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Kyle's Bio

Kyle Beakley is a freelance writer from Philadelphia, PA. He has been a devoted yet tortured Philadelphia sports fan since childhood.

Kyle brings unique and sometimes controversial opinions to the sports landscape. He often views pro sports with a dash of cynicism, and challenges mainstream ideas in sports culture. Some will agree, and many will disagree, with his viewpoints. No matter what, his articles are sure to stir up conversation and get readers thinking.

His favorite sports are golf, tennis, and college football.

UPDATE-- Future Articles on the Drawing Board:

> A countdown of the most painful moments in Philadelphia sports history. I'll take a look at recent heartbreaks such as the Eagles' loss in Super Bowl XXXIX, as well as old-school tearjerkers like the A's departure for Kansas City.
> Humor/Satire: a mock of "what's a sport/what's not a sport" articles

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The Short List facts and information about Kyle Beakley

Favorite Athletes

Ben Hogan, Phil Mickelson, James Blake, Chase Utley, Jon Runyan

Favorite Sports Teams

Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Philadelphia Phillies

All Time Sports Moment

Phil Mickelson wins 2004 Masters

Most Memorable Game Attended

Rutgers defeats #2 South Florida

Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Cal Ripken's consecutive games played

Ruth or Mays?

Mays

Unitas or Montana?

Montana. How many times did he deliver in the clutch?

Jordan or Russell?

No comment. Basketball sucks.

Gretzky or Orr?

Gretzky.

Federer or Sampras?

Federer. The only word to describe his play is: artistic.

Tiger or Nicklaus?

Nicklaus-- if they had Nike Sasquatch drivers back in 1975, he would have won at least 22 majors

Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

SEC.

Bulletin Board (8) Post a note »

  1. by Martin
    about 1 month ago

    Hi Kyle. I hope you're doing well. Thanks for responding to my post on your bulletin board, I appreciate your thoughts and advice on that.
    With the Ryder Cup coming up I am going to be doing a collaborative article amongst regular golf community contributors on their thoughts/predictions on who will win the Ryder Cup and why.
    I just wanted to see if you'd like to participate?
    If you would, please either email me your thoughts (fitzm80@aol.com) or just post them on my bulletin board.
    I am going to take excerpts from everyone who participates and put them all into an article and then we can all discuss/debate through comments.
    Thanks Kyle.

  2. by Martin
    about 1 month ago

    Hey Kyle. I loved your articles about revamping the FedEx Cup, I agree with just about everything you said. I think the concept of the FedEx Cup is a good idea, it just needs to be drastically changed though.
    By the way, I saw in your profile that you are a freelance writer. I just wanted to see if you had any advice on how to break into freelance sports writing?
    I am not a trained writer (ie. I've never taken writing courses or written for a newspaper, magazine, etc.) but freelance sports writing is something I might like to get into one day.
    Not even sure I'd be able to but I would not even know how to get into it if I wanted to, so, again, I just wanted to see if you had any advice on how to go about getting into freelance writing?
    Any thoughts or advice you have would be great.
    Thanks Kyle and I look forward to reading some more of your golf articles if you post any during the FedEx Cup and Ryder Cup.

  3. by Andrew
    about 1 month ago

    hey kyle thanks for proofreading my article, "Believe it or not Golf is as Good as Ever." Also thanks for the advice and tips regarding writing a good report. I have no problem believing i had grammatical erors and misspelled words as an engineering major. but thanks again

  4. by Jeff
    2 months ago

    Thanks for the kind words, Kyle. I do try to let the writers say what they mean.

    Take care now -

    Jeff

  5. by Martin
    2 months ago

    Hi Kyle,
    Your article about the FedEx Cup was outstanding!!!
    I was also planning on writing an article in the near future about how the current FedEx Cup system is very, very flawed and how the idea of the FedEx Cup could be great if the current system was significantly modified. If you don't mind I would like to quote you on a couple of points you made in this article (obviously giving you credit for your quotes by name in my article). I may also contact you via another note on your wall for some of your thoughts on ideas I had to better the current FedEx Cup system, again, if that is ok with you.
    You hit upon one, if not THE major flaw of the current FedEx Cup system in a very well-written article!

  6. by Greg
    2 months ago

    Hey Man,

    I definitely think that it's an important series and it will definitely be fun baseball to watch. It is just hard for me to think that a series in late July will come close to guaranteeing a division champion. It may be important for momentum and confidence, but a lot more goes in to affecting the way a division unfolds. Great article though and it will be fun to see how the series plays out!

    - Greg

  7. by Scott
    2 months ago

    Hey Kyle! That's cool. I've learned that the editing isn't a cut to my writing ability, its just to make it better. So I really don't notice anymore when someone edits it. There was only on article I wrote that had an edit that actually changed what my article said, and I can't even remember anymore.

  8. by Onalee
    2 months ago

    Kyle, I'm not working in firefox tonight so here's some editor's feedback.

    Great article! I just tweaked your headline and edited for style. Make sure everything checks out to your liking—keep up the awesome work!