The Jersey Benchwarmer's Guide to Sports

Welcome to my first Friday edition of my blog. As we have reached May’s conclusion, a lot has happened in the sports world. From the NBA to the PLL, come along as I yap a lot about what’s going on right now.  Don’t Go New York, Don’t Go New York, Don’t Go: The New York Knicks won game five at the Garden last night and I couldn’t be less happier about it. The Knicks, a team I have hated all my life, are trying to comeback in their series vs the Pacers. No matter where I go on the internet, I see people rooting for the Knicks which is fine, but man as a Nets fan it’s annoying. I’ve recently had the displeasure of experiencing teams that I firmly dislike perform well in the past few seasons. This list includes Michigan Football winning the National Championship in 2024 and St. John’s Men’s Basketball, who had an incredible season this year. The fact that the Knicks could come back and go to the NBA Finals is something I’m terrified of. So for the past week, I’ve become a short-term Pa...

Hello, hi. Yes, I've decided to start a blog. Now, why so? In the past year, I found my love for writing and journalism again. Now you may be asking, what made me lose it in the first place? Well, when the general public can't trust what journalists have to say and you had a professor freshman year who hated your writing, that will do it.  But, after taking another journalism course my junior year, I earned my respect for this form of media again. It really took someone to believe in me and help me strengthen my writing and I thank that professor a ton.  From June 2024 to this current month, I had over 60 sports articles published. I think the exact number is like 65, but I would have to check. One thing to mention, a big shoutout to my editors this last year at 89.5 FM WSOU for getting all those stories out.  So, I should introduce myself even though most of you who follow me online already know me. My name is Kyle and I am a sports super fan. You name the sport, I proba...