Sports Media Exchange

About SPORTS MEDIA EXCHANGE

2011-07-07T09:03:00.000-07:00

WHAT WE ARE: A clearinghouse for sports freelance assignments. Sports Media Exchange (SMEX) matches sports publications and organizations with writers to cover events around the U.S. and worldwide. Registered freelancers will have the opportunity to get and pitch assignments with print and online media outlets on an a-la-carte or contract basis.

WHO WE ARE: Sports Media Exchange was formed and developed by three veteran sports journalists who have built an extensive network of editors, publishers, sports organizations and writers. And they know just how hard it is to get good help and find assignments.

WHAT WE HAVE DONE: Placed hundreds of articles in major online and print media outlets, helping freelancers to find assignments and cover events.

Press release of NCAA partnership:
NCAA, SMEX Team Up to Expand Coverage on NCAA.com

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Pat O'Hara Finds His Hollywood Nitch

2011-06-22T10:47:00.000-07:00

By Carson Ingle

Special to Page 2

Orlando Predators coach Pat O'Hara had a small part in "The Waterboy" with Adam Sandler.

For Pat O'Hara, the road to Hollywood wound through Orlando. O'Hara, a former USC quarterback who grew up in Santa Monica and is now an Arena League coach, also has a day job -- as a football consultant to the stars.

The Orlando Predators coach, who as a player led the Predators to two league championships, trains A-list actors like Adam Sandler, Jamie Foxx and Mark Wahlberg to look like gridiron stars. Surprisingly, he discovered the stars he worked with were great athletes and highly coachable.

"Actors are like sponges," O'Hara said. "They want to learn so bad. They will do everything you tell them to do, to a T. You have to be careful about every word that comes out because many of these high-profile actors are perfectionists."

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UFL's Unique Twitter Draft

2011-05-04T18:37:00.000-07:00

By Matt Lindner
Special to Page 2

All it took was 95 characters -- including spaces -- for @UFLCommissioner, aka United Football League commissioner Michael Huyghue, to make professional sports history.

"The #1 overall selection in the #UFLDraft for @theColonials is Texas A&M QB Jerrod Johnson. #UFL" … so goes his tweet.

Huyghue ushered pro football into the 21st century at 8:01 ET on Monday night as the UFL became the first pro sports league to hold its draft exclusively via social media. The commissioner announced all five first-round picks on his own feed before the coaches took over.

Inside of six minutes -- a little more than half the amount of time most NFL teams take to make a single first-round selection -- the first round of the first social media draft was done.

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Terrell Brandon At Home in His Barber Shop

2011-03-21T12:33:00.000-07:00

By Wendell Maxey
Special to Page 2

Former NBA All-Star Terrell Brandon opened his shop in his old neighborhood in Portland.

Take a peek into a barbershop in northeast Portland and you'll see an unlikely sight: Two-time NBA All-Star Terrell Brandon sweeping up hair clippings and taking out the trash.

Such is life when you own your own shop.

"A normal day for me, I'm usually in the barbershop chilling out and taking care of business just like any other barbershop," said Brandon, who spent 10 years with Cleveland, Milwaukee and Minnesota. "It makes people feel comfortable that they can come in and get a haircut -- and some people just want to come in and hang out.

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Phillies, Cliff Lee Fall to Blue Jays

2011-03-18T12:44:00.000-07:00

By Joel Poiley
For Philly.com

Cliff Lee gave up five runs, three earned, in four innings as the Phillies dropped a 7-6 decision to visiting Toronto in Clearwater Thursday.

Lee sailed along until the fourth inning, when he was touched for all five Blue Jays runs. He surrendered a two-run homer to Edwin Encarnacion, a solo blast to Juan Rivera and a run-scoring double to Adam Lind. Overall, Lee gave up seven hits, walked one and struck out four.

"The first three innings went good, but the last inning, not so much so," said Lee, who made his fourth spring start. "I was getting behind in the count continuously, and they did what good hitters do in 2-1, 3-1 counts. Physically I feel good. I got some reps in, and on to the next one."

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Nevada Wins Women's NIT Opener

2011-03-17T13:02:00.000-07:00

By Jake Curtis
Special to Reno Gazette-Journal

MORAGA, Calif. -- Given the circumstances and the historical significance of Nevada's 65-62 women's basketball victory over St. Mary's on Thursday, this result might have been bigger than the Wolf Pack's victory over Louisiana Tech two weeks ago.

"It has to at least be comparable because this was our first postseason win," Nevada coach Jane Albright said, "and we did it without two starters."

Although the win over Louisiana Tech came when Tech was 13-0 in the WAC, the tense victory over the Gaels (19-13) in the first round of the Women's National Invitation Tournament was the Nevada women's first postseason win in school history.

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Fans in Green Bay Hit the Streets to Celebrate

2011-02-06T20:58:00.000-08:00

By James Briggs
Special to Page 2

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Seconds after the Green Bay Packers beat the Pittsburgh Steelers to win Super Bowl XLV on Sunday, the NFL's smallest city looked a lot like Times Square on New Year's Eve -- with thousands of green-and-white clad fans greeting each another with high-fives, hugs and, yes, kisses.

Fans who had been at local bars all day poured into the streets to revel in the victory.

"We're gonna go to the river and enjoy some fireworks," said Shawn Welch, 33, of Milwaukee. "Vince Lombardi's trophy came back to Vince Lombardi's town."

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Fans in Pittsburgh Hit the Streets to Go Home

2011-02-06T20:50:00.000-08:00

By Chris Adamski
Special to Page 2

PITTSBURGH -- As Ben Roethlisberger's fourth-down pass intended for Mike Wallace in the final minute fell harmlessly to the turf, most bars in Pittsburgh's tavern-heavy South Side bar district sat in stunned silence. Moments later, patrons quietly exited, carrying blank expressions as they flowed out onto the street.

Wiser for the experience of post-Super Bowl jubilation five and two years ago, Pittsburgh Police presence was heavy here. Carson Street was closed, and parking was prohibited on it and side streets.

But streets that hours before in the pregame revelry were filled with black-and-gold clad fans now were mostly desolate.

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Miami Heat Stars Align for Pat Riley's Charity Gala

2011-01-20T16:22:00.000-08:00

By Andy Kent
Special to Page 2

CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- First, in order to be able to host a lavish charity fundraiser at your home you need one big enough to accommodate all of the guests -- and the media.

Check.

Second, you better have a few big names attached to the invitation, and a proven track record of success wouldn't hurt either.

Check and check.

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Tale of the Tape: Chicago vs. Green Bay

2011-01-19T16:37:00.000-08:00

By Matt Lindner
Special to Page 2

Bears versus Packers. Packers versus Bears. It's hard to imagine a more marquee, bold-faced NFC championship matchup than Sunday's game in Chicago at Soldier Field.

The Bears lead the series between the two teams 92-83-6, but this game means more than the previous 181 meetings combined.

You're going to hear plenty about how these teams match up against one another on the field in the days to come. But how about off the field? Page 2 takes you to the Tale of the Tape to find out.

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Dallas Golfer Sets World Record for Rounds

2010-12-26T09:43:00.000-08:00

By Michelle Hiskey
Special to Page 2

On Sunday, when the frost melted off the TPC Four Seasons at Las Colinas near Dallas, Richard Lewis teed off on his 600th round of the year.

Golfers talk about the grind. Could be a hole. A round. A tournament.

For Lewis, the grind has been a year. In a year of weather extremes, he's smashing the Guinness Book of World Records for most golf played in a year. The previous record was 586 rounds.

No matter what Mother Nature dishes out, Lewis, 64, carries an old Odyssey putter and a set of Clevelands or Taylor Burners in the same Sun Mountain bag and keeps hoofing.

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16-Year-Old Golfer Drives Long to Success

2010-12-24T09:49:00.000-08:00

By Gideon Rubin
Special to Page 2

Domenic Mazza showed up at the ReMax World Long Drive Championship with a peanut butter-and-jelly sandwich in one hand and a driver in the other.

Then the 16-year-old high school junior mixed it up with a field of 144 older, whiskey-drinking, elite professional golfers.

And finished second.

"There were guys that were 6-foot-8 and they weighed 100 pounds more than me," said Mazza, who is 6-foot-1, 175 pounds. "I just felt really small."

But he came up big.

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Above Atlanta on Goodyear Blimp

2010-12-07T15:09:00.000-08:00

By Michelle Hiskey
Special to Page 2

ATLANTA -- Fast, lean and young athletes may rule the field.

But the Goodyear blimp dominates the sky by being slow, lazy, fat and old.

That's what makes riding in it so fun.

The Spirit of Innovation touched down in a big field near Atlanta Motor Speedway this week, its home while covering Saturday's SEC championship game at the Georgia Dome.

Sweat dripped only as the blimp docked. A crew of 16 in black uniforms ran out like a grounds crew in the sixth inning, grabbing cables dangling from the blimp, steadying the 13,000 pounds of helium as it hovered just above the ground.

The ground crew heads out to wrestle the 13,000-pound Goodyear blimp.

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Maryland Wins Women's Field Hockey Title

2010-11-21T09:35:00.000-08:00

By Jeff Seidel
Special to NCAA.com

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - When asked to describe the shot she took that gave Maryland the 2010 NCAA Division I women’s field hockey national championship, Megan Frazer hesitated and then giggled.

The reason – she just couldn’t remember very much about it.

But one thing Frazer knew for sure was that her shot went in to give No. 1 Maryland a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over No. 2 North Carolina with two minutes, 10 seconds left in the second period of sudden-death overtime before an overflow crowd at Maryland’s Field Hockey and Lacrosse Complex Sunday afternoon.

Maryland (23-1) now has won four national titles in the last six seasons. North Carolina (22-3) won it the two years that the Terrapins didn’t. The Terrapins now have won seven national titles, and the Tar Heels also were trying for their seventh.

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No Closer Shave for Giants' Brian Wilson

2010-10-15T09:23:00.000-07:00

By GIDEON RUBIN
For the Daily News

SAN FRANCISCO - Baseball's stats pages show that the San Francisco Giants led all of major league baseball in team ERA (3.36) strikeouts (1,331) and saves (57) and gave up the fewest hits (1,279).

And although no stats are kept for theatrical props, the Giants are unofficially baseball's leaders in that category, too.

"You've got the Timmy [Lincecum] wigs, the Pablo Sandoval ["Kung Fu Panda"] hats, and now the new beards," Giants closer Brian Wilson said. "Everybody's got their own identity out there, and it's close to Halloween, so it's perfect."

Inspired by Wilson's black-dyed lumberjack-style beard, those "new beards" are a product of the Giants "Fear the Beard" rallying cry. Some Giants fans are growing out their facial hair Wilson-style, while others are wearing fake ones. "Fear the Beard" T-shirts are selling briskly and lighting up online auctions (an eBay search produced 69 items).

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Rajon Rondo's Alcatraz Tournament

2010-09-20T11:46:00.000-07:00

By Jennifer Starks
Special to Page 2

SAN FRANCISCO -- Sure, Al Capone was a master manipulator, a mafia kingpin with a sly tongue and a quick trigger finger. But what about his crossover dribble?

George "Machine Gun" Kelly was a robber and kidnapper, a supposed "expert machine gunner" with a tendency to boast about his unlawful exploits. But what about his midrange game?

It was difficult not to draw those parallels, as past and present collided Saturday night at the Red Bull King of the Rock, a one-on-one basketball tournament held on Alcatraz and hosted by Boston Celtics superstar Rajon Rondo. For three hours, an eclectic group of 64 hopefuls battled the elements and each other for supremacy and a $10,000 grand prize in what was the first-known athletic event in the prison yard since its closure in 1963.

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Arian Foster Bows to Show Respect

2010-09-19T04:44:00.000-07:00

By Jim McCurdy
Special to Page 2

Arian Foster is mystifying even his teammates with his newly-adopted bowing-in-the-end zone act.

"I don't know if it's from the Chinese or the Egyptians," Texans fullback Vonta Leach said.

Actually, it's derived from Hindu or Indian and Nepal origins. It's something the second-year undrafted running back out of Tennessee, relegated to the practice squad most of last year, came up with in the off-season.

"I feel like every running back should have their own little stamp on the game," said Foster, whose troubled adolescent days shifted from Albuquerque to San Diego before an up-and-down college career at Tennessee.

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Casey Coleman's Auspicious Homecoming

2010-09-18T23:49:00.000-07:00

By CHRIS PERKINS
Special to the Daily News

MIAMI — Pitching in front of 28,000 fans wasn’t a problem for Chicago Cubs pitcher Casey Coleman on Saturday at Sun Life Stadium. It was just that group of 50 to 75 friends and family that presented an issue.

Nevertheless, Coleman — the 23-year-old right-hander who attended Cape Coral-Mariner and Florida Gulf Coast University — settled down after a rocky first inning. It took a visit from pitching coach Larry Rothschild, but Coleman found his trademark control and got the victory in the Cubs’ 5-3 win over the Florida Marlins.

“I was getting a little too quick so the meeting out there settled me down,” said Coleman, who improved to 2-2 and lowered his ERA to 4.15. “He just told me to trust myself and whatever happens, happens. It’s going to happen no matter what. So I really thought about it and just started challenging guys, even if it’s right down the middle, don’t walk the guys and then give up a hit to give up a lot of runs. Challenge them. That was big for me.”

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For Sale: The Right to Be Chargers' Boltman

2010-08-19T22:05:00.000-07:00

By Jill R. Dorson
Special to Page 2

If you have the money, you can buy the rights to "Boltman" and become a mascot.

For the low, low price of $75,000, you could be an NFL mascot. Yep, that's right, San Diego Chargers fan Dan Jauregui is done being "Boltman," the muscle-bound mascot with a lightning strike for a head, and he's selling to the highest bidder -- unless that happens to be a Raiders fan.

"I wouldn't sell it to Al Davis, if he called me up himself," Jauregui said, despite a report in Saturday's San Diego Union-Tribune that said he won't turn a Raiders fan away.

"Absolutely not," he said when asked if he'd sell to someone in Silver and Black.

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Jake Long Highlights All-Island Team

2010-08-14T14:18:00.000-07:00

By Rob Daniels
Special to Page 2

Miami Dolphins lineman Jake Long makes Page 2's All-Island Team.

No man is an island, but these men at least sound like they belong in relative isolation. Don't get "Lost" as we present the All-Island Team:

Tony Banks: Probably felt a bit deserted when he lost his starting job as Baltimore Ravens quarterback to Trent Dilfer in 2000, but he did get a Super Bowl ring that year thanks to Ray Lewis and crew on defense. As for Banks Island, it's part of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, which looks like the sort of place to which backup quarterbacks get banished. The island is named for Sir Joseph Banks, a British horticulturist credited with bringing eucalyptus to this part of the world.

John Block: The 6-foot-9 power forward swatted 35 shots for the 1973-74 Kansas City-Omaha Kings and probably restrained his ego better than Adrian Block, the Dutch explorer who charted a piece of land 11 miles from modern-day Rhode Island and named it after himself in 1614. We're guessing they play basketball on Block Island, but the quality isn't scintillating: Lots of shots that never get to the rim and lots of drives to the basket that get cut short by step-slow defenders.

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Bike Polo Isn't For the Timid

2010-07-21T15:32:00.000-07:00

By Dan Murphy
Special to Page 2

MADISON, Wis. -- Imagine beer, bikes and polo meeting on asphalt and you'll start to get an idea of what hard-court bike polo is all about.

This little-known sport is an incredibly distant relative of horse polo -- but without any of the gentility. Cut-offs and T-shirts replace the more formal riding pants and tails; merciless hecklers serve as fans; worn asphalt tennis courts replace finely manicured polo pitches; and oozing scabs are a sign of a game well-contested. Oh, and tattoos, while not required, are certainly encouraged.

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Dwyane Wade's PDA with Gabrielle Union

2010-07-20T10:35:00.000-07:00

By Chris Perkins
Special to Page 2

MIAMI -- Dwyane Wade could always move the crowd. But this time it was different for the Miami Heat superstar guard. At halftime of Sunday's All-Star basketball game he shares with Alonzo Mourning at Miami's AmericanAirlines Arena, Wade boldly strolled over to the front row and sat down beside actress Gabrielle Union.

The two smiled and laughed, posing for pictures as a mob of photographers swarmed around them. And then, in front of a crowd of about 10,000 people, Wade kissed Union ("Bring it On," "Bad Boys II," CBS' "City of Angels"). It was the most public announcement yet that the two are a couple. It also symbolized a great sense of freedom for Wade, who has spent almost three years going through a nasty divorce and custody battle.

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Spain's Top 10 Moments in Sports History

2010-07-12T15:31:00.000-07:00

By Samuel Chi
Special to Page 2

Why did Spain's players stubbornly refuse to sing their national anthem before taking the pitch against the Netherlands in the World Cup final?

Because the famous Marcha Real, perhaps the oldest national anthem in the world, has no words. The joke is that, had there been lyrics to the melody, gunfights might break out over the singer's preferred regional language.

But Sunday's overtime victory has made Spain whole; it's now one nation under the FIFA World Cup Trophy. The Catalans, Basques and Castilians are united by the greatest sporting triumph of their nation.

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Lion's Jim Schwartz Is a Music Lover

2010-07-11T15:25:00.000-07:00

By Jeff Arnold

ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- The three guitars in Jim Schwartz's office may suggest that their owner has a twinge of musical ability.

Yet, for all of the song lyrics Schwartz has stored inside his head, the ability to reproduce them in ear-pleasing fashion eludes the Detroit Lions' coach.

"I'm an awful singer. I'm awful at whatever instrument you want to play, but I love music," Schwartz said. "And I love it for a lot of different reasons."

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Women's College World Series Preview

2010-06-01T13:47:00.000-07:00

By Jim Whiting
Special to NCAA.com

SEATTLE - Job-seekers in today's troubled economy can identify with Heather Tarr, coach of the defending Women's College World Series champion Washington Huskies.

When the school fired coach Teresa Wilson, who had led the Huskies to national prominence after founding the softball program in 1993, in the wake of a prescription drug scandal in 2004, Tarr sent in her resume. And waited. And waited. And waited.

The lack of response wasn't entirely surprising. The school sought a big name as Wilson's replacement. While Tarr had distinguished herself as a third baseman for the Huskies in the mid-1990s, playing in the Women's College World Series championship game in 1996, she was still only 29. And her only coaching experience, besides a year as a Washington volunteer assistant, had been as an assistant at Pacific.

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Rockies Beer Vendor Is the 'Earthman'

2010-04-13T14:01:00.000-07:00

By Lynn DeBruin
Special to Page 2

DENVER -- He was there in 1999 when the naked nut jumped out of the left-field stands and started chasing Dante Bichette.

He was there at the height of the Blake Street Bombers, during all the last-place finishes, and the exhilaration of a World Series run -- enduring searing heat, icy drizzle and everything in between.

He's a former fish cutter, hot-tar roofer and microchip maker who has worked at Coors Field since it opened.

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Popovich Loves His Wine

2010-03-26T14:11:00.000-07:00

By Chris Perkins
Special to Page 2

MIAMI -- San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, possibly the most dry-witted coach in the NBA, seemed a bit taken aback when he was first approached about his decades-long love affair with wine.

"Do people really care about this?" Popovich asked.

Yes, Gregg, they do. Because it seems oddly out of character that Popovich, one of only four coaches to win at least four NBA titles, would be so serious about wine that he is part owner of the Oregon-based A to Z Wineworks and has a 12-foot-by-20-foot, 3,000-bottle above-ground wine cellar at his home.

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Tebow Fever Reaches Gulf Coast

2010-01-26T14:32:00.000-08:00

By Guerry Smith

MOBILE, Ala. - Tim Tebow fever has reached the Alabama gulf coast this week. Unfortunately, fever has also reached Tebow.

After fumbling a few snaps and misfiring on several passes in a sickly Senior Bowl practice on Monday, Tebow was sharper on Tuesday despite published reports that he had strep throat and a 103.5-degree body temperature a night earlier. While one woman at Ladd-Peebles Stadium held up an orange and blue sign reading "Tebow: God's Gift to Football Fans," he completed a deep pass to running back John Conner and fumbled only one snap in a seven-on-seven workout.

The question is whether Tebow has enough gifts to make it in the NFL as an every-down quarterback following his record-setting career at Florida, where he won two national championships (2006, 2008) and a Heisman Trophy (2007) in his first three seasons. Florida "settled" for a 13-1 record and No. 3 ranking in his senior year.

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College Cup: A New Look To American Soccer

2009-12-12T15:22:00.000-08:00

By Roger van der Horst
Special to NCAA.com

CARY, N.C. — If the Men's College Cup is any indication, the face of American soccer is gradually changing.

"It's becoming more and more diverse, without question, both in the Hispanic market obviously and in the African-American community," said Charlie Slagle, chief executive of Raleigh, N.C.-based Capital Area Soccer League and co-director of the College Cup.

Almost a quarter of Wake Forest's 27-man roster is African-American. Of Virginia's 26 players, eight are African-American. They include Tony Tchani, who scored a goal in the Cavaliers' 2-1 semifinal victory Friday against Wake. In the Division I national championship game Sunday at 1 p.m. at WakeMed Soccer Park, Virginia (18-3-3) will face top-ranked Akron (23-0-1), led by star forward Teal Bunbury, who is black. Born in Hamilton, Ontario, he grew up in Prior Lake, Minn.

The game's rapid growth nationwide, a rising awareness that there's money to be made professionally, greater youth league access, more role models and the sheer competitive search for talent all have moved the demographic needle, Slagle and others in the sport say.

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Andy Kent

2009-08-01T12:58:00.000-07:00

(President, CEO and Director of Business Development)

Andy Kent has been the Senior Internet Writer for MiamiDolphins.com, the official team Web site of the Miami Dolphins, since June 2007 and he also co-hosts a regular online TV show called FINS-TV.

As a freelancer since March 2007, Andy has contributed to numerous publications, including the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Miami Herald, Boston Globe, Cincinnati Enquirer, Dallas Morning News, Knoxville News-Sentinel, New Orleans Times-Picayune, Palm Beach Post, Philadelphia Daily News, Naples (Fla.) Daily News, North (San Diego) County Times and Seattle Times. He is a regular contributor to Dolphin Digest, a weekly publication, the Associated Press, and has done lengthy features for Boca Raton Magazine.

Andy’s career began in the newspaper industry as a sports editor, writer and columnist and he has covered five Super Bowls, a Stanley Cup Final, the 2000 Sugar Bowl/national championship game and the 2002 Winter Olympics. He was an NFL beat writer covering the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1999-2004 and an ECHL hockey beat writer on the Florida Everblades for eight seasons (1999-2006).

Contact Andy at andy@sportsmediaexchange.com.

Jill R. Dorson

2009-08-01T12:56:00.000-07:00

(Vice President and Editor-in-Chief)

Jill R. Dorson has been a sportswriter and editor for over 20 years, covering college and pro sports, writing takeouts and working the copy desk at the Poughkeepsie (N.Y.) Journal, New Orleans Times-Picayune, Fort Worth Star-Telegram and Santa Rosa (Calif.) Press-Democrat. As a staffer at the Press-Democrat, Jill covered the NFL’s Oakland Raiders, including the team’s appearance in the 2003 Super Bowl, as well as the NCAA basketball tournament, AT&T Pebble Beach golf tournament and myriad other events.

Jill’s career as a freelancer began in 1998 in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she was also the managing editor of a start-up women’s sports magazine, RealSports.

Contact Jill at jill@sportsmediaexchange.com.

Samuel Chi

2009-08-01T12:53:00.000-07:00

(Vice President and Chief Financial Officer)

An award-winning journalist, Samuel Chi wrote for the San Francisco Chronicle/Examiner, Contra Costa Times and Pasadena Star-News from 1989-2003. During his career in the news business, Sam covered a variety of events ranging from the Super Bowl, Rose Bowl, Final Four and the Masters to the Tour de France, soccer World Cup and the changeover of Hong Kong from Britain to China.

Sam joined RealClearPolitics as a senior editor in 2008 and is currently the managing editor of RealClearSports. In addition, he is the proprietor and author of BCSGuru.com, an influential blog founded in 2006 covering the Bowl Championship Series.

Contact Sam at sam@sportsmediaexchange.com.

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2009-07-21T11:12:00.000-07:00

About SPORTS MEDIA EXCHANGE

2009-07-01T12:00:00.000-07:00

WHAT WE ARE: A clearinghouse for sports freelance assignments. Sports Media Exchange (SMEX) matches sports publications and organizations with sportswriters to cover events around the U.S. and worldwide. Registered freelancers will have the opportunity to get assignments with print and online media outlets on an a la carte or contract basis.

WHO WE ARE: Sports Media Exchange was formed and developed by three veteran sports journalists who have built an extensive network of editors, publishers, sports organizations and writers. And they know just how hard it is to get good help and find assignments.

WHAT WE HAVE DONE: Placing hundreds of articles in major online and print media outlets, helping freelancers to find assignments and cover events.

Press release of NCAA partnership:
NCAA, SMEX Team Up to Expand Coverage on NCAA.com

We have also been featured in Poynter.org:
SMEX Offers Federation of Freelancers