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I've recently finished my Journalism Diploma in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. I enjoy all sports including football (soccer), rugby, cricket and motor racing. I love football and support Glasgow Rangers, along with my national side Scotland. I have played football at every possible level in South Africa, apart from the Premier Soccer League. This includes the National First Division (pro league) and the provincial 2nd & 3rd divisions which are semi pro.

I love writing both my opinion on things as well as writing in the more traditional type of newspaper journalism. My favourite topic is football (soccer), but I also dabble in other sporting codes.

I look forward to contributing more to this site.

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Ron Johnson
Age: 27
Height: 6'1
Weight: 175
From: St. Louis, Missouri

If there was ever a man who lived to shake up the foundation on "perfection," it is the enigma known as Ron Johnson. For the past two years, Johnson has been rocking the nation with countless submissions that challenge not only the conscience, but also the sports mind. From his censor filled "My Two Cents" to his comical "Dem Apples," Johnson is living proof that no name wannabes can even have their name etched in history.

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Sean Crowe got his start writing for the now defunct dailysportsreport.com and sportsfanatics.net.

His influences include ESPN's Bill Simmons (from his Digital City Boston days) and the Boston Globe's Dan Shaughnessy before he went catatonic and was replaced by a random negative article regurgitating robot.

He is married (since 2003) with 2 beautiful daughters. He's currently working in the IT Department at a manufacturing company in Newburyport. He's a die-hard Patriots, Red Sox, and Celtics fan.

Sometimes he even acknowledges the Bruins existence.

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John Fennelly is a former Wall Street executive who now exercises his first amendment rights in the fields of freelance journalism and documentary filmmaking.

Based in a small town known to many as New York City, he has a degree in Media Studies from Queens College and has been involved in several fledgling internet endeavors since 1997.

Mr. Fennelly has created dozens of successful websites and blogs over the years and currently writes articles and hosts podcasts about professional and college football.

In his weblog, Mr. Flushing (http://www.mrflushing.com), he laments about the trials and travails of being a New York Mets fan.

Mr, Fennelly is developing a new football weblog, Blogging the Giants (http://www.bloggingthegiants.blogspot.com) which will be ready in July 2...

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To the left is a picture of me as I hiked back up the Grand Canyon after hiking down to Phantom Ranch that same morning. Me and my dad hiked down the Angel Creek Trail, and up the Kaibab Trail.

Currently in high school, I run cross-country and track (one-mile and two-mile). I have a deep love for all Minnesota sports, but I have a deeper love for my Creator, Jesus Christ. I hope to bring you entertaining and relevant articles while I rant on whichever Minnesota sport happens to be struggling.

No, I don't limit my interests to Minnesota sports. I love all sports, but I tend to gravitate towards the NFL.

I may have to see someone about this, but I almost enjoy the NFL off-season better than the regular season...

...maybe it's something in the Mid-West air...

I Love to come...

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Michael O. Whittenberg, 22, hails from the great state of South Carolina and currently resides in Charlotte North Carolina. Michael attends college in NC as well, where he recently changed his major from Computer Information Systems to English/Journalism because his love for writing especially about sports. Once he graduates he plans to attend Grad school in DC or Dallas and continue to study Journalism.

Despite being a native of the Carolinas, he hates the North Carolina Tarheels with a passion. However, he is a huge Duke fan and is starting to show a little love towards the Charlotte Bobcats.

Michael’s favorite athletes of all-time would have to be Jerry Rice, Isiah Thomas, Michael Jordan, Karl Malone, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Clyde Drexler.

Some of his favorite current athle...

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Erick is a 20 year old college student attending Brooklyn College on a full scholarship. He is majoring in TV/Radio and minoring in English with the hopes of someday becomming a professional basketball analyst.

He is a lifelong NBA fan who loves not only the awe-inspiring talents of NBA players, but also the strategic chess matches between a team trying to maximize its strengths, while attacking its opponent's weaknesses.

Erick is a huge Florida Gators fan who is basking in the success of the school's recent football and basketball championships.

Aside from the Gators, Erick is an avid fan of the SEC, the Utah Jazz, the New York Knicks, The Carolina Panthers, the New York Giants, the New York Mets, and the Colorado Rockies.

Erick is an encyclopedia of Simpsons quotes, loves ...

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I'm Scott. I'm a Manc. I'm a season ticket holder at Old Trafford. I love my team. I have successfully managed to convert my Yank missus in to a die hard red. I love talking about football (yes yes, soccer for you lot).

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I'm an aspiring journalist attending the University of Missouri in beautiful Columbia, MO, home of the No. 4 college football team in the nation. Fight Tigers!

My passion is baseball, and after finishing up a 30-part team-by-team preview of the 2008 season, I'm now working on penning my analysis of every Sox game of this season. I'm also the White Sox Community Leader here, so post a note on my board if you want to be part of the next Community White Sox Roundtable!

I'm the publications coordinator for Mizzou Volleyball and a staff writer for www.soxandthecity.net. I'm also going to be doing a weekly national sports column for The Maneater, Mizzou's student newspaper, starting in the fall of 2008. If you want to get in contact with me, shoot me an e-mail at jjsmmf@mizzou.edu.

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My name is Sean Stancill, I'm 16 years old, and this is a real BowFlex body. No its not, but I just always wanted to say that.
I'm from the 4th most dangerous city in America,Oakland,CA. I'm 16 years old and found the love for the Sports World at age 8.

After inquring about a internship threw another site, I was recruited by one of the site's founders, Dave Nemetz. I became a Senior Writer in 2 months. Through Bleacher Report I have received an internship, much needed experience in sports journalism, and acceptance into the Bleacher Report's Press Corps Program.

My bread and butter is the NBA, but I'm still good on the NFL,MLB,CBB,and CFB. Currently listed at 5'10 165lbs and still growing; at about 22 when I stop sprouting I'll be 6-4, and a 1st round draft pick of the Denver ...

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Age: 31
Gender: Male

As my blog says, I'm just a passionate hockey fan who loves the Columbus Blue Jackets!

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I am from Montreal, Quebec, Canada and I own a sports blog at overtim.blogspot.com

I played hockey since I was 5 years old both as a player and a goalie. First as a goalie for my first 5 or 6 years, then as a player for 4 years to finally go back to good old goaltending since.

Goaltending is my forte as I am currently (secretly) training for next season.

I am not talking about NHL here right off the bat, just relax hehehe...

But am sure will be looking for a pro training camp come next june/july/august. I am browsing different european leagues and north-american leagues right now.

A coaching position is of course kept for later, once my physical abilities as a player will be obsolete. I am 33 years old and if Hasek can do it at 42-43ish I damn sure can for as long as h...

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Ryan Alberti played four years of college football in central New Jersey before graduating with a bad back and a degree in American history. He now lives in Laughlin, Nevada, where he stays busy as an aspiring river rat and is, he believes, very close to discovering the perfect bowl of rice and beans.

Send love and hate mail to ralberti@bleacherreport.com.

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I am 17 years old and live in a suburb of Chicago. I am a fan of any Chicago team, I'll even occasionally watch a hockey game. I watch some NASCAR, my favorite driver is Dale Jr.

I found this website by accident and I love seeing what people think about my opinion.

I also enjoying finding how people (mostly Anonymous) can twist my words to try to make me look bad.

I avidly write about the NBA, NFL, MLB, and I am a Chicago Bulls Community Leader.

My e-mail address is bears1bulls@aim.com, e-mail me any comments or article ideas, then I will write the article and give you some credit for it.

Thanks in advance.

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Tim Yu is a 17-year-old journalist enthusiast heading into Political Science at the University Of Alberta next year. While contributing regularly to the Bleacher Report, Tim has become (and hopes to continue to be) a Community Leader in the World Football section of the site.

Aside from writing, Tim has played soccer at the high school level and is an avid follower of the EPL, MLS, NHL and NFL. He has been a long time supporter of the Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL), Everton Football Club (EPL), Toronto FC (MLS) and the lowly Miami Dolphins (NFL).

Questions, concerns, or just want to discuss that sticky issue?

Not a problem. Send him an email at anytime at tyu8888@hotmail.com.

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Tim Pollock is a resident of one of the Dirty South's favorite sons, South Carolina.

Tim is one of Bleacher Report's College Basketball Community Leaders.

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Bryan has established his writing career both in journalism, and also in theater, as well as some work for various NHL rumor sites (Namely Insider Rumors). Entered into the Broadcast Television program at Conestoga College in Kitchener, Ontario, he has had the opportunity to hone his skills as a scriptwriter, while publishing sports articles in his spare time.

Bryan (in the middle in the picture)hopes to become involved in sports on the broadcasting side of things in the near future, as well as keeping his writing going. Bryan's watched any and all sports since the age of four, and has an intimate understanding of the game of baseball as a level three umpire.

He's hosted the TV Program Conestoga Sports Couch, as well as a current host for CGIQ 88.3's the EndZone on Wednesdays in ...

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Bob is a middle aged dude living in Raleigh, North Carolina attempting to fulfill his childhood ambition of being a sportswriter while continuing to have fun as a fan. His passion is for hockey and the Carolina Hurricanes, but he digs college sports as well.

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Welcome to Bleacher Report, new writers!

KP is a Bleacher Report Bruins Community Leader. Questions? Comments? Feel free to email me (kpwee1@yahoo.com) or post a message on here. I will be checking out your articles and making comments too!
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KP Wee is a baseball and hockey fan who enjoys watching and discussing sports memories and issues with everyone willing to listen. Wee's long-term goal is to publish a book or two in the next couple of years, which has already been accomplished in 2007 (see below for comments).

http://stores.lulu.com/kpwee1

Baseball Pitchers: The Most Overrated & Underrated in the Last 20 Years (1988-2007), http://www.lulu.com/content/1729692

Bad Managers' Decisions: Why the Longest Drought in Boston's History Happened (19...

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A student at the UK's top sports Uni, Loughborough University, Simon is a budding Pentathlete and an FA referee in his spare time. He studies English and Technical Journals for his degree.

Simon is a season ticket holder at the Valley, home of Charlton Athletic, and is a red red robin, through and through!

He is hoping that his articles on the laws of the game, and analysis of refereeing behaviour may highlight areas in the game which require improvement, or at the very least encourage some healthy debate!

Simon has quite a few football related projects on the go. one of his latest ventures is an attempt to get real footballers more recognised for their efforts on and off the pitch: and it starts with Chris Powell of Charlton Athletic: getting him a Knighthood!

For anyone so...

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"You have not yet learned that in this life you have to be like everyone else—the perfect mediocrity; no better, no worse. Individuality's a monster and it must be strangled in its cradle to make our friends feel confident. You know, I've often thought that the gangster and the artist are the same in the eyes of the masses. They are admired and hero-worshipped, but there is always present an underlying wish to see them destroyed at the peak of their glory."

Maurice from Stanley Kubrick’s The Killing

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I'm an Assistant Dean of Admissions in my mid-20s at a top liberal arts institution in upstate New York by day, and an avid sports junkie by night.

Growing up with a passion for all things Boston, Syracuse, and anything having to do with soccer, I have developed quite the unhealthy obsession with sports near and far.

I have benefitted from being immersed in some of the greatest sports rivalries from a young age(Celtics-Lakers, Red Sox-Yankees, Orange-Hoyas, to name a few). Although -admittedly- completely biased towards my teams, I have gained a great respect for such rivalries and the importance of their existence in all sports. It is through this understanding that I've gained a passion to share my experiences and views with all of you.

Whether you agree or disagree, I ho...

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Jon is a graduate student in the School of Fine Arts writing program at Hamline University. He enjoys kickboxing and is competitive in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. He is a fan of all sports Minnesotan, but ranks mixed martial arts as his favorite sport.

Depending on what article you read, Jon is between 5'4"-6'8", between 120-320 pounds and may or may not be a member of the Communist party. He is single/married/divorced/widowed and enjoys drinking in the dark.

Jon is also the first winner of the Bleacher Report Humor Bowl, which he attributes either to not being held enough by his mother, or a little too much by his "uncle".

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John comes from prestigious beginnings all of which he pretty much forgets. Most maintain John is an odd person, yet he maintains everyone else is odd so much so that they can’t recognize his greatness. Under the guise of a mild mannered sports reporter, there lies a pool of random knowledge and numerous ideas.

John is possibly one of the greatest minds of the 20th and 21st centuries, matching wits with Chad “Ocho Cinco” Johnson, Pete Rose, Jose Canseco and Bill Walton. He has studied at notable schools such as Frankie’s school for the extremely stupid, and Clown college.

Stop by my sports blog at www.rawsportsblog.com.

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Hey, I'm Zander. Thanks for reading my stuff.

That's me on the left, at the U.S. Open with my family. I'm the guy in the red shirt with the shapely beer gut. Classy, huh?

Where to begin...

I just turned 25 years old. I was born in New York, but moved out to the Bay Area when I was seven years of age. I've remained here ever since, other than a brief five year stint at Connecticut College in New London, Connecticut (go Camels!)

After graduating from college, I was preparing to go to law school when I started working with three lifelong friends on a project called "Bleacher Report." The idea was to create an online sports network powered by the "fan expert," where writers, bloggers, and die-hard fans from all over the internet could get together and t...

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Long-time Detroit Red Wings fan, with a 5-year-old blog, On the Wings. College senior.

Community leader of the Bleacher Report Detroit Red Wings section.

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Marty Andrade is a former.

He's a former political activist, former paid columnist, former radio talk show host and former former.

Now Marty just wishes to get beyond what he did and get to what he's going to do.

A longtime baseball fan and statistics freak who carries an old school TI-82 calculator wherever he goes, Marty is always ready to perform a regressional analysis while telling people about motivation curves and how they are important.

He's the Bleacher Report's resident Sabermetrician and for that his readers will get no apologies.

Generally a writer focused on baseball Marty can be known from time to time to give his opinions on everything from Big Ten Football to Professional Wrestling.

He's a graduate of the University of Minnesota and holds degrees in Ps...

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I am a true sports fan. I'm an ex-athlete that enjoys watching athletic competition. I'm a lifelong Oakland Raiders, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Dodgers, USC Trojan fan. I have a take on all sports and my takes are always on point. I'm not a myopic fan who can only speak of their team only. I'm a sports fan and I can discuss every team. I can discuss and or debate anything regarding sports with anyone!

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With his aspirations of realizing a professional ping-pong career nothing more than a distant memory, Dave Finocchio lives a life of regret and anguish. Some day, he hopes to reopen 'Beach, Blanket, Bablyon' at the family business in San Francisco.

Dave is an avid contributor to Bleacher Report's NBA community, focusing most intensely on the NBA draft and player personnel decisions.

A recovering baseball fan, he spends his summers reading. The remaining 9 months of the year are devoted to Notre Dame football and basketball, the 49ers and the Golden State Warriors. Dave currently prefers his summers.

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David is a sophomore at Washington University in St. Louis. He grew up in Cleveland, OH raised as a Browns, Cavaliers, and Indians fan. He enjoyed the Indians' dominance of the mid-90s and is currently "Witnessing" LeBron's greatness on the Cavs. The Browns are finally back on the path to success, which gives a reason to celebrate.

David is primarily a fan of his home state college, The Ohio State Buckeyes. College Football is his passion. In an ideal world where money nor time mattered, he would tour the country like ESPN Gameday and watch a different game every week.

The best sports book David has ever read is H.G. Bissinger's "Friday Night Lights." More telling than the glamour of playing in front of 10,000 screaming fans every Friday, the book opens one's e...

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I'm currently a Communications major at the University of Akron with a bad addiction to sports.

My favorite sports are football and baseball. I'm a die hard Indians fan, but as you can tell that's pretty much the only Ohio team I like, that doesn't really make me popular around these parts. Not that I had a shot at that to begin with.

If you want to read more of my thoughts(and ones that are even more ridiculous), and hate on me some more, check out the link to my Sporting News Blog @ http://www.sportingnews.com/blog/npcPronk29

I also run a complete blog that covers everything Cleveland Indians. Check out the my website link on the side if you hate me or like the Indians.

Oh if you hate me, then I love you, because without you... Okay I wasn't sure where that was going. I l...

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Growing up in Idaho, I could have become any number of things--a farmer, a redneck, a NASCAR fan, an environmentalist. Somehow, I settled on writing.

In Seattle, I earned my degree in journalism from Seattle Pacific, and I covered high school sports for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. The big city was a far cry from my humble upbringing, what with its culture and population and traffic. But if anything, it made me a more well-rounded person and a learned writer.

My experiences shape my writing more than anything else, and I always try to put my personality in everything I do. I like to think that my stories are a reflection of me, and I hope that they allow readers to get to know me better. For a Clif's notes version of me, check out these little known facts:

1. I like the Patr...

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I am a lifelong Chicagoan who roots for the Chicago sports teams, not surprisingly, and the Cubs in particular. I am a sports fan in general, but I gravitate toward all things baseball, and as a Cubs fan, am no stranger to suffering. I like to write, so look for some thoughts from me in the near future.

I love hot stove league, and enjoy talking baseball 365 days a year (I take the extra day off during leap years).

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Alex Kennedy is 16 years old and a die hard basketball and football fan. He's very focused on becoming a sports journalist someday and hopes to attend the University of South Florida when he finishes high school.

Right now, he writes for RealGM.com and through them he receives media credentials to Orlando Magic games. He has interviewed some amazing athletes such as Dwight Howard, Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, and Chris Bosh. It has provided him with some valuable experience and has made him realize that there is no other job he wants to do.

While he loves freelancing for RealGM, he's looking for a job that pays. If anyone is looking for a writer, shoot Alex an email at swishkennedy@yahoo.com!

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6 foot tall hairy Jew... unguardable... creamy jumpshot, big frame, hops... don't even try to stop me

Credentials:
PhD of Dunks
2006 Pimp Of The Year

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Andrew Ungvari is a 31-year-old screenwriter from Los Angeles, California. His film, Fourteen Feet, is currently in development at Walt Disney Pictures and his play, Baggage, will debut in Los Angeles in 2008.

Ungvari is a graduate of Beverly Hills High School and Loyola Marymount University's School of Film & Television.

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Adam has a love of racing and ice hockey. The passion for racing is evident in his writing on Bleacherreport.com, and the creation of The Rubbin's Racing Show; An internet radio racing talk show and web site that allows him to share his love with others who he feels are neglected by a media that only knows sports with a stick and ball. Adam also can be heard calling high school football, volleyball, and basketball games on pennyentertainment.com.

Adam is now on the air at 103.3 FM ESPN radio in Dallas/Ft. Worth. He hosts a racing talk show on the station, and is working on building racing's presence on the airwaves in a football-dominated market.

With a home in Arlington, Texas, Adam is working on transitioning his full-time career interests into the broadcasting industry. His wif...

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Dave is a lifelong sports fan, burrito connoisseur, and founder of Bleacher Report. Growing up in Northern California, Dave became an avid fan of the San Francisco Giants, the San Francisco 49ers, Golden State Warriors, and San Jose Sharks. He played high school football for the division champion Menlo Knights but retired after 2 concussions as a 160 lb defensive end.

Dave matriculated at the University of Southern California around the same time Pete Carroll started coaching, and soon thereafter the Trojans won multiple National Championships. However, Carroll and the Trojans haven't won any championships since Dave graduated. Coincidence?

Dave's many brushes with greatness include taking an improv acting class with Mike Williams, Frostee Rucker, and Steve Smith, multiple run-i...

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I'm a native Southern Californian who found his way up to the Great Northwest to attend Washington State University. My bachelor s degree was awarded in 1973. It all started in 1969 though. That's when I was invited into the WSU family and became a life long Cougar. Yes, I'm a Coug!

The foundation gained through my years in Pullman have benefited my family and me in enumerable ways. My collegiate passion is summed in two well known words...

"GO COUGS!!!"

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When I'm not sipping latte's in the Emerald City, I'm venting about athletes and the state of sports in general. When I'm not doing either of those, I'm cleaning poop out of my son's diaper.

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I have been writing previews, trivia, info-breaks, game recaps, trade and roster information and other hockey articles for various fan sites. I am an avid hockey and sport fan, and have been writing articles to fill the information void that exists regarding all sorts of topics from the hockey world. I write because I love the game. I am a Canadian from an English/Scottish family, and as a consequence my sporting tastes run the gamut from football (soccer), hockey, basketball, cricket (not that I claim to fully understand it!), CFL/NFL football, baseball etc. Baseball and footy were my early favourites as I spent hours outdoors playing and practising in the yard. In school I found mates who played hockey and began my love affair with the Canadian game. Once out of primary school I a...

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Hey everyone, thanks for reading my stuff, my name, as you know is Derek, and I'm just a guy from Ontario Canada who loves hockey (hey, who doesn't)

<------That's me with Leafs goalie Justin Pogge at this summer's Rookie/Prospects camp.

I report mostly about the Toronto Maple Leafs, keeping you informed about what's going on in Leafs Nation on and off the ice.

I am also the Toronto Maple Leafs Community Leader for this site. I look forward to working with the many talented writers on the site to help build the community.

I am a Maple Leafs fan, but also just a huge hockey fan in general. On top of every Leafs game, I also watch anywhere from 2-5 NHL games featuring other teams as well, I cant get enough hockey.

I'm proud to be a part of Bleacher report, and I will...

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Born in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, attended University Wisconsin-Milwaukee, living in San Francisco, California. Been working for non-profits since 1992 and the performing arts since 1994.
Used to be a huge baseball fan, but was turned off by the imbalance of payrolls; used to be a huge basketball fan, but was turned off by an imbalance of officiating. Now it's first and foremost NFL and NHL, followed by college football, basketball, and hockey.

Social and spiritual commentary can be found on the link to "MJ's Website" below my profile photo (that's my dog and her late kitten-child)...please check it out!

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Jared Reback graduated from Wake Forest University in spring of 2007 with a degree in Communication with a minor in Political Science. In his time at Wake, he did extensive work for the campus television station WakeTV, including hosting a live call-in sports show weekly. He also did work with the men's basketball team doing video editing.

As an avid college football fan he watches as many games as possible every week. He is also a big fan of the NHL, soccer, tennis, college basketball, and the NFL.

In the interest of full-disclosure, these are Jared's favorite teams:
College Sports: Wake Forest
NHL: New York Rangers
NFL: New York Giants
NBA: New York Knicks
EPL: Newcastle United
MLS: New England Revolution/Red Bull NY

Five current sports-related reading that Jared recomm...

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Dan Siegel was born in New York City, but was raised and currently resides in central New Jersey. He has been a life-long New York Mets, New York Giants, and New York Rangers fan. He became a dedicated fan of the San Antonio Spurs after David Robinson's rookie year.
Dan also keeps up with the Yankees on a daily basis and also keeps his eyes on the other local teams including the Jets, Eagles, Phillies, Knicks, Nets, Devils, Islanders, and Flyers.

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I am a sports fanatic, in particular college basketball and college football. I will admit slight bias toward Oregon, Tennessee, and Missouri. But I do watch most of the games so I have a good grasp on what I'm saying.

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Chris is mainly and NFL writer, but is known to, on occasion, write random editorials about pointless matters. He is the co-owner and operator of TheScoreBoards.com.