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Position: Deputy Sports Editor

Hometown: Cape Girardeau, Mo.

College: Southeast Missouri

First job in journalism: The Kansas City Star

At Washington Post since: 2000

Favorite Sport: I define "favorite" as "one I would watch on my day off" and I suppose that would have to be football. But, really, I'm not picky; I brake for all things sports.

Favorite Athlete: Lou Gehrig

Favorite Team: St. Louis Cardinals (bb); KC Chiefs (fb). Those were my childhood favorites. My philosophy on "favorite team" is rooting for whichever one seems to 1) annoy my co-workers most, 2) is about to catch fire and being the first to spot that (as Mike Lupica says, "nobody front-runs better than you do." I take that as a compliment. Wait, maybe he didn't mean it that way...I'm going to kill him. Be right back.)

Favorite Writer (Other than Tom Boswell): I adore Dana Milbank, but he's no Tom Boswell.

Favorite Moment at Post: When Kornheiser asked me to sew a button on his jacket and I threatened to sue him for sexual harrassment. Good times.

Favorite Moment on WPL: Driving by the Verizon Center and seeing Jason La Canfora in Jumbo-Vision. I think ours is a staff made for Jumbo-Vision.