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At Sports7, we strive to offer engaging articles that capture our readers' interest while meeting their informational and emotional needs. Over the last five years, our unwavering commitment to our gradual teaching method has led us to continually improve our content, ensuring the best online how-to experience.
Ashish Mathur
Sports Editor
Ashish Mathur has been covering sports since 2015 and joined Sports7 in 2020. He covers the NBA, NFL, and tennis for Sports7. Ashish finds inspiration in telling the sports stories fans care about, and he combines social media and trusted news outlets to find those stories. When he's not writing for Sports7, Ashish enjoys playing basketball, following his hometown Chicago teams, and reading the work of NBA writers such as Adrian Wojnarowski and Shams Charania.
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Bob Garcia
Sports Editor
Bob Garcia has spent eight years covering sports professionally, and he joined Sports7 in 2019. Bob excels at covering the NFL, NBA, and NASCAR for Sports7 while also working to build knowledge and expertise in other sports, as well. His lifelong passion for sports led to Bob earning a bachelor's degree in journalism and hitting the hardwood to play basketball in his spare time.
Bob keeps up to date on the latest sports news by reading the work of industry insiders such as Adam Schefter, Ian Rapoport, Adrian Wojnarowski, Dave McMenamin, Todd Archer, Gary Klein, and Brad Turner. His work has appeared previously at ClutchPoints, About.com, and Sports Out West, where he attended games, press conferences, and media events as a Los Angeles Lakers beat reporter for four years.
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Agustin Mojica
Sports Editor
Agustin Mojica began as a contributing writer for Sports7 in 2018. He's been writing professionally for the past seven years and writing as a hobbyist for more than a decade. Gus has his grandfather to thank for his early interest in baseball, especially the Chicago Cubs. He also grew up in Michael Jordan's Bulls heyday, so he'll never shake the NBA.
Gus is into gaming as a hobby, particularly fighting games. In his view, the gaming world is the oldest esports scene, and following that growth helps with writing about the business side of sports, as well as any esports connections that come up in sports writing.
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Tim van Straten
Sports Editor
Tim van Straten joined Sports7 in 2021 from the world of sports radio, where he served as the program director of his local ESPN affiliate and co-hosted the afternoon drive show. Before stepping behind the microphone, he earned a B.S. in Sports Communication from Bradley University and interned for NBC Sports during the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
Tim covers the NBA for Sports7; he loved hitting the hardwood himself, but realized that his playing window has since closed. He also appreciates how sports never take a day off, and, even during the offseason, interesting stories can appear out of nowhere.
While his friends and family might not always appreciate it, Tim is an avid Twitter user.
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J.L. Seto
Sports Editor
J.L. is a contributing writer for Sports7. He loves combat sports and competitive personalities.
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Bradley Geiser
Sports Editor
Bradley Geiser has been a contributing writer since 2019 and works with content for MotorBiscuit and Sports7. He earned his bachelor's degree in English literature and English creative writing from UC Davis.
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Scott Jenkins
Sports Editor
Scott Jenkins has contributed content with a focus on Sports7. He also occasionally contributes content to MotorBiscuit like how to pronounce Audi and other riveting automotive topics.
Scott centers most of his writing for Sports7 on the MLB and NFL, both of which he follows closely. (He's even got fantasy teams for both leagues each year.) He's more than halfway toward his goal of seeing a baseball game at all 30 MLB stadiums, and also checked off a bucket list item by attending a Texans-Packers matchup at Lambeau Field in 2016. (It was even complete with snowfall during the game, which was the icing on the cake.)
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Jeff Goldberg
Sports Editor
A Connecticut native, Jeff Goldberg has covered various sports and teams throughout his 25-year career as a sportswriter. Now a resident of sunny San Diego, Jeff joined Sports7 in 2021.
Knowing he wanted to become a sportswriter at a very young age, Jeff interned at The Hartford Courant as a teenager and worked his way up to become the beat writer for the famed UConn women's basketball team. He also wrote two books on the Huskies, "Bird at the Buzzer" in 2011 and "Unrivaled" in 2015. Jeff also worked at The Courant as a beat writer for the Boston Red Sox and was a Baseball Writers Association of America member.
An admitted "hardcore fantasy sports player," Jeff now focuses mainly on the NFL and is extremely proud of the hour-long conversation he once had with legendary New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick for a story, calling himself the "one media person he apparently really liked."
In addition to his work in the newspaper industry, Jeff has written for the likes of NESN, SBNation, and Sports Intel. He was also an official team reporter for the San Diego Fleet during the lone season of the Alliance of American Football (AAF).
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John Clayton
Sports Editor
John Clayton is a sports writer and columnist with three decades of experience who has won over 30 awards including Georgia AP's award for best sports story. Additionally, he's a former Heisman Trophy elector and member of the Pro Football Writers Association.
Though his expertise is wide, John's coverage strengths are with Pro Football, College Football, and NASCAR. He covered the Colts, Pacers, Purdue, Notre Dame, and Indianapolis Motor Speedway throughout his time working as a columnist for the CNHI newspaper group in Indiana. He also spent time freelancing for the Associated Press, covering the NCAA Men's Championship Basketball Tournament and Clemson basketball along the way.
Outside of his writing career, John is an avid and long-time fantasy football player. His first fantasy quarterback was Jim Everett.
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William Pitts
Sports Editor
Will Pitts earned a master's degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in 2019 and joined Sports7 in 2021. He covers the NFL, NBA, NASCAR, and IndyCar racing.
Will's work has appeared on JuniorHockey.com, The Hockey Writers, and The Big Lead, and he keeps his hand on the pulse of the latest sports news through social media and email newsletters.
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Miles Ruder
Sports Editor
Miles Ruder is a sports writer and columnist whose passion for football and the NFL dates back as far as his memory, whether expressed through countless fantasy football championships — the product of constant supervision of his teams — or time spent learning coverages, techniques, and schemes through real-time and game-film viewing.
Though Miles' expertise extends to all forms of NFL coverage, he's partial to the Carolina Panthers and never minds when players from Ohio State wind up wearing black, blue, and silver. Starting with his coverage at the Niner Times, UNC Charlotte's student newspaper, at which he was awarded Assistant Editor of the Year, he has put his NFL knowledge on display for many outlets, including Pro Football Focus and FanSided's Cat Crave.
Miles is always up for a conversation about tennis, UFC, or the Cincinnati Reds, but football remains his biggest passion.
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