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Meet The Team
Austen Bundy
Austen Bundy is a Contributor to Fansided.com with previous bylines at Yardbarker and CNN. Austen has had an on-again, off-again relationship with sports journalism, beginning in college with the Pac-12 Network at Arizona State University in 2015. He now resides in the Washington, D.C. area and covers the NHL (Go Caps!), College Football and some Olympic sports like Swimming. If it runs, skates, shoots and scores - you can probably find him watching that game.
@:/twitter,com/AustenBundyDC
Alicia de Artola
Alicia de Artola is an editor at FanSided.com, covering college football and basketball, NFL, MLB, NBA, English Premier League, Formula 1 and much more. She has more than a decade of experience in sports, and co-hosts Reign of Troy Radio, the popular USC football podcast. She’s covered games and practices, taken photos on the sidelines and interviewed Trojans legends as a USC beat writer from 2016 to 2019. Since 2020, she has taken a broader national focus, writing about every sport under the sun, including major events from the College Football Playoff and Super Bowl to the World Series and NBA Finals. A member of the Football Writers Association of America and Association for Women in Sports Media, de Artola joined FanSided in 2012 and has since been inducted into the FanSided Hall of Fame. She lives with her husband and border collie in Los Angeles.
@PenguinOfTroy
Aldo Soto
Aldo is a seasoned sports writer and a contributor for FanSided, where he covers the Chicago Cubs and Major League Baseball. With a decade of experience writing about Chicago sports for Sports Mockery, he brings deep insight and passion to his work. Since 2018, he has co-hosted the Pinwheels and Podcast, engaging fans with lively discussions on sports and beyond. A devoted Cubs fan since the summer of 1998, Aldo combines firsthand fandom with professional expertise to deliver compelling content for baseball fans.
@AldoSoto21
Avishay Chowdhry
Avishay is a FanSided contributor covering the Premier League and English soccer. He has been writing about European soccer, the National Football League and Chelsea FC for nearly 10 years and has served as a beat writer covering Division 1 college soccer at his alma mater Marist College.
Adam Weinrib
Adam Weinrib is a Content Director on the FanSided network, and has been the co-editor at Yanks Go Yard and Dodgers Way for 4 years. He also co-hosts The Baseball Insiders Podcast twice weekly, alongside FanSided MLB insider Robert Murray, as well as the Yanks Go Yard Podcast. Previously, he was a Senior Editor at 12up.com, and has been covering MLB and NFL for eight years. Previously, he was a headline and features contributor at ClickHole and Onion Sports, as well as the Associate Producer of the ESPN 30 for 30 film "Believeland". An avowed fan of the New York sports teams -- specifically the Yankees -- as well as the North Carolina Tar Heels, you can find Adam complaining mid-game on Twitter, as well as on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn if the game goes really poorly.
@AdamWeinrib
Brendan Howe
Brendan is a FanSided NFL and college football contributing writer. He also works as a reporter with Pittsburgh Sports Now's Steelers Now and Athlon Sports. He hasn't missed a Steelers game since 2005 and graduated from Slippery Rock University.
@bybrendanhowe
Bradley Rowland
Brad Rowland has covered the Atlanta Hawks every day since 2011. He is the host of the Locked On Hawks Podcast and is the former EIC of Peachtree Hoops. He is also a co-host of the Hammer Territory Podcast, focusing on the Atlanta Braves, and a staff writer for DIME on UPROXX, covering the NBA, NBA Draft, and college basketball. He is also a former writer for CBS Sports and SB Nation, and Brad is a USBWA member.
@btrowland
Braulio Perez
Braulio Perez is an NCAA Content Director for FanSided, joining Minute Media in 2017 after 2.5 years at the Newark Star-Ledger as a high school sports reporter and 2.5 years at the Lynden Tribune as sports editor. While with the Lynden Tribune, Perez was named the Sports Writer of the Year in 2012 for his division by the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association. At the Star-Ledger, he also assisted in coverage of college football recruiting. Perez's focus has been on college football recruiting, high school sports, the NFL, NCAA and English Premier League. He is also a regular contributor for 247Sports' Cougfan.com.
@BraulioEPerez
Bryan Toporek
Bryan Toporek is a NBA Contributor at FanSided.com. He has over 15 years of experience writing about basketball and specializes in salary-cap/CBA analysis. Bryan is also a contributor at Forbes Sports along with SB Nation's Liberty Ballers and Silver Screen & Roll. He still trusts The Process.
Brennan Sims
Brennan Sims is a contributor to All U Can Heat and the NBA team at FanSided.com. He is from Flint, Michigan, and he was profoundly impacted by Dwyane Wade's circus shot against the Pistons during the 2006 playoffs. This moment solidified his love for basketball. Sims enjoys analyzing players' skill sets, team trends, and ranking NBA topics. He approaches basketball discussions with an open and unbiased mindset, making his coverage a great choice for those seeking impartial NBA analysis.
@smokesoleznba
John Buhler
John Buhler is the lead writer for FanSided.com. He specializes in covering college football and the NFL on a national level, as well as his hometown Atlanta Braves. Nearly a decade into his writing career at FanSided, he has also written about MLB, NBA, golf, tennis and the Olympics. Buhler is a University of Georgia graduate (2012), but he spent most of his time in Athens enjoying the finer things in life than studying business management. He co-hosts the national college football podcast False Start with his FanSided colleague Cody Williams, and hosts The Blogging Dirty Podcast to hype up his beloved hometown Atlanta Falcons. In his spare time, Buhler loves singing karaoke and dominating in bar trivia.
@buhler118
Christopher Kline
Christopher Kline is a staff writer at FanSided.com, where he covers the NBA, NFL, MLB and college sports. He specializes in the NBA Draft and has been analyzing collegiate and international prospects for the better part of a decade. He previously worked as the site expert and podcast co-host at The Sixer Sense, where he covered the day-to-day happenings around the Philadelphia 76ers. He has also covered the Sacramento Kings for Cowbell Kingdom. Christopher's work has been featured on ESPN and Merriam-Webster, as well as various NBA and NBA Draft newsletters. He is a UGA grad, a lover of film and an appreciator of nature's beauty.
@KlineNBA
Chris Landers
Chris is a Sports Editor at FanSided, covering everything from baseball to football to basketball. He previously worked for Major League Baseball, where he covered five World Series and three All-Star Games and even got to play video games with Blake Snell. (He lost.) His work has also appeared at NBC Sports and DraftKings over the course of a decade in sports media.
@chrisoftheland
Chelsea Leite
Chelsea Leite is a Toronto-based writer and comedian, and currently the Editor-in-Chief of Raptors HQ. She has written for the Toronto Star, CBC Comedy, Yahoo Sports Canada, and more.
@chelsealeite
Cody Williams
FanSided content director Cody Williams is the lead NFL editor and has been covering all things college football, golf, college basketball, NFL, MLB and pro wrestling since 2013. Cody has more than a decade of experience in sports media and a BFA in creative writing from UNC-Wilmington. He's an avid fan of Viktor Hovland, hikes, Ed Cota, The Tonight Dough and Nomar Garciaparra, and has been tortured by the Dallas Cowboys since 1995.
@TheSizzle20
Colby Colwell
Colby Colwell is a freelance contributor for FanSided with a specific focus on college basketball and NASCAR. He has a bachelor's in Computer & Information Technology and a minor in Psychology from Western Kentucky University. Colby has worked for Yardbarker since September of 2024 and has had numerous articles land on MSN. With his deep passion for sports, especially NASCAR, Colby offers his substantial knowledge along with his adept writing skills. When he's not writing, Colby enjoys traveling, cooking and spending time with his family.
Criss Partee
Criss is an NBA & NFL Writer for Fansided covering the Houston Rockets, Dallas Cowboys plus other football and basketball related topics with a side of baseball and other sports mixed in as well. A veteran of digital and print media, he’s written for Deadspin, Yardbarker and featured in EBONY Magazine sports. He has worked as a writer and in sports talk radio in multiple markets around the country. Currently you can find Criss on Sports Radio 610 in Houston., TX. Loves tacos, waffles and a slice of pie from time to time along with working out and traveling when possible.
@crisspartee
Daren Jenkins
Daren is a Contributor for FanSided's Why We Play vertical. He has worked on the communications/public relations side in the NBA for over 20 years, spending that time with the Washington Wizards and the National Basketball Players Association. In his time, he has worked with hundreds of journalists from major national and international media outlets crafting stories on some of the best athletes in the world, so he knows the makings of a good story. A native of NYC, he is probably the only diehard fan of both the Yankees and Lions.
Eamon Cassels
Eamon Cassels is the site expert for Dunking with Wolves and an NBA/NFL contributor for FanSided.com. He is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire who has covered the NBA for two years. Cassels aims to provide authentic and detailed sports coverage. His work has also been featured on MSN, Yahoo, Yardbarker, and NewsBreak. Eamon hosts a weekly podcast called The Cassels Cast and has served as a credentialed media member for Maine Celtics games. Cassels has previously covered the Celtics and worked as an editor for LastWordOnSports.com. He is also an avid fan of rap music and The Sopranos.
@EamonCassels
Eric Cole
I started my career writing about baseball covering the Atlanta Braves for SB Nation's Talking Chop back in 2015 which has since been renamed Battery Power. After years of writing for those fine folks, I made the decision to take over as Site Expert at House That Hank Built before becoming a full-time MLB Staff Writer for FanSided in 2023. Along the way, I have been a guest on multiple ESPN radio affiliates as well as 680 The Fan and 92.9 The Game to discuss Braves baseball and especially Braves prospects and was a long-time host on the Battery Power podcast. These days, I continue to write about the Braves as well as covering the Astros, Padres, and Angels with particular expertise with minor league coverage, the MLB Draft, and bashing Anthony Rendon when possible. When I am not writing about or talking about baseball (which is seldom), I am an avid baseball card collector (Maddux and Soroka being my primary personal collections) and I also collect shark teeth. All other sports are mostly dead to me as my Bills have broken my heart too many times.
Emmy Spersrud
Emmy is a contributor for FanSided, covering the action in women's sports while sharing her thoughts and perspectives. She is passionate about the WNBA, NWSL, and NCAA women's basketball. She enjoys and takes pride in highlighting the stories of these women athletes. She is currently a student at the University of Alabama, where she is enhancing her media skills while pursuing a degree in Communications.
@emmyspersrud
Freddie Boston
Freddie Boston is a Lead Editor for FanSided and has been covering the Green Bay Packers as the site expert at Lombardi Ave since 2016. He has written over 5,000 stories on the Packers and has previously covered the NFL for FanSided.com and NFL Spin Zone. In 2015, he was named the FanSided NFL Editor of the Year. Freddie has also covered Tottenham Hotspur for Hotspur HQ and the WWE for Daily DDT. Besides reminiscing about Jordy Nelson's greatest touchdown catches, Freddie is a lifelong Tottenham fan and regularly attends games.
@FreddieBoston
Justin Carter
Justin Carter is a freelance writer who primarily covers fantasy football, women's basketball and motorsports. He has covered the NFL since 2017 and has been a finalist for the Fantasy Sports Writers Association's Best On-Going Series award for his work at RotoBaller. Justin holds a PhD in English from the University of North Texas as well as degrees from Bowling Green State University and the University of Houston. You can find him on X at @juscarts and online at juscarts.com. His first book, Brazos, was published in 2024 by Belle Point Press.
@juscarts
Ian Levy
Ian Levy is creative editorial director for FanSided and helps direct coverage of the NBA, soccer and women’s sports. He’s been working at FanSided since 2015, working in numerous roles and on projects as diverse as the launch of Nylon Calculus, Fandoms of the Year, Fan Voices, FanSided FORE, Why We Play, The Whiteboard and more. Before joining FanSided, he wrote about the NBA for multiple outlets including FiveThirtyEight, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone, VICE Sports, ESPN, Bleacher Report, The Sporting News and The Cauldron at Sports Illustrated.
@HickoryHigh
Jake Elman
Jake Elman is a veteran sports writer with extensive experience, especially as it relates to MLB and the NFL. A graduate of Florida Atlantic University’s journalism program, Jake most recently served as the Sports Content Lead for ExpressVPN. Jake previously covered the NFL for Endgame 360 Inc. and served as The Palm Beach Post’s FAU beat writer from 2017-20. Jake’s other bylines include Athlon Sports, Major League Baseball Advanced Media and UPI. When Jake isn’t writing about the NFL, he’s likely out walking, cooking, or spending time with his dog, Winnie.
@Jakeelman97
Jake Beckman
Jake Beckman covers the Eagles and the rest of the NFL for FanSided. His coverage is a mix of someone sitting in section 237 yelling "Run the ball" on a 3rd-and-5 and someone knowing that analytics have an incredibly important place in football. He has previously written for Inside The Iggles and covered the NFL, XFL, and UFL since 2019.
@JakeLBeckman
Joseph Kallan
Joseph Kallan has been a contributor for FanSided since 2024. His main specialties include the NBA and MLB, but has a passion for the New York Knicks, New York Giants, and New York Yankees. After graduating from Hofstra in May 2024, Joseph worked for the NBA 2k24 Summer League writing for Summer League Daily, a blog dedicated to anything and everything Summer League related. Joseph currently works as a ticket-taker for the New York Yankees and he enjoys playing pickup basketball and softball.
@josephkallan18
Juan Pereira Casanoba
Juan is a contributor for FanSided.com and Prince Rupert's Tower, covering soccer. He has also covered MLS since 2023 with Foxtrot Media/GOLZ TV; during his time there, he has received credentials to also cover the Concacaf W Gold Cup, the Venezuelan (men) and U.S (women) national teams, and the FC Barcelona women's team. Juan fell in love with Everton after seeing childhood icon Salomón Rondón join the squad. Even after his departure, Juan has made sure to stay extremely connected to the club. In his spare time, Juan loves to watch baseball and history documentaries.
@JpHouSports
Julian Fadullon
Julian is a proud NBA Contributor to the FanSided team. A former producer and host of The Grudge Match Podcast, Julian previously wrote and produce video content for ClutchPoints, having covered the NBA Finals, Tokyo Olympics and Super Bowl. A New Jersey native, Julian still owns the Jason Kidd jersey he had at 9 years old, and might be the Brooklyn Nets’ most delusional fan.
@jujufadoodoo
Kelly Cohen
Kelly Cohen is a contributor for Fansided who has been writing about sports for more than a decade. She's spent time with ESPN, Apple News, NBC Sports, SB Nation, and USA Today, and is most proud of her work being an early WNBA wrtier -- think before 2020. Honored in The Year's Best Sports Writing in 2021, Kelly loves being able to write non-sports ssports stories. Outside of work, she is a diehard Miami sports fan, has seen every episode of Law & Order: SVU 5x, and actively looks for international flight deals.
@ByKellyCohen
Kyle Kandetzki
Kyle Kandetzki is a contributor to FanSided's motorsports coverage, with a focus on Formula 1. He joined FanSided in 2025. Kyle no longer works full-time in journalism, but has experience in sports digital media at News 12, 1010WINS and The Hofstra Chronicle, and as a play-by-play voice for various New York colleges. His first in-person races were at Riverside Park Raceway in Massachusetts (RIP), New Hampshire Motor Speedway and the Waterford Speedbowl in the late-90s (most recent were the Canadian GP and Richmond) When not following at minimum seven racing series, Kyle is a runner, reader and really loves his white girl indie pop bands.
Lior Lampert
Lior Lampert is a staff writer for FanSided.com and has covered everything from the NBA and WNBA to the NFL, MLB, tennis, fantasy football and the Olympics. Before starting in his current role, Lior wrote for websites within the FanSided network, including GMEN HQ, covering the New York Giants, and Fantasy CPR. He also freelanced for forums including The Game Day, Odds Scanner, The Hammer Betting Network and GameTime Sharks. He earned a BA in English from Binghamton University in 2020 and an MS in sports analytics in management from American University in 2022. He’ll talk fantasy picks, The Boys, The Sopranos and the Marvel Cinematic Universe with anyone who asks.
@LiorLampert1
Mark Powell
Pittsburgh-based journalist and FanSided content director Mark Powell has spent nearly a decade covering the MLB, NFL, NHL and NCAA. He is the lead MLB editor and runs the news desk for FanSided.com. Before working at FanSided, Mark spent time in various sports-related roles at Minute Media, including at 12up, and writing about the Pittsburgh Penguins and Pittsburgh Pirates as an editor for AT&T Sportsnet. Mark has covered everything from March Madness and MLB Playoffs to the NFL Playoffs and Stanley Cup Finals. Always @ him.
@@mp2_pgh
Matt Moore
Matt Moore is an NBA Writer for ActionNetwork and a podcast host for Action Network, Locked on NBA, Locked on Nuggets. He’s been covering the NBA since 2008, working for AOL, FanHouse, NBC Sports, and CBS Sports before joining The Action Network at its inception.
@HPbasketball
Matt Purdue
Matt is a FanSided Contributor to our homepage European soccer coverage. He has more than 30 years of experience as a professional content creator. He began his journalism career covering UCLA men’s soccer during the Sigi Schmid era, including the 1990 National Championship. He worked as a professional sportswriter in Los Angles for the Times and Daily News. He’s been following European soccer since 2001 and has traveled extensively throughout Europe. He’s also the author of two travel books. He lives near Philadelphia, but his sixth great-grandparents were married at St. Dunstan & All Saints Church in East London, four miles from the old Upton Park.
@MattPurdueFooty
Mat Rutkowski
Mat is a contributor for FanSided's website "FanSided." They are transgender and just used a third person singular pronoun to describe themself. However, they don't really care too much about pronouns in any facet so, like, go nuts, I guess. She has written about basketball since 2014, but started writing in grade school. Favorite book reports included "The Bible" and "The Berenstain Bears Discover the Dark Web." Mat has been featured on FanSided as well as FanSided. When he is not writing about basketball, he sleeps vertically in a 3x5 closet. It's very important to keep diverse interests. Mat can be found on the internet at montaworldpeace.bsky.social.
Mike Phillips
Mike Phillips has been a FanSided contributor since 2019, specializing in NFL and college basketball coverage. He also writes about the Mets for OnSI and hosts multiple podcasts. He also has worked on college sports productions for ESPN+ and interviewed notable sports personalities like Jayson Stark, Ross Greenburg, Sam Smith, Damon Amendolara and Jeff Pearlman.
@MPhillips331
Matt Sidney
Matt is a sports fan through and through. Formerly a Division 1 Track & Field athlete from Villanova (V's Up!), sports have been his passion his entire life. He's been writing for FanSided sites since 2023. Matt has been the Site Editor for Ebony Bird (Baltimore Ravens) since August 2024 and GMenHQ (New York Giants) since November 2024. Matt has written for multiple publications, including GiveMeSport, Last Word on Sports, Musket Fire, and Sir Charles in Charge. Catch Matt out and ask him about anything sports or beer-related. Cheers.
@Matt_WritesAlot
Nick Villano
Nick Villano is the site expert for Pucks and Pitchforks, running the number-one New Jersey Devils blog on the internet for more than seven years. He also hosts the State of the Fan Address on the Let's Go Devils podcast. Since 2017, he's been covering the NHL, NFL, MLB, college sports and more for FanSided.com.
@nick_villano
Patrick Allen
Patrick Allen is Vice President of Content at FanSided, where he has led editorial operations since 2012. He began his career covering the Kansas City Chiefs for Arrowhead Addict in 2009 and currently hosts the Arrowhead Addict Podcast, which has grown to over 50,000 YouTube subscribers. Patrick has reported from multiple Super Bowls and helped lead FanSided’s Unified Coverage in partnership with Special Olympics. His work has been featured on NFL.com, Sports Illustrated, and Fox Sports. In addition to overseeing FanSided’s network of 200+ sports team sites, Patrick launched and runs Minute Media’s global podcast network, bringing more than a decade of trusted, fan-first coverage to one of the largest sports media networks on the internet.
@RPatrickAllen
Quinn Everts
Quinn Everts is a full-time editor in the NBA division of FanSided. He previously wrote for FanSided.com, where he mostly covered the NFL, MLB, and NBA. He has been covering the NBA for nearly a decade, and his work can be found at NBA.com, Enjoy Basketball, Basketball News, and Heavy Sports, among other outlets. He grew up in Portland, Oregon, and now resides in Philadelphia. Though his favorite teams keep trying to make him as miserable as possible, he refuses to give up hope.
@qneltn
Robert Murray
Robert is FanSided’s National MLB Insider and co-hosts The Baseball Insiders Podcast. He has previously written for The Athletic and FanRag Sports where he has covered the World Series, MLB postseason and the Milwaukee Brewers. He has been a member of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA) since 2018.
@@ByRobertMurray
Rucker Haringey
Rucker Haringey has been a contributor for FanSided since 2020, covering MLB, NFL, NBA and more. Currently he is the lead writer for the New York Yankees and Green Bay Packers at FanSided.com.
@@RuckerHaringey
Rob Wolkenbrod
Robert is an editor, writer, and video editor. Since 2014 he has covered a variety of sports for FanSided.com, especially college sports and professional wrestling. He has also previously written for Forbes, covering the San Antonio Spurs, and Hoops Habit, covering the Toronto Raptors and Wrestling Junkie, of the USA Today Sports Media Group.
@RealRobWolken
Scott Rogust
Scott Rogust is an editor at FanSided.com, covering the NFL, college football, MLB, NHL and professional wrestling. He has eight years of experience within sports media, and before joining FanSided, Scott wrote for 12UP and Double G Sports. He graduated from Rutgers University-Newark with a major in journalism and minor in biology. Scott has a vast knowledge of professional wrestling trivia and will understand any reference from "The Simpsons." You should also know that he's a New York sports fan who has not felt joy since the Rangers made it to the Stanley Cup Final in 2014.
@@ScottRogust
Terrence Jordan
Terrence Jordan is FanSided’s lead Chicago Bears writer. A lifelong Bears fan, he attends a game each year with the ultimate goal of seeing the Bears play in every NFL stadium. Terrence has written for FanSided since February 2023 and has covered everything from MLB and the NBA to college sports, the WNBA and the Olympics. A graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill and a Sports Jeopardy champion (yes, that was briefly a real thing), he is the former editor of Golfing Magazine and the only known person to eulogize Tina Turner in an article about the New York Mets.
@HeelUpBearDown
Wynston Wilcox
Based in Ohio, Wynston Wilcox is a staff writer for FanSided.com. He covers various sports and topics, including the NFL, NBA and college sports. Prior to FanSided, he spent seven years working at newspapers, including Gannett/USA Today Network. Wynston has received multiple awards as a sports writer, including two top 10 finishes in the APSE writing contest and was named the Best Young Reporter (under 30) by the National Sports Media Association for 2023.
Zachary Rotman
New Jersey-based FanSided staff writer Zachary Rotman is a baseball expert, covering the MLB for various sites since 2020. For FanSided.com, he covers sports across leagues, including the NBA, NHL and NFL. Before working full-time at FanSided.com, Zachary worked as the site expert for Halo Hangout, as a Los Angeles Angels writer, and was an active contributor for various FanSided MLB network sites, notably Rising Apple, writing about the New York Mets. Zachary was a sport management major at Drexel University and has revolved his life around sports for as long as he can remember.
@ZachRotmanWrite For Us
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