When I heard they were making a musical about the Red Sox, I was torn between wanting to cringe and laugh. Let’s be honest, sports and musicals haven’t gone together since the debut of “Damn Yankees in 1955. But “Johnny Baseball” wasn’t campy at all. In fact, it was a quality musical that hit on […]
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For the second straight Page 2 feature, I went into the event thinking it would make for a good blog and ended up with a full story. After getting a media release about Red Sox players Jacoby Ellsbury and Josh Beckett putting out two wines for charity, I thought it would work for a short […]
This story was initially going to be a quick blog off the Kirby Puckett statue unveiling at the Twins’ new ballpark, Target Field. But as I did some background research on the artist, I realized the sculptor would actually make a good feature. Instead of a 300-word post, it worked out to be a full-length […]
Last week, I became the envy of tennis fans around the world. I had the chance to take on four-time Grand Slam singles champion Jim Courier at (Wii) tennis. See: I beat Jim Courier at tennis, sort of. I went into the story thinking my lede would be something along these lines: Like many great […]
Last weekend, I headed up to snowy Bridgton, Maine, for the World Four Square Championships. Events like this one are always fun to cover. It’s the ideal combination of lots of energy and no egos. Plus, you can always find interesting characters. I felt that showed through in the piece. See: Four square and several […]
Scotty Lago surprised everyone when he took bronze in the Olympic halfpipe. However, that was only part of the wild ride he would find himself on while in Vancouver. When some PG-13 pictures surfaced on TMZ.com, Lago was asked by U.S. Olympic officials to leave the Games. I went up to his hometown of Seabrook, […]
ESPNSoccernet: Soccer Still Lagging When It Comes to African American Diversity
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 […]
ESPN.com: Yoga and the NBA – How Kent Katich Is Bringing Them Together
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 […]
ESPN.com: Celtics Rasheed Wallace and Paul Pierce Take Their Talents to the Stage
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 […]
Ringside with Rodney King, Jose Canseco and a Gaggle of Strippers. Welcome to the World of Celebrity Boxing – Another ESPN.com Page 2 Piece
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 […]