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Position: Sports Blogger

Hometown: Fredonia, NY

College: University of Delaware

First job in journalism: High school sports writer / agate clerk / phone answerer / wage slave at The Washington Post

At Washington Post since: Fall of 2001

Favorite Sport: Basketball.

Favorite Athlete: Tie, Michael Ruffin and Calvin Booth.

Favorite Team: I purged all sports allegiances from my soul the moment I began working for The Post.

Favorite Writer (Other than Tom Boswell): Tie, Norman Chad and Big Daddy Drew.

Favorite Moment at Post: Tie, watching the NCAA selection show with John Feinstein, Eric Prisbell and pizza, and being invited to a Northern Italy Olympic dinner at the home of Roberta Donna's mother.

Favorite Moment on WPL: Pressing "Play" on two YouTube videos during the first epidode of Blog Show, seeing the computer freeze, and watching my career flash before my eyes.