Reporting that earns the access — and respects it.

MMA Knockout · Feature

March 2024

Dustin Poirier on legacy, Saint-Denis, and the long road back to the title

Ahead of UFC 299, the former interim lightweight champion sat down for a wide-ranging conversation on legacy, the cost of the sport, and what keeps pulling him back to the cage.

Sports Illustrated · Profile

2023

PFL Las Vegas: Impa Kasanganay talks repeating as champion, legacy, ‘Own Adventure’

A pre-fight conversation with the reigning PFL champion ahead of his title defense in Las Vegas — on belief, the work no one watches, and how he wants the story to read after the belt.

The Sporting News · Big Ten

April 2025

Final Four notebook: Inside the Big Ten’s last stand in Indianapolis

From the practice court at Lucas Oil Stadium to the press riser, the conversations and quiet moments that defined the close of an unbelievable college basketball season.

Medill Reports · NFL

February 2023

‘Control what you can control’: Miles Sanders, Eagles relaxed ahead of Super Bowl Sunday

From Super Bowl LVII Media Week in Phoenix — how Philadelphia’s running back kept his head still while the noise grew louder around him.

Medill Reports · NASCAR

2023

New Zealand’s Shane van Gisbergen on the phone call that led to a one-off NASCAR Cup victory

The Supercars champion broke down a left-field invite, a wet Chicago street course, and one of the most surprising debuts in modern NASCAR history.

Medill Reports · College Football

2023

Justin Broiles’ ‘chop wood, carry water’ motto to follow him throughout NFL journey

A profile of the Oklahoma defensive back at the start of his pro career, built on the simple discipline he leaned on through college.

MMA Knockout · UFC 319

August 2025

UFC 319 in Chicago: A reporter’s notebook from the United Center floor

Cage-side observations, post-fight scenes, and the moments the broadcast missed at the UFC’s return to Chicago.

Inside NU · Northwestern Football

2022 – 2023

Wildcats notebook: A regular-season run, told from the Ryan Field sideline

Game-by-game reporting, player conversations, and behind-the-scenes from a year on the Northwestern football beat.

Field Level Media · UFC

2024 – Present

UFC pay-per-view recaps and previews

Deadline recaps for nearly every UFC card, plus previews for non-Vegas pay-per-views — written tight, sourced quickly, filed clean.

The Daily Illini

Earlier

Tourism class travels the Northeast: Reporting from the road with UIUC

A travel-and-tourism feature reported on the road during my time at Illinois — one of my early bylines and a reminder that the people in the story matter more than the itinerary.