Author Archives: Zachary Dovel

Recently, I decided to crowd source for my upcoming blog. With the recent Astros cheating scandal, I asked my Instagram followers if they thought the Astros players should have pitches thrown at them this upcoming season. To those unaware, the sense is that Astros batters, especially those who have been on the team since theContinue reading “Crowd Sourcing in Context Blog”

Recently, I decided to crowdsource as a part of my upcoming blog. Since this is a sports blog, I decided to ask my followers on Instagram a sports question. That specific question was “Do you think Astros players deserve to get hit by pitches this year as retribution for the cheating scandal?” I got 53Continue reading “Crowdsourcing Blog”

Gallup recently (Sept 2016) conducted a poll regarding Americans trust in the media. Their question was simple, do you trust the media to report the news “fully, accurately, and fairly” truth. The results, as you might expect, are nowhere near the days of Cronkite. In fact, the number is at the lowest point since GallupContinue reading “Americans Current Trust in Mass Media”

Myles Garrett, defensive end for the Cleveland Browns, 2017 #1 overall pick, one of the best young talents the league has to offer, has taken quite a swing in the public eye (no pun intended) Garrett appealed the indefinite which is now a 6 game season ending suspension. It was met with similar force asContinue reading “Myles Garrett reinstated following indefinite suspension for Steelers-Browns TNF Brawl”

The NBA heads for their first set of all star festivities of the decade this weekend, with events lined up Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights to take us into the long weekend (at least for Hofstra students). Starting on Friday night, we have the NBA hall of fame announcement at 5 PM, the celebrity allContinue reading “Upcoming NBA All Star Weekend”

What’s up everyone. This is my blog that I’ll be using for my journalism class. I’ll be focusing mainly on sports but also other things as I see fit

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.

Aspiring Journalist at Hofstra University. Huge passion for sports and sports writing. Why do this? This is my professional blog that I hope to use for my career Have a space to talk sports