

New York Giants dashing the New Enganld Patriots perfect season in the 2007/2008 season
Most Memorable Game Attended

New England Patriots vs. Sandiego Charges in 2007/2008 Semi-Finals
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Wayne Gretzky's points Record or Jerry Rice's Career Reception record
Ruth or Mays?

indifferent
Unitas or Montana?

Montana
Pele or Maradona?

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

Big East

Latest Articles »

Fedor Emelianeko's Injuries the Thorn in Strikeforce's Side

11/10/2009

532 reads 5 comments 1 likes

Five Points To Take from Strikeforce: Fedor Vs Rogers

11/08/2009

1,645 reads 19 comments 0 likes

Marcus Jones Surprises Viewers with Skill

11/05/2009

600 reads 12 comments 0 likes

Kimbo Slice vs Houston Alexander: EliteXC

11/04/2009

1,589 reads 8 comments 0 likes

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Leon Horne commented on BREAKING NEWS (AGAIN): LESNAR MAY BE HEADED FOR UFC RETIREMENT?

Saying you won't let anyone know until it develops is basically saying you don't know for sure, so you are just speculating based on your expertise...

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Leon Horne commented on BREAKING NEWS (AGAIN): LESNAR MAY BE HEADED FOR UFC RETIREMENT?

Thought you said Lesnar was done as a fighter and you had verifiable sources... He is supposed to be fighting again and they say within the...

James Ryan said...

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Leon,

Please read the comments. I am declaring war! LOL :)

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/289493-creature-vs-creature-are-we-really-doubting-the-natural

James

11 days ago

Doctor Death said...

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Thought you might enjoy this one:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/289443-will-we-see-the-truth-on-saturday

12 days ago

King J said...

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Leon,
Bro we just completed the extended trailer for our MMA film!
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/266296-king-j-producing-temecula-skeletor-the-greatest-mma-film-of-all-time

52 days ago

Matt Randall said...

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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/254911-alistair-overeem-why-the-ufc-doesnt-co-promote-events

71 days ago

Anthony Ascue said...

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Hey bro, when you get the chance to, check out my latest article!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/252730-professional-boxing-promoter-calls-mma-homosexual

Comments appreciated. Let me know what you think,

Cheers!

75 days ago

Niall Kelcher said...

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Breaking news! Jeff Hardy arrested, check it out:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/252662-breaking-news-wwe-star-jeff-hardy-arrested

75 days ago

Stoker said...

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this ones for Canada http://bleacherreport.com/articles/247331-georges-st-pierre-vs-mike-swick-a-future-matchup-looms-on-the-horizon

83 days ago

Stoker said...

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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/245942-cain-velasquez-vs-ben-rothwell-big-ben-better-bring-his-a-game

85 days ago

Joseph Lupoli said...

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Please do not spam my bulletin board. Thank you.

86 days ago

Brian Oswald said...

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Hey Leon,

Glad to see your back with another MMA article. Hope all is well and let me know if there is anything you ever need.

130 days ago

Conor Mc said...

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My tribute to Roger
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/219213-a-poem-for-roger-federer
Thanks.

131 days ago

Conor Mc said...

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My tribute to Roger
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/219213-a-poem-for-roger-federer
Thanks.

131 days ago

Farooq Ahmed said...

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It's Been a while since I last wrote an article .

UFC 100 is over, But were Brock Lesnar's actions positive or negative for the UFC?

Here are my thoughts. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/217699-brock-lesnar-bad-for-the-ufc

Thanks, Farooq.

134 days ago

Leon's Achievements & Awards (11) »

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Hot Read: Platinum Medal

Kimbo Slice vs. Brock Lesnar, Elite XC …

Received 10,000 Reads • June 01, 2008
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Hot Read: Gold Medal

UFC 87 Seek and Destroy: Brock Lesnar D…

Received 5,000 Reads • August 10, 2008
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Hot Read: Silver Medal

Fedor Knocks Out Arlovski, The Aftermat…

Received 2,000 Reads • January 25, 2009
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Hot Read: Bronze Medal

Five Points To Take from Strikeforce: F…

Received 1,000 Reads • November 08, 2009
Hot Read [article title]

Hot Read: Bronze Medal

Kimbo Slice vs Houston Alexander: EliteXC

Received 1,000 Reads • November 04, 2009
Hot Read [article title]

Hot Read: Bronze Medal

Pioneer Of Modern Day MMA Mirko Filipov…

Received 1,000 Reads • September 22, 2009
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Hot Read: Bronze Medal

Lesnar, St. Pierre, and Henderson: Good…

Received 1,000 Reads • July 13, 2009
Hot Read [article title]

Hot Read: Bronze Medal

IIHF World Juniors Canada-Russia, Jorda…

Received 1,000 Reads • January 03, 2009
Hot Read [article title]

Hot Read: Bronze Medal

UFC 94: St. Pierre vs Penn—BJ Penn Has …

Received 1,000 Reads • December 08, 2008
Hot Read [article title]

Hot Read: Bronze Medal

UFC 91: Brock Lesnar Fights Randy Coutu…

Received 1,000 Reads • September 22, 2008
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Great Debate: Bronze Medal

Kimbo Slice vs. Brock Lesnar, Elite XC …

Received 25 comments • June 01, 2008

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Latest Articles »

Fedor Emelianeko's Injuries the Thorn in Strikeforce's Side

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