Roberts' Family World Series Watch Party

Dave Roberts, the manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, has some ties to Houston, Texas. So when the Houston Astros met the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series in 2017, there was a small percentage of Houstonians wearing the Dodger Blue. Some of them were related to Dave Roberts.

I along with Rhiannon Walker of The Undefeated gathered with some of the Roberts family at a small church north of Houston to watch Game 5 of the 2017 World Series. The game that started on October 29th and ended on October 30th was one of the best I'd ever seen. There were multiple highs and lows for both teams but in the end, the Astros were victorious 13-12 after 10 innings of baseball. Read about it here - https://theundefeated.com/features/dodgers-manager-dave-roberts-biggest-fans-live-in-houston-cheering-him-on-in-the-world-series/ 

Houston Rockets Media Day!

I shot my first media day with the Houston Rockets for ESPN shortly before the season started. The goal was to make the photos look like yearbook pictures. I think I nailed it! Check out the rest here - http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/20983014/nba-school-picture-day

James Harden and Chris Paul of the Houston Rockets

Before the Rockets racked up a 25-4 record, Harden and Paul were doing rooftop photo shoots in Houston. Well, maybe one rooftop photo shoot in Houston for the cover of ESPN the Magazine. I was in the cut for some behind the scenes photos. Check it out.

Houston Astros come home after Hurricane Harvey

The Astros came home from a road trip on September 1, 2017 to a city devastated by Hurricane Harvey. They were scheduled to play a three game series against the Mets with two of those games being played in a single day. ESPN gave me a shout to cover the games and the atmosphere of a post-Harvey crowd at Minute Maid Park. David Fleming wrote about it here - http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/20294325/houston-astros-teammates-hold-visit-home-even-back-road

A Day in the Life of Eric Winston for ESPN.com

Eric Winston is a right tackle in the NFL and newly minted president of the NFLPA. He played his high school football at Lee High in Midland along with Cedric Benson where the team won three consecutive Texas state championships. He then went on to play his college ball at The U aka University of Miami where he was converted from a tight end to an offensive tackle. Upon graduation, he was drafted by the Houston Texans where he played for six years. A year in Kansas City  and a year in Arizona brings us to 2014. That's a whole lotta football.

I worked on a shoot for ESPN.com following Winston and documenting a day in the life of an NFL player during the off-season. You're probably thinking there was a Ferrari race down the highways with his buddies followed by 36 holes of golf followed by an expensive steak dinner and ending with a night of popping "mike-sized" champagne bottles. But I'll let you see for yourself.

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Way Back Wednesdays: Sacked...Almost

On October 20, 2006 my beloved Coolidge football team went up against perennial Turkey Bowl contender Dunbar High School. The game, preceded by much fanfare, was televised on ESPN and hyped as a match between two Washington DC powerhouses boasting loads of D-1 talent. Well, it didn't quite work out like that.

In one hell of an off-season before the 2006 campaign, a Coolidge assistant accepted a head coaching job at Ballou High (also in DC) and took four of the Colts top players along with him. The match-up that ESPN had scheduled included Dunbar's Arrelious Benn (Illinois/Tampa Bay Buccaneers), Nathan Bussey (Illinois/2011 NFL Draft) and Coolidge's Marvin Austin (UNC/2011 NFL Draft), Romale Tucker (Syracuse/Towson), Lamar Milstead (UVA), and Dwan Thornton. The game that was actually played was lacking Coolidge's all stars.

Coolidge brought out a team that didn't have the star power of the 2005 squad and still competed, but lost, to Dunbar. This is a shot of Coolidge freshman QB getting de-cleated shortly after firing a pass attempt.