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2011 graduate of Marist College with a BA in Communication. I write mostly about basketball here, but cover a variety of other sports as well. I enjoy freelance writing outside of the sports world in my free time. My work can be found on CelticsLife.com, as well as in Pulse Magazine, Worcester Magazine and The Auburn Times. I have also written an award-winning screenplay, entitled Our Father .

I produced the internet broadcasts for the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League and authored features for their website: www.Kettleers.org.

Lover of sports, storytelling, comedy, playing tuba and craft beers.

Find out all about me at www.WideWorldofWalsh.com

Transferred to NBA Featured Columnist on May 30, 2012.
Advanced to Featured Columnist II on November 1, 2012
Surpassed one million reads on December 11, 2012
Advanced to Featured Columnist III on April 10, 2013
Surpassed two million reads on May 6, 2013

Graduate of the B/R Sports Writing Internship.

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Danny Kass, Paul Pierce, Scotty Lago, Levi Lavallee, Rich Garces, Rachele Fitz, Nomar Garciaparra

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Marist Red Foxes

  • Favorite Coaches

    Coach Taylor, Brian Giorgis

  • All-Time Sports Moment

    Meeting the '08 Boston Celtics on Bourbon Street in New Orleans.

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    Pedro vs Clemens at NYY, May 28, 2000. Boston 2-0 win, Pedro 4-hit complete game.

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    'Sheed's 41 technical fouls in 80 games.

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Russell

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Orr

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Who?

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

    MAAC

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  • Dave Leonardis posted 40 days ago

    Dave Leonardis

    Bower's a decent coach. Did a good job as the interim a couple years ago. I never really had a problem with him when he was the GM. I'm actually surprised his name hasn't been mentioned for more head coaching jobs. I think he'll be ok at Marist.

  • Hannah Alberstadt posted 76 days ago

    Hannah Alberstadt

    No problem, Michael! Always glad to help.

  • Giancarlo King posted 137 days ago

    Giancarlo King

    Glad I stumbled across your stuff man. You are a fantastic writer.

  • Will Leivenberg posted 349 days ago

    Will Leivenberg

    Thanks for becoming a fan, Michael! Great work on that bench players piece by the way, really enjoyed it.

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