About

Once upon a time, a man's man had his first child, who turned out to be a girl. This didn't deter him from teaching her things like the swim move, how to properly throw a Rugby ball, and that the Raiders are the greatest football team on the planet. The result is this writer.

I attended the University of Maryland's Phillip Merrill College of Journalism, studied in Spain and eventually graduated from UC Riverside with a B.A. in Media and Cultural Studies.

You can follow me on Twitter @nataliesaar

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    The Black Mamba, and anyone else who lives up to that level of competitiveness

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Lakers, Raiders, Dodgers, Anaheim Ducks

  • Favorite Coaches

    The ones who win.

  • All-Time Sports Moment

    Sasha Vujacic's free throws at the end of game 7 against Boston.

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    My first Raiders game, right in the middle of the Black Hole.

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Records were made to be broken.

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Ruth. More World Series wins.

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana. More Super Bowl wins.

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan. Russell's wins don't count. Pre-merger.

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky. More Stanley Cups.

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Who?

  • Federer or Sampras?

    The winner of this is yet to be seen.

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Nicklaus, but again, it remains to be seen if Tiger can catch up in Masters wins.

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    200 to 76. Petty.

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    The one who starts with S.

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

    ACC. Go Terps!

Bulletin Board

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  • zack hudson posted 343 days ago

    zack hudson

    go raiders!

  • Ben Millikan posted 419 days ago

    Ben Millikan

    You are most welcome, Natalie. Unfortunately, no playoffs for the Dux this season :(

  • Delores Smith-Johnson posted 434 days ago

    Delores Smith-Johnson

    You're welcome, Natalie!

  • Justin LaBar posted 435 days ago

    Justin LaBar

    Enjoy your work, love the fact your a Terps girl!! I grew up in MD! Fear The Turtle!

  • Andre Khatchaturian posted 451 days ago

    Andre Khatchaturian

    Good article about Barnes vs MWP. Personally, I feel that MWP has a certain clutch factor that's huge in games like Boston or Miami. Plus, Barnes off the bench will keep the momentum going.

    Barnes has been ridiculous with Sessions in the lineup!! Averaging 11.4 ppg with Ramon compared to just 6 when he wasn't on the team! That's amazing! His rebound, assist, block, FG%, 3pt% totals are all up too!

    Anyway, keep up the good work!

  • Kyle Acosta posted 475 days ago

    Kyle Acosta

    Hey, Im one of the few that agreed with you 100% on the carson plamer article. good luck on all your future articals!
    (Just Win Baby!)

  • Mr. A. M. Diaz posted 487 days ago

    Mr. A. M. Diaz

    Hola Natalie: man, they jumped you and hit you like a big Pinata!!! Good luck on your future articles.. GO RAIDERS!!