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I am a freelance writer based in Los Angeles, CA who primarily covers sports.

I have written for KoreAm Journal(www.koreamjournal.com), SLAM Magazine and several newspapers in the greater Los Angeles area covering high school sports.

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Politics, News & Issues > Sports Archives Super Bowl XLII Analysis: New York Giants defeat the New England Patriots: 4 of 43
Dear Bill Belicheck, Wow. No one expected Super Bowl XLII to end like that. After all your team-the New England Patriots-were about to capture its fourth Super Bowl title in seven years. Your team was about to go 19-0 and reach football immorality. Your team was about to shut Mercury Morris up for good. But those pesky New Y... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Football Should a coin flip decide who gets the ball first in overtime?: 1 of 6
As a fan of New York Giants, I was obviously ecstatic to see the Big Blue emerge victorious from their hard-fought battle with the Green Bay Packers to reach Super Bowl XLII. It gives them the chance to win the third Vince Lombardi trophy in the franchise's history and spoil the New England Patriots chance at going, 19-0. Bu... More..
Sports & Recreation > NBA Pro basketball commentary: Why the NBA All Star game has lost fans: 6 of 13
The National Basketball Association will never do away with its All-Star Game (nor should it) but there's no question the gathering of pro basketball's finest-which was the most entertaining all-star game played by the four major pro leagues in this country-has lost its luster. Recent NBA All-Star Games have been marred by s... More..
Sports & Recreation > Baseball History Three memorable home runs hit by baseball player Kirk Gibson: 1 of 2
In the 1984 film, "The Natural", Roy Hobbs belts a game-winning homerun allowing his team, the New York Knights to win the pennant, causing euphoria amongst his teammates and fans at the ballpark. The oh-so typical Hollywood ending for a sports flick. Of course, Roy Hobbs (played by Robert Redford) was just a fictional chara... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Basketball Will Greg Oden bring the Portland Trailblazers an NBA championship?: 6 of 7
I was tempted to answer no to this question because the road to the NBA championship won't be easy for the Portland Trail Blazers. They're located in the Western Conference, which is stacked with several high-powered teams: the Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns, Denver Nuggets, Houston Rockets and Utah Jazz, who all are legitim... More..