Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 3rd, 2014
This page has just kind of been floating out there for the last year plus, but really more the last two years. I could say it’s because I’ve been pretty busy (which is absolutely true – noted by the fact that I posted less than a handful of times since having my second baby, who […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 9th, 2013
Happy New Year. I don’t really do resolutions, but one of the things I hope to do in 2013 is to update this blog more regularly. The last few months were a bit crazy to say the least. I was teaching three college courses on top writing two weekly columns and one monthly column. This, […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 11th, 2012
In honor of the Triple Crown, I ended up writing a trio of horse racing stories. I hadn’t really planned that as part of my coverage plan, but few people expected I’ll Have Another with jockey Mario Gutierrez abroad to make a run for one of sport’s most elusive honors. A little over a month […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 2nd, 2012
“I’m so sorry [I didn’t get back to you sooner/I’ve been out of touch/I’ve been slow in replying to my email/etc.], I just had a baby.” I have used this phrase a lot lately. It’s not an excuse, it’s an explanation. My updates to this site have been a bit irregular in the last year […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 14th, 2011
I had hit on how leagues and sports personalities utilize social media in my past columns, but hadn’t looked at how teams are using the space. The Jets have been especially progressive in their use of social media, and as I examined in this piece, those efforts have made the team a digital leader among […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 7th, 2010
When I was asked to write a Black History Month piece, I didn’t want to write just an obligatory “here’s a story about a black player because it’s Black History Month” article. Obviously, diversity in general is something I feel strongly about, so I thought this would be a good opportunity to write a piece […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 30th, 2010
A lot of the writing I’ve been doing for Page 2 has been blog hits, shorter features and a few pieces for the collaborative Year-in-Review package, but here’s my recent piece on L.A. Clippers yoga coach Kent Katich. This story ran in the top carousel. See: Meet Kent Katich, yoga guru of the NBA. I […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 28th, 2010
This story was very spur of the moment. I got a last-minute media advisory from the Celtics saying that Paul Pierce and Rasheed Wallace would be taking part in an afterschool program skit. From covering a number of these kind of events, I’ve learned they can either make for a good story that’s easy to […]
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 […]