{"id":173,"date":"2025-01-27T12:29:15","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T12:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.odu.edu\/odupresentationtemplate\/?page_id=173"},"modified":"2025-01-27T12:58:33","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T12:58:33","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/toombssportjournal\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Bio&#8221; Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>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 play games like Madden and 2K, while also rooting for the same team as him the Saints. I hope to one day further my love for sports and become a photojournalist. I love taking pictures for various sports, but my utmost favorite sport to take pictures of is either volleyball or basketball. I&#8217;ve used WordPress before and I chose one of my favorite themes from the selections and this is how my blog came to be. 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