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Kyle Ferreira

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 probably have thoughts and knowledge of it. 


Specifically, this blog will go in-depth about what is going on in the NFL and college football. I'll also be talking about the NBA, both men's and women's college basketball, the WNBA, the NHL, MLS and soccer in general. I also want to give my thoughts on the PLL and the sport of lacrosse which I believe deserves more coverage from mainstream sports media. 


Every Monday and Friday, you'll hear from me with my reactions and opinions about what happened and what will happen for a given week/weekend. 


In a day and age full of bad reporting and hot takes, my stories will bring a more positive vibe to one of the greatest things in the world, which is sports. It's upsetting to hear that there are people in this industry that don't love to cover sports. In a world where people can't seem to be happy anymore, I want to be someone who makes someone's day and invokes positivity. 


When something great happens, I'm going to highlight it because I want to celebrate one of the last few things that brings people together. So come along on this journey as the Jersey Benchwarmer guides you through the world of sports. 


First story this Friday morning.


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