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616 Sports is home to the best bloggers and podcasters that the 616 and 906 area codes can offer. As you can see, everyone here at 616 Sports dresses to the nines to bring you the best takes. Here's your best chance to put a face with the names and learn a thing or two about the team.
Once received a bench warning for getting too hype during a playoff basketball game which he did not play a minute of . . . finished in the top 10 of a cross country race but does not remember at all because of severe heat exhaustion . . . enjoys running his mouth and being a hustle player while participating in Intramural basketball games . . . wears rec spec #RespectTheSpecs . . . collects jerseys for fun . . . sucks at fantasy football . . . favorite beer is Natural Light . . . is always for the boys and loves to send it . . .. Matt covers the NHL, College Basketball and a little bit of everything in between.
Just a lovable Hispanic boy . . . loves to give hugs to anyone and everyone . . . has the nickname Brown Bear (which is awesome) . . . loves his mama bear . . . not afraid to do work when eating a meal . . . named the AP Soccer coach of the year after leading his Belding Area Soccer Club youth team to an undefeated season . . . best place kicker in Belding School history . . . always balls like Pau Gasol . . . favorite little rascal is Spanky . . . bleeds Honolulu blue but doctors say its nothing to worry about . . . will always be for the boys. Gio is also our NFL and College football expert.
Still mistaken as a high school freshman . . . is a proud member of the Michigan National Guard . . . has a license to kill . . . only golfer still using Ben Hogan irons . . . often wears Hawaiian shirts . . . is a chaw dawg . . . is the proud owner of a Jeep Wrangler #JeepGang . . . also is all about the ice life . . . born and raised in Miriam, Michigan . . . big, big pond hockey guy . . . not afraid to grow a mustache . . . prefers his Saturdays to be spent with the boys. Tyler can and will do everything for 616 Sports.
Set a school baseball record for playing all 9 positions in one inning . . . right arm no longer is able to throw anything other than a beach ball but it's ok because he plays slow pitch softball now . . . big New York Yankees/Jeter fan . . . self proclaimed chaw dawg . . . also wears rec spec #RespectTheSpecs . . . really good at free throws . . . understands who Saturdays are for and loves to send it . . . has his favorite number 7 branded on his body . . . spends most of his free time at the Smyrna Bar . . . cannot shotgun a beer . . . super good at math, so good that it will someday pay his bills . . . has a Class B CDL, so he's currently on his way to steal yo girl. Brian is the lead MLB writer.
Is a red-blooded American from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan . . . was an Associated Press All-State Lineman Special Mention . . . started for the Bonnie’s Boys broomball team while at the University of Michigan . . . starred for ITT Tech’s world renowned men’s slow pitch softball team . . . after deciding he wanted to be poor for the rest of his life, Chad transferred to Northern Michigan University in Marquette, MI to pursue a career in secondary education. . . . plans on pursuing his lifelong dream of being a lineman coach for a 3-6 high school football team . . . has three kids with two different dads . . . personal highlights include being on ESPN twice and getting a twitter account deleted for impersonating a casino. Chad specializes in hot takes, laughs and the criminal underlying secrets of the John F Kennedy assassination. Plus some sports.
Is a person that Coach Jon Gruden would consider a "Grinder" . . . Former versatile high school athlete . . . 2nd team all-UP basketball . . . Dream Team All-UP football . . . starting left winger for U of M IM broomball perennial runner up Bonnie's Boys . . . Is in his 20s but still doesn't like fruits and vegetables with the exception of corn, bananas, raspberries, and Greek yogurt . . . once completed 100 push ups a day for 365 days straight . . . Undefeated in Madden 07 on the PS2 . . . Once won 7 straight games of pickup 5's at the IM Building courts . . . Uses former broken elbow as an excuse to wear a padded shooting sleeve . . . Lives and breathes Lions and Wolverines football, as well as Michigan basketball and Tigers baseball, but never minds a good Wings or Pistons game every once in a while.
Pretty good at shooting basketballs . . . was once considered to be faster than a Jesus Lizard . . . is a chip and can fire up . . . enjoys Bud-heavys . . . also has a CDL and can drive an Ice truck . . . was born with facial hair . . . golfs left handed . . . also is a wizard . . . wears a hat 95% of the time, all the time . . . loves the movie Semi-Pro . . . is a better free throw shooter than Jackie Moon . . . loves Saturdays especially when spent with the boys. Kole is the NBA insider for 616 Sports.
Not actually an intern anymore . . . loves to raise pigs . . . the entire town of Ithaca hates him . . . loves potatoes, especially mashed potatoes . . . still looking for his tinderella . . . was a Warriors fan before they were a super-team . . . can drive a hi-low . . . favorite golfer is Tiger Woods . . . once scored 9 of his teams 27 points in a basketball game . . . likes a cold glass of pool water . . . owns a lawnmower very similar to Forrest Gump's . . . drinks Tampico Juice like it's water . . . likes to spend his Saturdays with the boys . . . wears his sunglasses inside and outside. Intern Josh covers a little bit of everything for 616 Sports.
Bounced back after getting hit by a pitch in a high school baseball game . . . Ran a sub-5 minute mile whilst wearing his shirt as a toga . . . Had a 4.0 GPA for the final semester in high school . . . Cumulative: 3.5 . . . So took easy classes that semester . . . Stands and sings the national anthem with his hand over his heart with pride . . . Works as a plug, delivering ice to gas stations in the summer . . . Hopes to own a pug one day . . . Listens to Christmas music all year . . . Will graduate college with way too many credits for a bachelor's degree. We're not really sure what Producer Mike covers, so we're just as surprised as you are by his posts.