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Author: Mike Lederer

Mike Lederer is the Sports Director at WICD in Champaign, IL. He graduated with a M.S. in Broadcast and Digital Journalism from Syracuse University and completed his undergraduate work at Lehigh University. During his time at Lehigh, Lederer was the host of the “Two-Hour Drill” sports talk radio show on WLVR 91.3 FM and was also the play-by-play voice for www.lehighsports.com. Lederer has also worked as a web reporter for KEYE CBS in Austin, Texas, where he covered several sports stories including the Roger Clemens perjury trial.

Yao Ming announces retirement

Houston Rockets center Yao Ming has announced his retirement from the National Basketball Association. Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports! was the first to report Yao’s retirement. Wojnarowski posted on his twitter: “Rockets’ Yao Ming has decided to retire from the […]

Clemens perjury trial begins

The perjury trial of seven-time Cy Young award winner and former University of Texas pitcher Roger Clemens began Wednesday morning in U.S. District Court. Clemens arrived shortly before 8:20am EST with his wife Debbie and his attorney Rusty Hardin. An […]

Welcome to the NBA Lockout

It’s official: 50% of major sports in the United States are locked out. The National Basketball Association has joined the NFL in locking out its players. The lockout will become official as of 12:01am EST on Friday morning. Yahoo! Sports […]

Winnipeg names its new hockey team

The Jets have officially returned to Winnipeg. Hockey fans in Winnipeg have been waiting for a team for the past 15 years and they now finally know what their new team will be called. Winnipeg announced they will be called […]

Kings trade Ryan Smyth to Oilers

The Edmonton Oilers have acquired their former captain. Original reports from Darren Dreger, had the Los Angeles Kings trading forward Ryan Smyth to the Edmonton Oilers for Gilbert Brule and a 4th round pick. New details show that Ryan Smyth […]