Benjamin Raven
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Benjamin Raven

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About

Ben is a Journalism senior at Central Michigan University. He covers sports for Grand Central Magazine an online publication that consistently brings in national and regional awards. Recently it was announced that he will be the Sports Editor for the publication in the fall of 2013.

On top of all of this, Ben works for Coca-Cola in Mid-Michigan.

He played high school basketball and continued his playing career at Davenport University in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

One "hidden" secret about Ben was that he used to be an enormous professional wrestling fan, from the mid-90s until around 2010.

Loves the Detroit Tigers, Lions, Pistons and University of Michigan. Also, loves to represent his Central Michigan Chippewas.

Copy Editing Intern here at B/R

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Chauncey Billups, Lamar Woodley, Charles Woodson, Tom Brady and Terrell Owens

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Michigan Wolverines, Detroit Lions, Pistons, Tigers and the Boston Celtics

  • Favorite Coaches

    Brady Hoke, John Beilein and Wayne Fontes

  • All-Time Sports Moment

    Magglio Ordonez 2006 ALCS clinching HR vs. Oakland

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    2002 NCAAF Michigan 31 Washington 29. Phillip Brabbs last second 44-yard field goal to win the game after going 0-2.

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Wilt Chamberlain's 100 in the NBA

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Griffey Jr.

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Brady

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Yzerman

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Zinedine Zidane

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Sampras

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Nicklaus

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Cal Naughton Jr.

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Schumacher

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

    Big Ten

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  • Matthew Smith posted 5 days ago

    Matthew Smith

    Thank you!

  • Scott Polacek posted 8 days ago

    Scott Polacek

    Appreciate the edits today Benjamim.

  • James MacDonald posted 8 days ago

    James MacDonald

    Thanks for the edits and feedback, Benjamin. I should point out that those weren't spelling errors, though. They were British spellings, which B/R accepts.

  • Craig Amos posted 12 days ago

    Craig Amos

    Thanks a lot, Ben. Appreciate the edit.

  • Jamal Collier posted 12 days ago

    Jamal Collier

    Thanks for the kind words, Ben!

  • Scott Polacek posted 21 days ago

    Scott Polacek

    Thanks for the edits today Ben. Much appreciated even if you are a Michigan fan haha.

  • James Tillman III posted 28 days ago

    James Tillman III

    Hello Benjamin. Thanks for the feedback regarding my Joakim Noah piece.

  • Giancarlo King posted 30 days ago

    Giancarlo King

    Thanks for the feedback Ben! One question. why is the main article picture on the Browns main page a different player?

  • Elliott Binks posted 44 days ago

    Elliott Binks

    Thanks for the edit and the feedback, Ben, really do appreciate it. No ones ever explained to me the whole em dash situation, so thanks for clearing that one up for me. Cheers for the great work, man.

  • Stephen Skinner posted 50 days ago

    Stephen Skinner

    Ben, thank you very much for the edits. I truly appreciate them!

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