Title: Gameday: Raptors @ Jazz, Dec. 7 + Big Man Blind Taste Test
Date: December 7, 2012
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This Raptors pre-game broke down the Raptors’ Dec. 7 contest against the Jazz (kind of) while also doing a ‘blind taste test” for the Raptor bigs.
Title: Will J.P. Arencibia Ever Become a Good Regular?
Date: December 7, 2012
Original Source: Beyond the Boxscore
Synopsis: This article looked at the early-career statistics of J.P. Arencibia to try and determine if, based on historically comparable players, he has the chance to become a solid regular.
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Title: McCrary aims to erase bad memories against Franjic in main event
Date: December 6, 2012
Original Source: The Edmonton Journal
Synopsis: I am doing a short internship over the holidays at The Edmonton Journal. My latest piece was a preview of a local boxing card following weigh-ins. This article appeared in the Dec. 7 edition of the Edmonton Journal.
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Title: Gameday: Raptors @ Kings, Dec. 5
Date: December 5, 2012
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This Raptors pre-game broke down the Raptors’ Dec. 5 contest against the Kings.
Title: College, university sports teams switch focus to studying, exams
Date: December 4, 2012
Original Source: The Edmonton Journal
Synopsis: I am doing a short internship over the holidays at The Edmonton Journal. My latest piece was a feature on how students and coaches handle the switch from sport to exams and back during the holiday break. This article appeared in the Dec. 4 edition of the Edmonton Journal.
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Title: Gameday: Raptors @ Nuggets, Dec. 3
Date: December 3, 2012
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This Raptors pre-game broke down the Raptors’ Dec. 3 contest against the Nuggets.
Title: Introducing PRIMO – A Simple Single Game Shooting Efficiency Measure
Date: December 2, 2012
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This article introduced a new-ish stat called PRIMO, which is a quick and dirty way of using box score statistics to gauge single-game scoring efficiency.
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Title: Furious University of Alberta Pandas comeback falls just short
Date: December 2, 2012
Original Source: The Edmonton Journal
Synopsis: I am doing a short internship over the holidays at The Edmonton Journal. My first piece was a post-game report and mid-season wrap for the University of Alberta women’s ice hockey team. This article appeared in the Dec. 3 edition of the Edmonton Journal and also included a weekend round-up for Edmonton-area Colleges and Universities.
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Title: Annual Mike Dea Classic signifies start of hoops season
Date: December 2, 2012
Original Source: The Edmonton Journal
Synopsis: I am doing a short internship over the holidays at The Edmonton Journal. My second piece was a wrap on the Mike Dea High School Basketball Classic, a local tournament in it’s 15th year. The original (online) version of the story appears below, and the first copy is the repurposed version that was in the Edmonton Journal on Dec. 3.
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Title: Cougars Get The Better Of The ‘Birds
Date: December 1, 2012
Original Source: UBC Thunderbirds
Synopsis: This post-game report was for the Dec. 1 women’s ice hockey game between UBC and Regina.
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