List of The Athletic Journalists and Reporters

1. Luke Brown

Designation Managing Editor Author Bio Luke Brown is a News Editor for The Athletic. Prior to joining in 2020 he was Deputy Sports Editor at The Independent.
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2. Melissa Lockard

Designation Senior Editor Author Bio Melissa Lockard is a senior editor and writer for The Athletic. She edits MLB content and focuses her writing on MLB prospects and draft coverage, with a particular focus on the Oakland A’s and San Francisco Giants. Before joining The Athletic, she covered baseball for a variety of outlets, including Scout.com, 2080baseball.com and FoxSports. She is the founder of OaklandClubhouse.com.
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3. Jeremy Rutherford

Designation Senior Writer Author Bio Jeremy Rutherford is a senior writer for The Athletic covering the St. Louis Blues. He has covered the team since the 2005-06 season, including a dozen years at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He is the author of "Bernie Federko: My Blues Note" and "100 Things Blues Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die." In addition, he is the Blues Insider for 101 ESPN in St. Louis.
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4. Dan Pompei

Designation Senior Writer Author Bio Dan Pompei is a senior writer for The Athletic who has been telling NFL stories for close to four decades. He is one of 49 members on the Pro Football Hall of Fame selectors board and one of nine members on the Seniors Committee. In 2013, he received the Bill Nunn Award from the Pro Football Writers of America for long and distinguished reporting.
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5. Pierre LeBrun

Designation Senior Writer Author Bio Pierre LeBrun has been a senior NHL columnist for The Athletic since 2017. He has been an NHL Insider for TSN since 2011 following six years as a panelist on Hockey Night In Canada. He also appears regularly on RDS in Montreal. Pierre previously covered the NHL for ESPN.com and The Canadian Press.
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6. Marcus Thompson II

Designation Senior Columnist Author Bio Marcus Thompson II is a lead columnist at The Athletic. He is a prominent voice in the Bay Area sports scene after 18 years with Bay Area News Group, including 10 seasons covering the Warriors and four as a columnist. Marcus is also the author of the best-selling biography "GOLDEN: The Miraculous Rise of Steph Curry."
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7. David O'Brien

Designation Senior Writer Author Bio David O'Brien is a senior writer covering the Atlanta Braves for The Athletic. He previously covered the Braves for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and covered the Marlins for eight seasons, including the 1997 World Series championship. He is a two-time winner of the NSMA Georgia Sportswriter of the Year award.
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8. Bruce Feldman

Designation Senior Writer Author Bio Bruce Feldman is the National College Football Insider for The Athletic. One of the sport’s leading voices, he also is a sideline reporter for FOX College Football. Bruce has covered college football nationally for more than 20 years and is the author of numerous books on the topic, including "Swing Your Sword: Leading The Charge in Football and Life" with Mike Leach and most recently "The QB: The Making of Modern Quarterbacks."
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9. Joe Rexrode

Designation Senior Writer Author Bio Joe Rexrode is a senior staff writer for The Athletic covering all things Nashville and some things outside Nashville. He previously worked at The Tennessean, the Detroit Free Press and the Lansing State Journal, spending the past three years as sports columnist at The Tennessean.
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10. Bob Kravitz

Designation Senior Writer Author Bio Bob Kravitz is an award-winning columnist who has worked for Sports Illustrated, the Rocky Mountain News in Denver, the Indianapolis Star and other publications. He has covered sports as a columnist and feature writer for 36 years. He is a graduate of Indiana University.
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11. Paul Dehner Jr.

Designation Senior Writer Author Bio Paul Dehner Jr. is a senior writer and podcast host for The Athletic. He's been covering the Bengals and NFL since 2009, most notably, for six seasons with The Cincinnati Enquirer. He's born, raised and proudly Cincinnati.
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12. Sean Fitz-Gerald

Designation Senior Writer Author Bio Sean Fitz-Gerald is a senior national writer for The Athletic. As a reporter, he has covered the Olympics, Pan American Games, Super Bowl, Grey Cup, NHL playoffs and the NBA playoffs. In 2015, he was named sportswriter of the year by Sports Media Canada.
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13. Andy McCullough

Designation Senior Writer Author Bio Andy McCullough is a senior writer for The Athletic covering MLB. He previously covered baseball at the Los Angeles Times, the Kansas City Star and The Star-Ledger. A graduate of Syracuse University, he grew up in the suburbs of Philadelphia.
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14. Josh Robbins

Designation Senior Writer Author Bio Josh Robbins is a senior writer for The Athletic. He began covering the Washington Wizards in 2021 after spending more than a decade on the Orlando Magic beat for The Athletic and the Orlando Sentinel, where he worked for 18 years. His work has been honored by the Football Writers Association of America, the Green Eyeshade Awards and the Florida Society of News Editors. He served as president of the Professional Basketball Writers Association from 2014 to 2023. Josh is a native of the greater Washington, D.C., area.
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15. Aaron Portzline

Designation Senior Writer Author Bio Aaron Portzline is a senior writer for The Athletic NHL based in Columbus, Ohio. He has been a sportswriter for more than 30 years, winning national and state awards as a reporter at the Columbus Dispatch. In addition, Aaron has been a frequent contributor to the NHL Network and The Hockey News, among other outlets.
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16. Tarik El-Bashir

Designation Senior Writer Author Bio Tarik El-Bashir is a senior writer for The Athletic covering the Washington Capitals. He is a native Washingtonian who has spent the past two decades writing about the city’s teams, including stints covering the Commanders, Capitals and Georgetown men’s basketball. He’s worked as a beat writer for The New York Times, The Washington Post and, most recently, NBC Sports Washington. Tarik graduated from Howard University and resides in Northern Virginia with his wife and two children.
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17. Tyler Kepner

Designation Senior Writer Author Bio Tyler Kepner is a Senior Writer for The Athletic covering MLB. He previously worked for The New York Times, covering the Mets (2000-2001) and Yankees (2002-2009) and serving as national baseball columnist from 2010 to 2023. A Vanderbilt University graduate, he has covered the Angels for the Riverside (Calif.) Press-Enterprise and Mariners for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, and began his career with a homemade baseball magazine in his native Philadelphia in the early 1990s. Tyler is the author of the best-selling “K: A History of Baseball In Ten Pitches” (2019)... and “The Grandest Stage: A History of The World Series” (2022).more
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18. Dan Connolly

Designation Senior Baseball Writer Author Bio O’s/MLB scribe https://sportsnaut.com/ Once @TheAthletic, https://t.co/pmWvk140w7 & @BaltSunSports. Host on @woyk1350 Author 100 Things O's: https://t.co/pndhNYLulM
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19. Fluto Shinzawa

Designation Senior Writer Author Bio Fluto Shinzawa is a senior writer for The Athletic covering the Boston Bruins. He has covered the team since 2006, formerly as a staff writer for The Boston Globe.
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20. Corey Brock

Designation Senior Writer Author Bio Corey Brock is a senior writer for The Athletic covering the Seattle Mariners. A native Washingtonian, he has over 20 years experience covering baseball for newspapers and for MLB.com.
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21. Joe Vardon

Designation Senior Nba Writer Author Bio Joe Vardon is a senior NBA writer for The Athletic, based in Cleveland.
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22. John Hollinger

Designation Senior Writer Author Bio John Hollinger’s two decades of NBA experience include seven seasons as the Memphis Grizzlies’ Vice President of Basketball Operations and media stints at ESPN.com and SI.com. A pioneer in basketball analytics, he invented several advanced metrics — most notably, the PER standard. He also authored four editions of “Pro Basketball Forecast.” In 2018 he was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Sloan Sports Analytics Conference.
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23. Ian Mendes

Designation Senior Writer Author Bio Ian Mendes is a senior writer covering the NHL. Prior to joining The Athletic in 2021, he spent seven years as an afternoon talk show host for TSN 1200 in Ottawa and as a contributing writer for TSN.ca. He also worked as a television reporter and host with Rogers Sportsnet for 12 years and has served as a feature columnist for both The Ottawa Citizen and Today’s Parent magazine.
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24. Matt Barrows

Designation Senior Writer Author Bio Matt Barrows is a senior writer for The Athletic covering the 49ers. He joined The Athletic in 2018 and has covered the 49ers since 2003. He was a reporter with The Sacramento Bee for 19 years, four of them as a Metro reporter. Before that he spent two years in South Carolina with The Hilton Head Island Packet.
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25. Rob Rossi

Designation Senior Writer Author Bio Rob Rossi is senior writer for The Athletic NHL based in Pittsburgh. He was previously lead columnist at the Tribune-Review, for which he also served as lead beat reporter on the Penguins and Pirates. He has won awards for his columns and investigative stories on concussion protocol and athletes’ charities, and he is working on a biography of Evgeni Malkin.
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26. Steve Buckley

Designation Senior Writer Author Bio Steve Buckley is a senior writer for The Athletic. He was previously a sports columnist for the Boston Herald for nearly 24 years after spending time a columnist for the National Sports Daily and a contributor on ESPN2.
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27. C.Trent Rosecrans

Designation Senior Writer Author Bio C. Trent Rosecrans is a senior writer for The Athletic covering the Cincinnati Reds. He previously covered the Reds for the Cincinnati Enquirer and the Cincinnati Post and has also covered Major League Baseball for CBSSports.com.
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28. Eno Sarris

Designation Senior Writer Author Bio Eno Sarris is a senior writer covering baseball analytics at The Athletic. Eno has written for FanGraphs, ESPN, Fox, MLB.com, SB Nation and others.
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29. Dan Hayes

Designation Senior Writer Author Bio Dan Hayes is a senior writer for The Athletic covering the Minnesota Twins. Dan joined The Athletic after 5 1/2 years at NBC Sports Chicago and eight years at The North County Times, where he covered the Chicago White Sox, San Diego Padres, four World Series, the NBA Finals, NHL Stanley Cup Final, NASCAR, UFC, Little League World Series, PGA and the NFL.
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30. Bo Wulf

Designation Senior Writer Author Bio Bo Wulf was a senior writer for The Athletic covering the Philadelphia Eagles and was a co-host of the "Birds With Friends" podcast. Previously, he was a senior content manager for Taylor Sports and a producer for the Philadelphia Eagles website.
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31. Tim Graham

Designation Senior Writer Author Bio Tim Graham is a senior writer for The Athletic, covering Buffalo sports. He had been the Buffalo News' enterprise reporter and previously covered the AFC East at ESPN and the Miami Dolphins at the Palm Beach Post.
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32. Dominic Fifield

Designation Senior Writer Author Bio Prior to joining The Athletic as a Senior Writer, Dominic Fifield spent 20 years covering football on The Guardian. The job as a beat reporter took him through spells in the north-east, on Merseyside and, from 2007, back to the capital as London football correspondent, where his time was largely preoccupied with the managerial merry-go-round at Chelsea. He was also fortunate enough to cover the England national team through five major tournaments, from South Africa to Russia.
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33. Arpon Basu

Designation Senior Writer Author Bio Arpon Basu has been the editor-in-chief of The Athletic Montréal since 2017. Previously, he worked for the NHL for six years as managing editor of LNH.com and a contributing writer on NHL.com.
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34. Sean Gentille

Designation Senior Writer Author Bio Sean Gentille is a senior writer for The Athletic covering the NHL. He previously covered Pittsburgh sports with the The Athletic and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the NHL for Sporting News, and he's a graduate of the University of Maryland.
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35. David Ubben

Designation Senior Writer Author Bio David Ubben is a senior writer for The Athletic covering college football. Prior to joining The Athletic, he covered college sports for ESPN, Fox Sports Southwest, The Oklahoman, Sports on Earth and Dave Campbell’s Texas Football, as well as contributing to a number of other publications.
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36. Arthur Staple

Designation Senior Writer Author Bio Arthur Staple has covered New York hockey for The Athletic since 2019, initially on the Islanders beat before moving over to primarily focus on the Rangers in 2021. Previously, he spent 20 years at Newsday, where he covered everything from high schools to the NFL.
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37. Ahmed Shooble

Designation Reporter Author Bio Ahmed Shooble is a contributor for The Athletic covering AFC Bournemouth. Before joining The Athletic, he was a freelance football writer with words for The Times, Sky Sports News and COPA90.
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38. Mark Puleo

Designation Staff Editor Author Bio Mark Puleo is a News Staff Editor at The Athletic. Before joining The Athletic, Mark covered breaking weather news as a digital journalist and front page digital editor with AccuWeather. He is a graduate of Penn State University and its John Curley Center for Sports Journalism.
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39. Jacob Whitehead

Designation Junior News Editor Author Bio Jacob Whitehead covers Newcastle United for The Athletic, and previously worked on the news desk. Prior to joining, he wrote for Rugby World Magazine and was named David Welch Student Sportswriter of the Year at the SJA Awards.
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40. Mark Cooper

Designation Staff Editor Author Bio Mark Cooper is a senior editor on the news and live team based in Boston. Before joining The Athletic, he worked as a features writer for theScore and as a staff writer for the Tulsa World. He graduated from Syracuse University and grew up outside Albany, N.Y.
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41. Omar Garrick

Designation Staff Editor Author Bio Omar Garrick is a Junior Editor for The Athletic UK, based in London. He previously worked at BBC Sport and The Manchester Evening News. Omar is a journalism graduate from Cardiff University and the University of Sheffield.
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42. Naoko Asano

Designation Deputy Managing Editor Author Bio Naoko Asano is a deputy managing editor, NHL, with The Athletic. Previously, she worked at Sportsnet, Chatelaine and the Literary Review of Canada.
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43. Patrick Boyland

Designation Correspondent Author Bio Patrick Boyland has been The Athletic's Everton correspondent since 2019. Prior to joining the company, he worked for ESPN, Mail Online and press agency Sportsbeat, where he covered numerous major sporting events. Boyland's views on Everton have been sought out by local and national media, while he is also a regular on a number of podcasts focusing on the club.
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44. James McNicholas

Designation Arsenal Correspondent Author Bio James McNicholas has covered Arsenal extensively for more than a decade. He has written for ESPN, Bleacher Report and FourFourTwo Magazine, and is the co-host of the Arsecast Extra Podcast.
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45. James Pearce

Designation Correspondent Author Bio James Pearce joins the Athletic after 14 years working for the Liverpool Echo. The dad-of-two has spent the past decade covering the fortunes of Liverpool FC across the globe to give fans the inside track on the Reds from the dressing room to the boardroom.
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46. Philip Buckingham

Designation Football Correspondent Author Bio Football news reporter for @TheAthleticUK. Views are my own. Email: ****@theathletic.com
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47. Amy Lawrence

Designation Arsenal Correspondent Author Bio Since football fandom kicked in in the 1970s, the path to football writing started as a teenager scribbling for a fanzine. After many years with the Guardian and the Observer, covering the game from grassroots to World Cup finals, Amy Lawrence joined The Athletic in 2019.
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48. Jordan Campbell

Designation Correspondent Author Bio Jordan Campbell reports on Arsenal and the Scotland national team for The Athletic. He spent four seasons covering Rangers where he was twice nominated for Young Journalist of the Year at the Scottish Press Awards. He previously worked at Sky Sports News and has experience in performance analysis.
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49. Andy Naylor

Designation Correspondent Author Bio Andy Naylor worked for 32.5 years on the sports desk of The Argus, Brighton’s daily newspaper. For the last 25 of those years he was chief sports reporter, primarily responsible for coverage of Brighton and Hove Albion FC.
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50. Carl Anka

Designation Correspondent Author Bio Carl Anka is a journalist covering Manchester United for The Athletic.
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51. Richard Sutcliffe

Designation Correspondent Author Bio Wrexham writer for @TheAthleticFC Views are my own.
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52. Corey Masisak

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio Corey Masisak is a staff writer for The Athletic covering the San Jose Sharks. He previously covered the New Jersey Devils for The Athletic, and before that the Washington Capitals for the Washington Times and CSN Washington, and the league for NHL.com.
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53. Tony Jones

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio Tony Jones is a Staff Writer at The Athletic covering the Utah Jazz and the NBA. A native of the East Coast and a journalism brat as a child, he has an addiction to hip-hop music and pickup basketball, and his Twitter page has been used for occasional debates concerning Biggie and Tupac.
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54. Bob Sturm

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio Bob Sturm covers the Dallas Cowboys for The Athletic. He has written about the team for over two decades while also hosting talk shows for 96.7 The Ticket in DFW and can be heard on "The Hardline" from 3-7 p.m. M-F. During his time in Dallas, he has also written about the Cowboys for The Dallas Morning News, D Magazine and Fox Sports.
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55. Zac Jackson

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio Zac Jackson is a staff writer for The Athletic covering the Cleveland Browns. He is also the host of the "A to Z" podcast alongside Andre Knott. Previously, Zac covered the Browns for Fox Sports Ohio and worked for Pro Football Talk.
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56. Kaitlyn McGrath

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio Kaitlyn McGrath is a staff writer for The Athletic, covering the Toronto Blue Jays. Previously, she worked at the National Post and CBC.
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57. Ben Standig

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio Ben Standig is a senior NFL writer focused on the Washington Commanders for The Athletic. The native Washingtonian also hosts the "Standig Room Only" podcast. Ben has covered D.C. area sports since 2005 and is a three-time winner of The Huddle Report's annual NFL mock draft contest.
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58. Scott Wheeler

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio Scott Wheeler covers the NHL draft and prospects nationally for The Athletic. Scott has written for the Toronto Star, the Globe and Mail, The Toronto Sun, the National Post, SB Nation and several other outlets in the past.
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59. Jen McCaffrey

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio Jen McCaffrey is a staff writer for The Athletic covering the Boston Red Sox. Prior to joining The Athletic, the Syracuse graduate spent four years as a Red Sox reporter for MassLive.com and three years as a sports reporter for the Cape Cod Times.
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60. Levi Weaver

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio Levi Weaver is a staff writer for The Athletic covering the Texas Rangers. He spent two seasons covering the Rangers for WFAA (ABC) and has been a contributor to MLB.com and Baseball Prospectus.
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61. Jeff Rueter

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio Jeff Rueter is a staff writer for The Athletic who covers soccer in North America, Europe, and beyond. No matter how often he hears the Number 10 role is "dying," he'll always leave a light on for the next great playmaker.
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62. David Lombardi

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio David Lombardi is a staff writer for The Athletic covering the San Francisco 49ers. David joined The Athletic after three years with ESPN, where he primarily covered college football.
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63. Justin Williams

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio Justin Williams covers college football and basketball for The Athletic. He was previously a beat reporter covering the Cincinnati Bearcats, and prior to that he worked as a senior editor for Cincinnati Magazine.
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64. Austin Meek

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio Austin Meek covers Michigan football and basketball for The Athletic. He previously covered college sports for The Topeka Capital-Journal and served as sports columnist at The Register-Guard in Eugene, Oregon.
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65. Joe Buscaglia

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio Joe Buscaglia is a staff writer for The Athletic, covering the Buffalo Bills. Joe has covered the team since 2010. He spent his first five years on the beat at WGR Sports Radio 550 and the next four years at WKBW-TV in Buffalo. A native of Hamburg, N.Y., Buscaglia is a graduate of Buffalo State College.
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66. William Guillory

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio Will Guillory is a staff writer for The Athletic, covering the New Orleans Pelicans. Before joining The Athletic, he was a writer at The Times-Picayune/NOLA Media Group, and he's been on the Pelicans beat since 2016. He is a New Orleans native.
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67. Cody Stavenhagen

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio Cody Stavenhagen is a staff writer covering the Detroit Tigers for The Athletic. Previously, he covered Michigan football at The Athletic and Oklahoma football and basketball for the Tulsa World, where he was named APSE Beat Writer of the Year for his circulation group in 2016. He is a native of Amarillo, Texas.
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68. Kevin Kurz

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio Kevin Kurz is a staff writer for The Athletic NHL based in Philadelphia. He previously covered the New York Islanders and the San Jose Sharks for 10+ years and worked in the Philadelphia Flyers organization.
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69. Tim Cato

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio Tim Cato is a staff writer at The Athletic covering the Dallas Mavericks. Previously, he wrote for SB Nation.
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70. Jonas Siegel

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio Jonas Siegel is a staff writer on the Maple Leafs for The Athletic. Jonas joined The Athletic in 2017 from the Canadian Press, where he served as the national hockey writer. Previously, he spent nearly a decade covering the Leafs with AM 640, TSN Radio and TSN.ca.
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71. Shayna Goldman and more

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio Shayna Goldman is a staff writer for The Athletic who focuses on blending data-driven analysis and video to dive deeper into hockey. She covers fantasy hockey and national stories that affect the entire NHL. She is the co-creator of BehindtheBenches.com and 1/3 of the Too Many Men podcast. Her work has also appeared at Sportsnet, HockeyGraphs and McKeen’s Hockey. She has a Master of Science in sports business from New York University.
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72. Tim Britton

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio Tim Britton is a senior writer for The Athletic covering the New York Mets. He has covered Major League Baseball since 2009 and the Mets since 2018. Prior to joining The Athletic, he spent seven seasons on the Red Sox beat for the Providence Journal. He has also contributed to Baseball Prospectus, NBC Sports Boston, MLB.com and Yahoo Sports.
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73. James Boyd

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio James Boyd is a Staff Writer for The Athletic covering the Indianapolis Colts. Before joining The Athletic, James was the Indiana Pacers beat writer for The Indianapolis Star. James is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and grew up in Romeoville, Illinois.
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74. Kelly Iko

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio Kelly Iko is a staff writer covering the Houston Rockets and the NBA for The Athletic. The upcoming 2023-24 season will be his eighth following the NBA, having previously worked with USA Today and ESPN Houston.
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75. Peter Baugh

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio Peter Baugh is a staff writer for The Athletic NHL based in Colorado. He has previously been published in the Columbia Missourian, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Kansas City Star, Politico and the Washington Post. A St. Louis native, Peter graduated from the University of Missouri and previously covered the Tigers for The Athletic.
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76. Chris Branch

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio Chris Branch is a staff writer for The Athletic's daily newsletter. Before joining The Athletic, he covered the Phillies for The News-Journal and worked as a content strategist for various industries. He graduated from LSU, where he worked for The Daily Reveille.
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77. Kyle Tucker

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio Kyle Tucker is a staff writer for The Athletic, covering Kentucky college basketball and the Tennessee Titans. Before joining The Athletic, he covered Kentucky for seven years at The (Louisville) Courier-Journal and SEC Country. Previously, he covered Virginia Tech football for seven years at The (Norfolk) Virginian-Pilot.
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78. Sam Blum

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio Sam Blum is a staff writer for The Athletic covering the Los Angeles Angels. Before joining The Athletic, he was a sports reporter for the Dallas Morning News. Previously, he covered Auburn for AL.com and the University of Virginia for The Daily Progress in Charlottesville.
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79. Phil Hay

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio Phil grew up near Edinburgh in Scotland and is a staff writer for The Athletic, covering Leeds United. He previously worked for the Yorkshire Evening Post as its chief football writer.
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80. Gregg Evans

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio Gregg Evans is a Staff Writer for The Athletic covering Aston Villa FC. Previously he spent over a decade at the Birmingham Mail covering West Midlands football. His time with Villa includes six managers, three ownership groups, an FA Cup Final, the fatal relegation campaign and an epic return to the Premier League.
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81. Audrey Snyder

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio Audrey Snyder has covered Penn State since 2012 for various outlets, including The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, The Patriot-News and DKPittsburghSports. Snyder is an active member of the Association for Women in Sports Media (AWSM) and is the professional adviser for Penn State’s student chapter.
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82. Will Sammon

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio Will Sammon is a staff writer for The Athletic, covering the New York Mets. A native of Queens, New York, Will previously covered the Milwaukee Brewers and Florida Gators football for The Athletic, starting in 2018. Before that, he covered Mississippi State for The Clarion-Ledger, Mississippi’s largest newspaper.
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83. Sarah Shephard

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio Sarah Shephard spent 10 years at Sport magazine before becoming Deputy Head of Content at The Coaches' Voice. She has also written for publications such as The Times, The Guardian and The Sunday Times Magazine, among others.
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84. Max Bultman

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio Max Bultman is a staff writer for The Athletic covering the Detroit Red Wings. He has also written for the Sporting News, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Max is a graduate of the University of Michigan, where he covered Michigan football and men's basketball.
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85. Andy Jones

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio Andrew Jones is a Staff Writer for The Athletic covering Burnley FC and Liverpool FC. Having graduated from the University of Central Lancashire with a First Class Honours Degree in Sports Journalism, Andrew has had written work published for the Liverpool Echo, Chelsea FC and Preston North End.
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86. Jay Harris

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio After writing for publications including 90min, Jay worked at Sky Sports News before joining The Athletic in the summer of 2021 to cover Brentford.
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87. Elias Burke

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio Elias Burke is a staff writer covering U.S. soccer. He previously covered West Bromwich Albion and Derby County for The Athletic. He is based in Los Angeles
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88. Roshane Thomas

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio Roshane Thomas is a staff writer who covers West Ham United for The Athletic. Previously, he worked for the Sunday Times and talkSPORT.
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89. Matt Schneidman

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio Matt Schneidman is a staff writer for The Athletic covering the Green Bay Packers. He is a proud alum of The Daily Orange student newspaper at Syracuse University.
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90. Eric Nehm

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio Eric Nehm is a senior writer for The Athletic covering the Milwaukee Bucks. Previously, he covered the Bucks at ESPN Milwaukee and wrote the book "100 Things Bucks Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die." Nehm was named NSMA's 2022 Wisconsin Sports Writer of the Year.
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91. Manny Navarro

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio Manny Navarro has been the University of Miami beat writer for The Athletic since September 2018. He's also the host of the "Wide Right" podcast. Manny's career started at The Miami Herald in October 1995 when he was a high school senior. He covered the Hurricanes, Heat, Marlins and high school sports for 23 years at the paper. He makes occasional appearances on WSVN's Sports Xtra on Sunday nights and is on the "Big O Show" with Orlando Alzugaray at 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays.
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92. Dom Luszczyszyn

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio Dom Luszczyszyn is a national NHL writer for The Athletic who writes primarily about hockey analytics and new ways of looking at the game. Previously, he’s worked at The Hockey News, The Nation Network and Hockey Graphs.
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93. Zach Harper

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio Zach Harper is a staff writer for The Athletic, covering the NBA. Zach joined The Athletic after covering the NBA for ESPN.com, CBS Sports and FRS Sports since 2009. He also hosts radio for SiriusXM NBA and SiriusXM Mad Dog Sports Radio.
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94. Joshua Kloke

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio Joshua Kloke is a staff writer who has covered the Maple Leafs and Canadian soccer for The Athletic since 2016. Previously, he was a freelance writer for various publications, including Sports Illustrated.
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95. Vic Tafur

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio Vic Tafur is a senior writer for The Athletic covering the Las Vegas Raiders and the NFL. He previously worked for 12 years at the San Francisco Chronicle and also writes about boxing and mixed martial arts.
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96. Chad Graff

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio Chad Graff is a staff writer for The Athletic covering the New England Patriots since 2022 after five years on the Minnesota Vikings beat. Graff joined The Athletic in January 2018 after covering a bit of everything for the St. Paul Pioneer Press. He won the Pro Football Writers of America’s 2022 Bob Oates Award for beat writing.
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97. Jon Machota

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio Jon Machota is a staff writer covering the Dallas Cowboys for The Athletic. He previously covered the Cowboys for The Dallas Morning News. He's a Detroit native and graduate of Wayne State University.
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98. Colton Pouncy

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio Colton Pouncy is a staff writer for The Athletic covering the Detroit Lions. He previously covered Michigan State football and basketball for the company, and covered sports for The Tennessean in Nashville prior to joining The Athletic.
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99. Zack Rosenblatt

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio Zack Rosenblatt is a staff writer for The Athletic covering the New York Jets. Before joining The Athletic, he worked as a staff writer for The Star-Ledger, where he covered the Eagles and Giants. He also covered the Arizona Wildcats for the Arizona Daily Star. He's a graduate of the University of Arizona and is originally from Cherry Hill, N.J.
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100. Matthew Fairburn

Designation Staff Writer Author Bio Matthew Fairburn is a staff writer for The Athletic covering the Buffalo Sabres. A graduate of the University of Missouri, he previously covered the New England Patriots and Buffalo Bills for The Athletic. Prior to The Athletic, he also covered the Bills for Syracuse.com.
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