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I had never been out of the country. I got the phone call while driving. I was walking in the muddy media field towards my car after covering the Indy 500. It was the opportunity of a lifetime. I’d never thought I’d attend that race in my life. While avoiding puddles in my newer shoes, …

“First of all, thank you.” That’s how Sarah Hildebrandt began her answer as I interviewed her following a dominant performance in the women’s freestyle 53kg. final. When I say dominant, I mean it.  Her opponent, Betzabeth Arguello of Venezuela, hardly lasted a minute on the mat. Hildebrandt sized her up, took her down, and gator …

Before Lima I had seen fencing only a handful of times. It’s probably one of those afternoon Olympic sports I’ve put on while cleaning my house and waiting for the 100-meter dash. But after my experience here at the Pan American Games, I realize fencing bridges the worlds of sports and theatre. While some of …

I’m sitting on the media bus in ungodly amounts of traffic.  I stare out the oversized window. I see the people of Peru living their daily lives. Buses are packed full, vendors on the street are selling orange juice and empanadas, and people are walking to their next destination. During the first week, the only …

When I accepted the offer to travel to Peru and cover the Pan American Games Lima 2019 for the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee, my focus was set on the biggest name sports that were being played. I dreamed of covering softball one day, basketball the next. Maybe I’d throw in some table tennis …