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If you're wondering why there's no longer a bio here, it's because I got rid of it. It recently occurred to me that both the higher-ups here at B/R and future employers will probably look at this page when deciding whether or not they are interested in my services, so rather than waste space with a useless bio (which I can happily produce for anyone interested), I decided to give them a bit of help. This is a collection of my best work. Enjoy:

The Hunger Games Meets Pro Sports:
Part 1: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1122627-the-hunger-games-meets-professional-sports
Part 2: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1143751-the-hunger-games-meets-pro-sports-part-two-revenge-of-the-legends
Part 3: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1230166-the-hunger-games-meet-pro-sports-part-3-when-fictional-athletes-kill-each-other

Covers:
NBA Finals: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1229395-nba-playoffs-2012-thunders-step-by-step-guide-to-doing-the-impossible
NBA Draft: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1235173-8-incoming-nba-rookies-poised-to-burst-onto-the-scene

Personal Favorites:
NBA Finals Officiating Bias: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1228731-2012-nba-finals-breaking-down-the-officiating-are-the-refs-favoring-miami
Playoff Duels: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1165764-greatest-individual-duels-in-nba-playoff-history
Overdrafting Ryan Tannehill: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1126173-ryan-tannehill-and-the-consistent-overdrafting-of-below-average-quarterbacks
NBA Sandwiches: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1153564-10-nba-players-and-their-sandwich-counterparts
Disproving the Rigging of the NBA Lottery: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1201161-2012-nba-draft-lottery-what-would-the-draft-order-look-like-if-stern-rigged-it
Clutch Quarterbacks Don't Exist: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1356550-debunking-the-myth-of-the-clutch-nfl-quarterback
My Origin Story: http://blog.bleacherreport.com/2012/08/10/if-at-first-you-dont-fc-apply-apply-again/

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Peyton Manning, Darrelle Revis, Tim Tebow, Kevin Durant

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Jets, Knicks, Mets, Rangers

  • Favorite Coaches

    Rex Ryan

  • All-Time Sports Moment

    Super Bowl XLII

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    2006 NBA finals game 1

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Isiah Thomas, most consecutive bad trades

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Ricky Vaughn

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Paul Crewe (Burt Reynolds version, not Sandler)

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jesus Shuttlesworth

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gordon Bombay

  • Pele or Maradona?

    The chick from "Bend it Like Beckham"

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Who did Kirsten Dunst play in that Wimbledon movie?

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Happy Gilmore

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Ricky Bobby

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Uh... The villain in "Talladega Nights"?

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

    WAC

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  • Thomas Cooper posted 24 days ago

    Thomas Cooper

    A belated thank you for the edits on my Tottenham/Man City piece last weekend, Sam.

  • Craig Amos posted 24 days ago

    Craig Amos

    Thanks for editing, Sam.

  • Giancarlo King posted 25 days ago

    Giancarlo King

    Thanks for the edits Sam, tonight is going to be crazy!

  • Jon Reid posted 29 days ago

    Jon Reid

    Thanks Sam.

  • Craig Amos posted 38 days ago

    Craig Amos

    Thanks for the edit.

  • Jason Parini posted 40 days ago

    Jason Parini

    Thanks for the edit and feedback, Sam. Keep up the good work as well. I especially love your most recent about why LBJ will never pass MJ. I grew up in Chicago during the Jordan dynasty and was at Game 1 of the '96 NBA Finals so of course I'm biased, but I entirely agree.

  • Nicole Blum posted 44 days ago

    Nicole Blum

    Thanks for the feedback, Sam! Much appreciated!

  • Joshua Cornwall posted 48 days ago

    Joshua Cornwall

    Thanks for the quick response Sam! I'm trying to be better with my own edits before it gets to your eyes, but I am thankful for the tag-team effort.

  • Adam Nicholson posted 48 days ago

    Adam Nicholson

    Just read the article about worst officiated games in NBA history in light of the fact that Ed Rush of Pac-12 infamy refereed 2 of those games, including game 6.

  • Jim Flannery posted 59 days ago

    Jim Flannery

    Thanks for the edits and feedback, Sam. Much appreciated. Good spot on the verb agreement issue; I should've caught that myself.

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