About

I reside in Sacramento, CA. After a few stints writing for a local newspaper and CBS, I went through the B/R internship in Winter 2012, graduating as a Featured Columnist for the Oakland A's. In August 2012, I became the Bleacher Report Internship Feedback Editor.

Here's a blog post I wrote for BR: http://blog.bleacherreport.com/2012/10/31/how-br-saved-me-from-a-career-i-didnt-like/

Some of the favorite things I've ever written:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1092384-oakland-as-7-reasons-athletics-will-win-al-west
Written in March 2012

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1145526-andrew-luck-vs-robert-griffin-how-past-no-2-picks-fared-against-no-1
First front page feature

http://floatingmidsection.blogspot.com/2011/09/houser-project-pt-5-10-1.html
My wife and I watched all of AFI's Top 100 movies of all time, rated and ranked them too.

STATS:
January 2012: Joined the B/R Internship
April 2012: Graduated the internship and became a Featured Columnist
August 2012: Became a Feedback Editor for the internship program
September 14, 2012: One million reads!
Front page stories/features: 6/2

If you enjoy my writing, you can follow me on Twitter for more musings: https://twitter.com/#!/Nick_Houser

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Ken Griffey Jr. (all-time), Yoenis Cespedes, Mike Trout, Mark Ellis, Cristiano Ronaldo, David Beckham, Chris Paul, Kevin Durant, Tim Tebow, Champ Bailey, Patrick Willis

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Oakland A's, Denver Broncos, Sacramento Kings, San Jose Sharks, US National Soccer Team, Oregon (football)

  • Favorite Coaches

    Bob Melvin, Joe Maddon, the Harbaughs

  • All-Time Sports Moment

    The A's winning the AL West after 162 games with a sweep of the Texas Rangers

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    Game 5 of the ALDS, A's v. Tigers—A's lost, but it was a playoff game. Exhilerating.

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Cal Ripkin Jr. consecutive streak

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Mays

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Either

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Federer

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Earnhardt

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Skip Schumacker and John Cena

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

    Pac-12

Bulletin Board

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  • Zachary Krueger posted 48 days ago

    Zachary Krueger

    Thanks for becoming a fan, looking forward to the start of the 2013 MLB season and what you'll be writing about in the near future!

  • Josh Matt posted 169 days ago

    Josh Matt

    care for a fan add?

  • Paul Batts posted 199 days ago

    Paul Batts

    Nick-You are quite welcome.I know that it takes a lot of work to write and it's nice that you put together something that gives aspiring writers hope.No feedback,just to hone my skills and try again, which I plan on doing.I'm disappointed because I was looking forward to the possibility of starting B/R/U.I know that they get a ton of applications so I'm just assuming my article wasn't up to par.Ill just try to learn what I can and go from there.If you have any suggestions please let me know.

  • Paul Batts posted 199 days ago

    Paul Batts

    Nick,Great article!I was recently not accepted to the writer's program but your story inspires me to hone my skills more and try again.

  • casey mabrey posted 233 days ago

    casey mabrey

    im sorry but that punk is weak article is pathetic what do you expect a person that has no control over if he is a coward or not do

  • Chelsea Becker posted 258 days ago

    Chelsea Becker

    No problem, Nick.

  • Jeff Chase posted 390 days ago

    Jeff Chase

    There we go! Nice work Nick! This your first time with the lead article spot?

  • Jeff Chase posted 390 days ago

    Jeff Chase

    Happens. Especially tough when there is so much RG3 and Luck content hitting the web daily right now.

Syndicated Writer
B/R Writer Academy
#1 Top Writer, January 2013
#1 Top Writer, November 2012
Honorable Mention, November 2012
2012 MLB Postseason Coverage Team
2012 WWE Hell in a Cell Coverage Team
#2 Top Writer, October 2012
Honorable Mention, October 2012
#2 Top Writer, September 2012