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I'm a sports-loving Aussie, who also follows music and entertainment a little as well, so most of my articles will be revolved around these areas.

I am looking to get into the sportscasting field on radio.

I currently cover Australian Rules football and cricket

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Sports & Recreation > Baseball History A look at the Minnesota Twins franchise history: 1 of 6
When the American League (AL) became a major league in 1901, the new league placed a team in Washington D.C., a city that had been ditched by the National League (NL) a year earlier. The new Washington club, like the old one, would be called the "Senators".The Senators' early day were mired in consecutive losing streaks. In t... More..
Sports & Recreation > NBA How the NBA's dress code has improved the league's image: 1 of 6
It's quite ironic that the commissioner of the NBA's last name is "Stern", because his leadership style during his 25-year ongoing tenure could, on many occasions, said to be quite "stern" as well.One of the more recent rulings of the commander-in-chief is to alter the on- and off-court dress sense of NBA players.The fashions... More..
Sports & Recreation > NBA The NBA free agent class of 2010: 1 of 5
How good will the NBA free agent class of 2010 be?So good, in fact, the teams, such as the New York Knicks, began clearing salary cap space two years prior, in order to have a genuine shot at some of the All-Star talent 2010's free agent class will offer.At the top of the tree is Cleveland's superstar LeBron James, who has al... More..
Sports & Recreation > NBA NBA team profile: Toronto Raptors: 1 of 5
The Toronto Raptors are one of the mor recent expansion teams to join the National Basketball Association (NBA), which they did in 1995.Along with the Vancouver Grizzlies, the Raptors admittance into the NBA signalled a new beginning, as it was the first time the world's premier basketball league had moved beyond the United S... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Sports Archives NBA team profile: 2007/2008 Dallas Mavericks: 1 of 5
Coming into season 2007-08 in the National Basketball Association (NBA), big things were expected of the Dallas Mavericks.The franchise had risen to be beaten NBA finalists in 2006, and were expected to be a genuine contender in season 2006-07, however in somewhat of a surprise, the Mavericks were eliminated in the first roun... More..
Sports & Recreation > Football (Other) The Baltimore Colts Super Bowl chances under Jim Caldwell: 1 of 5
Whilst an unsuccessful team usually fires the head coach first and foremost, it's, for the most part, not really the coach that has a great say whether a team is successful or not.The facts are that if a coach doesn't have the on-field cattle, you can be Vince Lombardi or Bill Parcells, but I guarantee you that team will stil... More..
Sports & Recreation > NBA Why being an NBA fan in Seattle is difficult: 1 of 5
The ills of an NBA fan in Seattle begin and end with one name: Clay Bennett.The facts are that Mr. Bennett, owner of the Seattle Supersonics, didn't care one iota about how loyal Sonics fans were, how much the city of Seattle embraced the Sonics, and how integral to the city of Seattle the Supersonics basketball team were.All... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Sports News & Opinion (Other) Should tax dollars be spent to build professional sports stadiums?: 1 of 5
In this day and age of transparent governing, and the ability of the media to act as the voice of the citizens to "keep the politicians honest", it is very rare for governments to dupe an increasingly-educated an socially-aware constituency into allowing them to blow millions of dollars on a stadium that will become derelict ... More..
Entertainment > Celebrity Gossip & News Celebrities busted for DUIs: 8 of 36
The list of Hollywood and other celebrities who have been busted by the police for Driving Under the Influence is as long as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's arm.To break it down into some of the more recent high-profile cases, let's first begin with the train-wreck that became of cute-as-a-button child star Lindsay Lohan ...*The former... More..
Entertainment > Celebrity Biographies Biography: Don Cheadle: 2 of 8
Donald Frank Cheadle was born on November 29, 1964 in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Betty, a bank manager and psychology teacher, and Donald Cheadle, a clinical psychologist. He has a sister, Cindy, and a brother, Colin. Cheadle graduated in 1982 from East High School in Denver, Colorado, before going on to study acting a... More..