You can get rich playing video games

ESPN the Magazine asked me to look in to some of the biggest video game tournaments in the world for an October issue. Did you know a game called Dota 2 has a prize pool larger than The Masters does? Awesome illustration here, too.

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Summer media survey

ESPN the Magazine asked me to write a compilation of the summer’s best media offerings.

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Sandboarding

Jackson Cruz appeared in a “Zoom” feature in the Sept. issue of ESPN the Magazine.

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David Lough body shot

ESPN the Magazine ran David Lough’s pose in the issue from late August. The guy is a monster!

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Rawlings glove distribution for ESPN the Magazine

During Spring Training in 2013, I was hanging around the Toronto Blue Jays’ complex in Dunedin, Fla. and I came across these Rawlings guys showing off their wares to various Toronto players. Fast-forward a year later, and it’s an ESPN the Magazine photo gallery that I pitched and wrote.

A slide showing some of the gloves on offer to MLB'ers from Rawlings.

A slide showing some of the gloves on offer to MLB’ers from Rawlings.

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2014 MLB Confidential for ESPN the Magazine

Screen cap of the story as it appeared online in April 2014.

Screen cap of the story as it appeared online in April 2014.

My reporter colleagues and I interviewed over 140 MLB players during Spring Training in February. Here’s what we found.

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ESPN Covers

A few photos of my recent ESPN the Magazine contributions

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LeBron confidential survey

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ESPN the Magazine NHL Confidential

ESPN the Magazine NHL confidential.

ESPN the Magazine NHL confidential.

There’s a confidential survey of 30 NHL players in the newest issue of ESPN the Magazine (Oct. 2013). I surveyed 26 of them to get their perspective on issues like gay rights in Russia, NHL players leaving for the KHL, and who is the most under-rated player.

The cover of ESPN the Magazine, Oct. 2013.

The cover of ESPN the Magazine, Oct. 2013.

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