Breaking news coming from the Miami Heat, Chris Bosh did not pass his physical due to complications of blood clots flowing. This is a huge blow to Bosh, and his comeback hopes. He averaged 26 points per-game while Dwayne Wade was out with injuries. Now the Heat will depend on Goron Dragic and Hassan Whiteside to pick up production with Bosh still out. Before his physical, the Miami Heat were not comfortable and convinced with letting Chris Bosh playing for their team just yet. Bosh has been claiming since the off-season that he is "ready to go" for a much depleted and rebuilding Heat team. Bosh is still owed about 76 million dollars in the final three years of his contract.
According to NBA.com, "There are several unanswered questions regarding Bosh's situation, which got more complex this week when he revealed that multiple clots were found this past February - and that a CT scan was utilized in finding them. CT scans are often used when trying to find if clots have traveled to the upper body." Bosh left last year with blood clots, after the first one was found in the 2015 NBA season. Hopefully, Bosh can recover and play again in the NBA and continue his stellar career.
For the Miami Heat, they have to make a move now to replace Bosh. Supposedly, the Heat would start Josh McRoberts or Derrick Williams at the power forward position. Now, with a starting lineup of Dragic, Johsnon, James Johnson, Williams or McRoberts, and Whiteside, the Heat will be hopeing for a high lotteray draft pick after this season. This means the Heat will more than likely tank and hope for a top notch free agent like Chris Paul or Gordan Hayward in free agency with some Pat Riley magic.
Friday, September 23, 2016
Chris Bosh Fails Physical
Breaking news coming from the Miami Heat, Chris Bosh did not pass his physical due to complications of blood clots flowing. This is a huge blow to Bosh, and his comeback hopes. He averaged 26 points per-game while Dwayne Wade was out with injuries. Now the Heat will depend on Goron Dragic and Hassan Whiteside to pick up production with Bosh still out. Before his physical, the Miami Heat were not comfortable and convinced with letting Chris Bosh playing for their team just yet. Bosh has been claiming since the off-season that he is "ready to go" for a much depleted and rebuilding Heat team. Bosh is still owed about 76 million dollars in the final three years of his contract.
According to NBA.com, "There are several unanswered questions regarding Bosh's situation, which got more complex this week when he revealed that multiple clots were found this past February - and that a CT scan was utilized in finding them. CT scans are often used when trying to find if clots have traveled to the upper body. Bosh left last year with blood clots, after the first one was found in the 2015 NBA season. Hopefully, Bosh can recover and play again in the NBA and continue his stellar career.
For the Miami Heat, they have to make a move now to replace Bosh. Supposedly, the Heat would start Josh McRoberts or Derrick Williams at the power forward position. Now, with a starting lineup of Dragic, Johsnon, James Johnson, Williams or McRoberts, and Whiteside, the Heat will be hopeing for a high lotteray draft pick after this season. This means the Heat will more than likely tank and hope for a top notch free agent like Chris Paul or Gordan Hayward in free agency with some Pat Riley magic.
According to NBA.com, "There are several unanswered questions regarding Bosh's situation, which got more complex this week when he revealed that multiple clots were found this past February - and that a CT scan was utilized in finding them. CT scans are often used when trying to find if clots have traveled to the upper body. Bosh left last year with blood clots, after the first one was found in the 2015 NBA season. Hopefully, Bosh can recover and play again in the NBA and continue his stellar career.
For the Miami Heat, they have to make a move now to replace Bosh. Supposedly, the Heat would start Josh McRoberts or Derrick Williams at the power forward position. Now, with a starting lineup of Dragic, Johsnon, James Johnson, Williams or McRoberts, and Whiteside, the Heat will be hopeing for a high lotteray draft pick after this season. This means the Heat will more than likely tank and hope for a top notch free agent like Chris Paul or Gordan Hayward in free agency with some Pat Riley magic.
Monday, September 19, 2016
Progress Report on Genius Project
This is project is getting me to know more of the fundamentals. I got what I wanted to get done! I have a few ideas of what I will be doing for my first ever live podcast on Speakre! It will mostly be about sports but, I will try to incorporate other aspects. For references, I have been listening to podcasts on the web and in the car to get myself a background on how a podcast is supposed to function.
I hope to accomplish a full podcast this weekend and possibly a post game and pre-game reports of NFL games. This will help me get prepared in the multimedia journalism aspect of my career for my elective. I will continue on watching feature stories like the ones produced by Steve Hartman and other pieces on ESPN or NFL Network. This project has opened up my eyes of the live production behind the scenes and in the studios of producing shows and newspapers. There is tremendous pressure when putting on a podcast, or live show because hundreds, to thousands, to millions of people could possibly be watching you live on television. It is really crazy to think about all the important aspects of producing a live show.
I plan to talk about key NFL games and headlines like rivals, teams that are 2-0, and how the Vikings will rebound due to Adrian Peterson's injury. There is a lot of buzz going around in the mid sports season about free agency pickups, fantasy football moves, and most importantly trade rumors! My goal for the podcast is to get up to a couple hundred viewers in one session before I graduate. It would be a tremendous confidence booster to know that people are listening to my reports and opinions. I hope that you could possibly listen in.
Sunday, September 11, 2016
Play-by-Play Sports: Progress Report
When I came back from my broadcasting camp, I met with my mentors to discuss what I learned. The camp was called, Play by Play sports, a sports broadcasting camp, where I got to learn more about the business and career aspects. When I was at the Sports Broadcasting Camp, I made videos with partners, while also doing individual workout preparations. They brought in experts in the business to discuss how they got their jobs in a competitive career and how they started out. The volunteers showed me that I need to have and do particular characteristics and features to accomplish my dream. My idol, Chris Rose from MLB and NFL Network, came in and told us his story. He told us that we need to work our brains out to succeed in the sports journalism field.
Adding on, at the camp we made play-by-play videos, anchoring videos, sports rants videos, while also having competitive parts in sports trivia to showcase our depth and knowledge in sports. We did many play-by-plays of memorable moments such as the Super Bowl Fifty, the North Carolina and Villanova NCAA tournament game, the Finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors and the World Series between the Mets and Royals. I have fantastic knowledge in numerous sports such as, basketball, baseball and football, however, this trip to the UCLA Sports Broadcasting Camp made me want to learn about tennis, golf, olympic sports and college sports. If i can get a vast knowledge in those sports, then I would be able to get a job at NFL Network and my dream would be completed. This camp made me realize what I need to do thrive in the sports journalism business.
Overall, I learned that in this business, I will have to move, work hard and be able to do anything possible to accomplish my dream. By getting more background in softwares and the presence of live television, I know what it will be like to have a job at an international network. Hopefully, by continuing this stretch of my career in multimedia journalism and the genius project, it will give me the knowledge and the groundwork needed to succeed. The Genius Project will give colleges and businesses the ability to look at the footage that I have recorded. This task will give me more experience that I need in filming, editing, public speaking and writing. Through these events, I will persevere until I get my dream job at a desk at ESPN, NFL Network, covering a team in California or Fox sports.
Friday, September 9, 2016
The Genius Project Progress Report
Welcome to Jake’s Sports Network (JSN) and today we have a show for you. Hi, my name is Jake Fitzgerald and this is my sports blog. Welcome to the land of a dream. My genius project features sports podcasts, sports videos, and sports blog posts with other features that will help develop my expertise for one of the toughest businesses in the world. My genius project features my dream, the dream of being a sports broadcaster for a major industry like ESPN or NFL Network.
My idea is to create a live podcast or YouTube channel for broadcasting to show off my ability to talk in front of the camera, edit videos, stories, and produce something for colleges to see. It would involve the school’s sports, real life sports, town news, and even a podcast like Mike and Mike on ESPN. I plan to have various news stories to make sure that I have diverse knowledge in how to produce numerous stories for many topics. Most of the knowledge I have is in sports. I became highly passionate about talking sports in the 7th grade. Then, the following year I joined VMSTV, and I won a honorable mention at Student Television Network (STN).
The podcast consists of mostly football, baseball, and basketball. However, I plan to add other sports like hockey and golf. The podcast is on a site called Spreakre, which consists of a show that is about fifteen minutes. So far, I have produced one show (not live) with the purpose of talking about Joey Bosa’s contract holdout. My next show will be doing predictions for the NFL and NBA season.
The videos will vary from month to month. I plan on making about 1-2 videos a month: one about sports, one about a various subject, or a fun video like a music video.
Overall, the purpose of my genius project is to get my name out to the public for following my passion (personal legend) while also, getting experiences in other fields. I would also like to continue to improve my editing skills on IMovie and Final Cut Pro. Over the Summer, I went to a sports broadcasting camp and it helped my improve my skills and it helped me generate more goals for my project. I hope you enjoy this blog and upcoming videos. If you have any questions, please leave a comment and I will respond as quick as I can. Thanks and have a good day.
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