Andrew Tonge joined March 2008

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Andrew Tonge

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I’ve been involved in sports from my youth, playing organized sports such as little league baseball, football, basketball, and track and field. Basketball became the main event during college, but as reality set in that I would not be the number one draft pick in the NBA, my dream culminated into refereeing and coaching the game in later years.

Even as I delved into my business career, keeping abreast of the professional and collegiate sports world continued to be my ardent pursuit. I also realized that I still retained my competitive zeal. This has been fulfilled on the golf course and tennis courts.


My interest in sports has grown to include analysis of the players and their arena. The sports world has evolved over the years, producing bigger and faster athletes, higher salaries, etc., yet some things never change. The complexities of our athletes, their coaches and managers, and of course the fans, make for news that runs the gamut of our emotions. Yet isn’t that what it’s all about - not just the game but the people, the ones who profile the games.

• What gets our athletes motivated?
• How is the sports world affecting America?
• What do the fans really want?
• Why don’t the most talented teams win all the time?

These are some of the issues I address. I trust you will find my perspective to be challenging, and thought provoking. I welcome your thoughts and comments.

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  • Favorite Athletes

    Chris Paul, Ben Rothlesberger, Tiger Woods,

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Steelers, Mets, Knicks, Georgetown Hoyas

  • Favorite Coaches

    Jerry Sloan, Bobby Bowden, Chuck Noll, Bill Cower

  • All Time Sports Moment

    Emmaculate reception by Franco Harris to beat the Raiders

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Mays

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Federer

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Earnhardt

  • Schumacher or Senna?

  • Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

    For Basketball, it has to be the Big East. After bringing in Louisville and DePaul with what they had before their conference is as deep as they come, no disrespect to the ACC. For football, it has to be the SEC. From top to bottom it is the most competitive conference. No team can afford to take a week off and not show up. It's not that none of them can lose to another team out of the conference, but they are so deep as far as good teams go that it is very difficult for one of them to go undefeated or end up with 1 loss.

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    Peter Childs commented on Back To the Future for the Women's Tennis Tour In 2010

    Pretty good article but you've spelled Justine Henin's name wrong-with two nn's-Hennin. I think also that Svetlana Kuznetsova has already taken the next step by winning...

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      Kuznetsova won the French, but in my view she still took a step back the rest...

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    New Article: Back To The Future For The Womens Tennis Tour In 2010

    When Kim Clijsters announced that she was coming back to the women's tennis tour there was not a lot hype about it. No one really expected her to win many tournaments, much less a major, but she shocked the world by winning the U...

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    My tribute to Roger
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/219213-a-poem-for-roger-federer
    Thanks.

    141 days ago

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  • Dann Khan said...

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    He mate

    wrote a piece which I tried to make my master piece. Could you please cheack it out. Don't be scared of telling me if it is bad

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/200865-painting-my-sports-idol

    170 days ago

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  • Dann Khan said...

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    Hey mate.
    Did my first slide show today. It is supposed to be humor. Tell me if you like it

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/197755-looking-at-sports-once-again-when-it-sickens-me#page/13

    175 days ago

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  • Brian Hutchison said...

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    Hey, Andrew

    Do you think the Boston Celtics will ever change their uniform?

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/191142-will-the-boston-celtics-ever-change-their-uniform

    185 days ago

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  • Matt Miselis said...

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    Hey Andrew,

    Decided to take a different spin of things and write a humor peice about Jay Bilas and Digger Phelps. Should give you a good laugh.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/139243-digger-phelps-vs-jay-bilas-the-two-experts-that-never-agree

    265 days ago

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  • Bryn Swartz said...

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    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/97473-heart-of-a-champion-the-story-of-rocky-bleier

    One of the greatest sports stories ever...

    341 days ago

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  • John Louie Ramos said...

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    hello, i was hoping if you could check my latest article and give me some feedback, tips or comments.. ill appreciate it.. you can also criticize it if you feel that it's worth criticizing.. LOL.. i hope you like it, happy new year..
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/97351-2008-sports-review-the-pinoys-point-of-view

    342 days ago

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  • Long John Silver said...

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    hi Andrew

    good to see ya write tennis, me looking forward to reading more from you

    cheers

    363 days ago

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