Welcome to Atlanta: How my journalism residency at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution sports desk compared to expectations

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022 ~ jrike10 ~ Leave a comment

ATLANTA — This spring, school looked a lot different. I can’t remember any other year when my day started at 2 p.m., when my homework was circulated to thousands of people I had never met or when watching sports was a welcome obligation, rather than a midday distraction. So I don’t think it’s hyperbole to … Continue reading Welcome to Atlanta: How my journalism residency at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution sports desk compared to expectations

Jon Lester, Washington National

January 18, 2021 ~ jrike10 ~ Leave a comment

Patrick Andres broke the news to me, as he does on many occasions. I was eating my carb-loaded dinner with Patrick, Drew and Davis in Allison Dining Hall when Patrick called across the table: Jon Lester to the Nats. A couple hours later, Lester’s one-year deal was official. This signing doesn’t send shockwaves through the … Continue reading Jon Lester, Washington National