Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 23rd, 2009
Every once in a while, you cover an event where you leaving going, “Oh my goodness, I hope I can write well enough to do what just happened justice.” As strange as it sounds, the evening I spent covering celebrity boxing marked one of those stories for me. See: Inside the Celebrity Boxing Federation. It […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 21st, 2009
With Akron entering the men’s NCAA soccer tournament undefeated — and so far still surging — the Zips have been garnering attention, not just among college soccer fans, but from some media outlets as well. Last week, I did an interview with the NPR station at Kent State discussing whether Akron really has a shot […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 12th, 2009
As part of its Veterans Day coverage, ESPN.com’s Page 2 ran a five-day series of first-person essays, in which writers collaborated with notable athletes who had also served in the Armed Forces. For my piece, I chose Gino Marchetti, former Colts defensive end and a soldier in the U.S. Army’s 69th Infantry Division in World […]