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• 7 Really Dumb Things Skip Bayless Has Said and the Stats to Prove Him Wrong

  

  ESPN First Take personality Skip Bayless is known to be factually incorrect a surprisingly large percentage of the time. So I decided to find some of the most... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2015 BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL, SPORTS

• Bouncing Back: Adam Adelstein Beat a Scary Head Injury to Return to Baseball

  On June 28 of last year, Adam Adelstein was sprawled on the pitcher’s mound at Barrington High School after taking a line drive to the right side of his head. Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2015 BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL, SPORTS

• HP Sports Brief: The Final Episode

  In September 2012, I walked into the HPHS media center with an idea to anchor a sports show that would simply update the school on the latest sports scores. Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2015 BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL, SPORTS

• HP Sports Brief: In Spite of Early Setbacks, Baseball Team Routs Rival Deerfield

  Despite starting with a 5-19 record after facing a daunting non conference schedule, the Highland Park baseball team came out firing and crushed archrival... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2015 BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL, SPORTS

• HP Sports Brief Special: Girls Soccer Team Assists in HPHS Family’s Struggle wit...

  The HPHS girls soccer team took on archrival Deerfield on Thursday night in a pivotal CSL North matchup. But the real story from that night was how the team... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2015 BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL, SPORTS

• HP Sports Brief Special: Discussing the Changing Landscape of Sports Media with...

  In this HP Sports Brief special, I had the opportunity of speaking with some of Chicago’s premier sports writers, broadcasters and agents about how social... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2015 BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL, SPORTS

• SportVU Analytics Taking Hold in College Hoops

  This summer while at Northwestern’s Medill Cherubs program, I worked for weeks on what was our main assignment—to write a story on any trend that was happening... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2015 BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL, SPORTS

• What Sportsmanship Means to Us: Highland Park High School

  Here’s a video I produced for a Central Suburban League contest on what sportsmanship and school spirit mean to Highland Park High School. Feel free to send... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2015 BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL, SPORTS

• HP Sports Brief: Boys Basketball Team’s Season Concludes with Regional Final Los...

  In their second straight regional championship game against No. 4 Lake Forest, the Highland Park (IL) boys basketball’s team ended with a 53-32 loss to the... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2015 BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL, SPORTS

• HP Sports Brief: Boys Basketball Advances to Regional Title Game with Thrilling...

  The Highland Park (IL) boys basketball team eked out a 44-41 win over New Trier on Wednesday night after David Hammes’ three-point attempt rimmed out at the... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2015 BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL, SPORTS

• One Yard: Turning Heartbreak into Redemption

  After Highland Park football’s historic 9-0 season this year, I co-produced a documentary on the Giants’ season. After 14 interviews and over a month of... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2015 BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL, SPORTS

• Abby George Steals the Show as Niles North Upends Highland Park

  In Friday night’s pivotal CSL North boys basketball contest, Niles North senior Abby George scored 27 points on 7-of-9 shooting to lift the Vikings over Highlan... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2015 BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL, SPORTS

• HP Sports Brief: 5 Wrestlers Advance to Sectionals, Boys Basketball on 5-game Wi...

  5 was the magic number yesterday. The HP wrestling squad advanced 5 wrestlers to this week’s sectional meet and the boys basketball team had won 5 in a row,... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2015 BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL, SPORTS

• HP Sports Brief Update: David Sachs Beats the Buzzer, Grace Quirk Signs Letter o...

  With Highland Park trailing 52-51 against No. 8 St. Joe’s with 3.3 seconds left, senior guard David Sachs dribbled down the length of the court and nailed a... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2015 BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL, SPORTS

• HP Sports Brief: Boys Basketball Team Falls to Deerfield, Rebounds Less Than 24...

  The Highland Park boys basketball team led Deerfield, 12-10, after a quarter but scored just 16 points in the final 3 quarters and well to their conference... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2015 BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL, SPORTS

• HP Sports Brief: Highland Park Hockey Team Mounts Rousing Comeback in Win Over...

  Gavin Proeh’s game-winner with 1:22 left capped the Highland Park hockey team’s electrifying comeback over rival Deerfield at home on senior night. Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2015 BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL, SPORTS

• HP Sports Brief: Late Heroics from David Sachs Cap Comeback Win Over Niles North

  Highland Park boys basketball trailed by as much as 10 to Niles North but David Sachs, who was held scoreless in the first half, tallied 11 fourth-quarter point... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2015 BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL, SPORTS

• Bucky’s 5th Quarter: Melvin Gordon Postseason Analysis

  For SB Nation’s Bucky’s 5th Quarter, I teamed up with fellow writer over these past few weeks Zach Wingrove on two pieces regarding Wisconsin’s Heisman candidat... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2015 BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL, SPORTS

• John Ciancio Overcomes Devastating Injuries to Rise to the Top

  In my latest story for Chicago Tribune Media, I investigated the amazing up-and-down path of Highland Park wrestler John Ciancio, who has overcome countless... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2014 BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL, SPORTS

• Lake Forest’s Evan Boudreaux Sets Scoring Record

  Last Friday, Lake Forest High School basketball star Evan Boudreaux, who will play at Dartmouth next fall, set the school’s all-time scoring record with 1,497... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2014 BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL, SPORTS