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John R. Manzo

ESPN associate director of communications of sports betting, Get Up, First Take, marketing, and more. Public relations professional with 10 years of experience with a focus on consumer sports, culture/sneakers, food & drink and entertainment/lifestyle work. Clients portfolio includes: Gatorade, Nike Jordan Brand, White Claw, Pizza Hut, Corona and Modelo, among others. Follow me on Twitter @JohnRManzo or email me johnrmanzo@gmail.com
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Bye-num: Lakers need to make a move to be champions again

Mitch Kupchack has his hands full this off-season. The Los Angeles Lakers general manager enters an uncomfortable position where his superstar  is aging, but young pieces could be the future. Kobe Bryant, who will be 34 entering next season, averaged 30 points per game in 12 playoff games this season. He won’t be lacking production … Continue reading

Speaking Up

He wasn’t 100 percent. He was angry. He was alone. And most importantly, he was beat. Kobe Bryant is without a doubt the most competitive basketball player in the National Basketball Association. But when the Denver Nuggets forced a Game 7 at 10:30 p.m. Saturday inside the Staples Center with a 113-96 thrashing of the … Continue reading

Red Wings Playoff Preview

The Detroit Red Wings are in the playoffs for the 21st consecutive season, but this appearance will be a little different. With the 3-2 shootout loss against Chicago Saturday, the Red Wings will be the road team in their first round series, which is unusual for a franchise that has won 16 division titles since … Continue reading

Kansas dug itself too deep in title game against Kentucky, Davis

And the buzzer finally went off before Kansas could make the comeback. The Jayhawks made it a routine to crawl back into and eventually win games in the NCAA tournament, but they dug themselves a hole with the wrong team to dig it against, losing to Kentucky in the national championship game, 67-59 Monday night … Continue reading