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Maria Toombs

Sport Journal Reflection

Before starting college my dream was to become a sports journalist. Speaking on the sidelines during game breaks, predicting scores for matches, interviewing players, was what I saw myself doing post graduation. Although it is still somewhat of my dream… Continue Reading →

The Quest: Conducting Off-Season Interviews

The “quest” I came up with is conducting off-season interviews with players and coaches. As we approach the summer time sports and practicing for a new season in the fall doesn’t stop. Student athletes stay on campus and continue to… Continue Reading →

The Effect the Media Has on a Player’s Injury

On March 24th USC star Juju Watkins tore her ACL in a match against Mississippi State, ending the rest of her sophomore year play.  Occurring during the NCAA Tournament second round, every breath in the Trojans’ arena was held as… Continue Reading →

Megan Rapinoe and The Fight For Equal Pay

In the year of 2022 new contracts for the men’s and women’s US soccer teams were put into place.  With new revenue sharing agreements, new pre-game payments, and the ending of the women’s guaranteed-salary system for the pay for play… Continue Reading →

Sport Professional Penpal Infographic

Jim Heath is the current Assistant Director of Strategic & Broadcast Communications at Hampton University, having worked in various sport fields in his career this is an infographic showing his work history as well as some key advice on how… Continue Reading →

Shootout Between Bucks and Hawks Leads to Tough Loss for Atlanta

Coming out the gate there was a shootout bound for the night’s game at Atlanta. Obtaining 12 lead changes just in the first quarter, Giannis Antetokounmpo (8) and Damian Lillard (12) combined for 20 points while point guard Trae Young… Continue Reading →

Sport Professional Penpal

Jim Heath, a former SID (sports information director) for Old Dominion University is now the new SID for Hampton University, rejoining the program after three years. Heath oversees sports like Women’s Soccer, Women’s Basketball, and Men’s and Women’s Tennis. As… Continue Reading →

Sport Media Diet

Early on in life the way I consumed sports was through the TV alone. Not really heavily engaging in social media until high school, everything I knew and learned was through my family and the television. Back then it wasn’t… Continue Reading →

Social Media Persona

Already having a somewhat established social media persona both personally and professionally, I also thought about how that has changed since coming to college, especially in a sports way. As I expanded on before in my sport media diet submission… Continue Reading →

Bio Blog Post!

Hey everyone! My name is Maria Toombs and I have an immense love for sports like football, basketball, and volleyball. My love for it came at a really early age as I sat down with my brother to watch him… Continue Reading →

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