“This is SportsCenter”
ESPN and their Advertising Success Three words. That was all it took to make ESPN’s most popular production part of popular culture. Those words: “This is SportsCenter.”
Academic Writing
It’s Only Weird if it Doesn’t Work
Superstitions and Baseball Introduction In 14 years as a Major League Baseball player Nomar Garciaparra stepped to the plate 5,586 times.[1] After every pitch, he would step out of the batter’s box, adjust each of his batting gloves then touch his nose.[2] Once back in the box, he dug each foot into the dirt, tappedRead more
Hibbert continues quest for Defensive Player of the Year
Roy Hibbert is on a quest to be the first Indiana Pacers player to be awarded Defensive Player of the Year. He finished 10th in last years’ Defensive Player of the Year voting, receiving three first place votes. Teammate Paul George received eight first place votes for the award and was eighth in the voting.Read more
Pacers undefeated streak is still alive at 9-0
The Indiana Pacers prevailed over the Milwaukee Bucks with the undefeated streak on the line and moved to 9-0 on the season on Friday night. The Pacers are five games shy of tying the 2002-03 Dallas Mavericks who started the season 14-0. With back-to-back division games there is “added motivation,” according to Pacers head coachRead more
It’s All About the Fan.
SB Nation is a website comprised of 310 blogs. The goal of SB Nation’s mini-sites is to be the largest network of fan-centric sports communities. The coverage spans each Major League Baseball (MLB), National Football League (NFL), National Basketball Association (NBA), National Hockey League (NHL), international and Major League Soccer (MLS) team along with everyRead more
#StarMcAfeeShow #IndyStarGoesDigital
Just three names below Andrew Luck on the Indianapolis Colts’ roster is Pat McAfee, the punter. Most consider Luck to be the face of the franchise while McAfee is the face of “The Indianapolis Star’s” digital show. The local newspaper, looking to expand beyond print and into the digital realm, created “The Pat McAfee Show”Read more
Starry Eyed
The news broke in December 2011. “Ryan Braun tests positive for performance enhancing drugs” As fans, there is an assumption that we know him; that he wouldn’t do something like that. But when bad news breaks the first question is how much do we really know about him?
Seeing Upside Down
I discovered the book in January, less than three years after returning from my second two-week trip to Zambia, Africa. Arise: Live Out Your Faith on Whatever Field You Find Yourself from the Major Leagues to Africa combined three things I value most: baseball, God and Zambia. It instantly became a must read. Ann Higginbottom,Read more
To Be Determined
I was in elementary school when I hit bottom for the first time. No child wants to sit down with his or her parents and sibling and hear, “Your dad and I won’t be married anymore.” They would explain it in the simplest terms to allow my young brain to grasp the concept of divorce.Read more
A Player to Be Named Later Screenplay
This is the screenplay created for the A Player to Be Named Later video. It was written by Michael Gearhart and Katie Wheeler with help from myself.
A Player to Be Named Later
This video was created based on my paper, A Player to be Named Later. It was created by one of my classmates, Katie Wheeler. Katie was awarded an Eclipse Award for this video. The Eclipse Awards are sponsored by WKTV, the West Michigan Film and Video Alliance (WMFVVA) and the Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM).Read more
A Journey through Communication
How a Definition Changed Communication is defined as the imparting or exchanging of information or news (McKean, 2005). My definition is a little bit different. It has always been different because communication has been so much a part of my life. Before coming to Spring Arbor, I would define communication as any interaction with someone,Read more
Am I Worthy? Is He Worthy?
“Congratulations” was spread all over the Facebook wall of one of my close friends. It didn’t take long to deduce that she was engaged. Her phone call to me that followed hours later was filled with excitement for her upcoming nuptials. I jumped for joy for her and the desire to plan my own non-existentRead more
A Player to Be Named Later
We were standing outside on the porch of the home I grew up in. The door was still red in color. The shutters were black and starting to fade. My favorite spot during the summer nights – the porch swing – was still hanging there with a blanket lying over the back of it. MyRead more
A Friendly Competition, Right?
CAST IAN, EMMA’s husband, co-worker/friend to CAYDEN EMMA, IAN’s wife CAYDEN, co-worker/friend to IAN ACT I Scene 1 (The stage lights are dimmed to show a worn leather couch and a coffee table. The coffee table is littered with napkins and a half empty pizza box. Four empty beer bottles sit on the outsidesRead more
Personal Summary
As I baked Christmas cookies with my mom and spent days celebrating with delicious meals and a few too many cans of pop, I couldn’t be happier to know that starting January 5 I was going to be taking “gym” again. I’ve been dying to find a workout routine that works for what I considerRead more
Rory Gilmore – A Speech to Remember Speech
Purpose: To inform my audience about why Rory Gilmore’s speech at her graduation is effective
Words, Lots of Words Speech
Purpose: To inform the audience of my love for words and why they are so important to me.
Overwhelmed by Social Media Speech
Purpose: To inform the audience about the changes that Facebook has made and compare them to the features of Twitter and Google+. To analyze whether or not these changes are pushing users towards the other social media networks.
A Love of Baseball Starts Early Speech
Purpose: To tell the story of how much baseball is a part of the person that I am.