Sam Lopresti
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Sam Lopresti

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Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Mickey Morandini, Chase Utley, Donovan McNabb, LeSean McCoy, Gianluigi Buffon, Alessandro Del Piero

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Phillies, Eagles, Juventus, Italy National Soccer, Penn State Football, Villanova Basketball

  • Favorite Coaches

    Joe Paterno, Charlie Manuel, Andy Reid, Jay Wright

  • All-Time Sports Moment

    For myself, the Phillies winning the 2008 World Series. For the world, probably the Shot Heard Round the World

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    David Wells' perfect game in 1998

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Not counting 99 yard touchdowns, probably DiMaggio's hitting streak

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Ruth might have been the better hitter by a slight margin, but Mays was the better all-around player

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana. He played at a time when quarterbacks had more responsibility. When Unitas played football was still mostly three yards and a cloud of dust.

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan. He's freakin' Jordan

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    I live south of the US/Canadian border, so I really don't care much about hockey

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele. Far more skilled and a better human being.

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Federer. Absolute domination in his prime.

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Golf is not a sport.

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    NASCAR is not a sport.

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    F/1 is not a sport.

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

    Personal preference, Big Ten. In terms of the best of them, SEC.

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  • Zak Kulin posted 26 days ago

    Zak Kulin

    No worries, Sam. Happy to help.

  • Zak Kulin posted 37 days ago

    Zak Kulin

    Hey Sam. I'm just going off of B/R's Style Standard Clearinghouse (just click Style Guide at the bottom of the B/R home page) where it states, "Note that foreign words are NOT italicized, although uncommon or potentially confusing foreign words may be surrounded by quotation marks on first reference."

    Hope that helps.

  • Meredith Day posted 46 days ago

    Meredith Day

    Hi Sam. Thanks for pointing that out - when I searched the terms, they came up capitalized, but that was in English media, obviously. I'll ask to see if we can get a ruling on how to present them on B/R.

  • Roberto Alvarez-Galloso posted 92 days ago

    Roberto Alvarez-Galloso

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1538164-lyon-vs-tottenham-hotspur-how-to-deal-with-racism-in-football

    Sam: Your article inspired me to write about the incident before the UEFA Europa League match between Lyon and the Spurs.

  • Calum Rogers posted 128 days ago

    Calum Rogers

    Hi Sam, I mentioned ESPN as I felt the penalty clause was a rumor and names of sources should be provided when the story is a rumor. It might not have been absolutely necessary given that a link had already been provided, but it's best to name sources as well, particularly if something is unconfirmed.

  • Kurosh Tcherassen posted 170 days ago

    Kurosh Tcherassen

    Good Afternoon Sam,

    I noticed you replied to one of my posts saying Lichshteiner was playing lights out for you in FIFA 13. If you don't mind me asking are you on the PS3 and do you happen to play Ultimate Team?

  • Josh Matt posted 177 days ago

    Josh Matt

    care for a fan add?

  • Hannah Alberstadt posted 195 days ago

    Hannah Alberstadt

    Glad I could help, Sam!

  • Glen Danquah posted 197 days ago

    Glen Danquah

    No worries, Sam. I'm glad I could help. And I've learnt something about Italian spelling rules now, so thanks!

  • Gianni Verschueren posted 224 days ago

    Gianni Verschueren

    Thanks for becoming a fan!

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