John O'Connor on Muck Rack

John O'Connor

Verified
Richmond
As seen in: Richmond Times-Dispatch, Associated Press, Daily Herald, Herald-Mail Media, The Southern Illinoisan, The News & Advance, Athletic Business, Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, Iowa), Olean Times Herald, Daily American, Our Community Now and
staff writer, Richmond Times-Dispatch, joconnor@timesdispatch.com
Is this you? As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work. Claim your profile

Get in touch with John

Contact John, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.

Learn more about Muck Rack

Actions

Share this page

Is this you?

As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.
Claim your profile

Articles

Reward system runs deeper than victories for Flying Squirrels manager Dennis Pelfrey

|
By John O'Connor Verified
| Richmond Times-Dispatch Verified
The mother of San Francisco Giants reliever Spencer Bivens visited fifth-year Richmond Flying Squirrels manager Dennis Pelfrey during the team’s recent series in Altoona, Pennsylvania. kAmq:G6?D[ H9@ A:E4965 7@C #:49>@?5 :? a_ab[ 4@>6D 7C@> $E2E6 r@==686[ !6??DJ=G2?:2] w:D >@E96C DE@AA65 3J !6@A=6D }2EFC2= v2D u:6=5 :? A2CE E@ E92?< !6=7C6J 7@C E96 H2JD :? H9:49 96 96=A65 q:G6?D[ 2? F?5C27E65 A=2J6C H9@ ;@:?65 E96 v:2?ED 492:? 7C@> 2?
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?

Where does Justin Verlander belong among Richmond's pantheon of sports greats?

|
By John O'Connor Verified
| Richmond Times-Dispatch Verified
kAm%96 7@C>6C E6??:D DE2C H9@ 2EE6?565 |288:6 (2=<6C w:89 42? D276=J 36 C64@8?:K65 2D E96 8C62E6DE 2E9=6E6 E@ 4@>6 7C@> E96 #:49>@?5 2C62 :? E96 >@56C? 6C2 @7 DA@CED] pD96[ H9@ 5:65 2E ch :? `hhb @7 pxs$\C6=2E65 A?6F>@?:2 27E6C 4@?EC24E:?8 wx' 7C@> 2 3=@@5 EC2?D7FD:@?[ EC2?D46?565 ?2E:@?2= AC@>:?6?46]k^Am kAmw6 H2D 2? 6DE66>65 :?E6C?2E:@?2= 7:8FC6 :? E96 DA@CE:?8 H@C=5 7@C 2? 6IE6?565 A6C:@5[ 364@>:?8 E96 7:CDE q=24< >2? E@ H:? (:>3=65@? W`hfdX[ E96 &]$] ~A6? W`hegX[ 2?5 E96 pFDEC2=:2? ~A6?
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?

UR's Russ Huesman gives thumbs-up to one NCAA proposal, thumbs-down to another

|
By John O'Connor Verified
| Richmond Times-Dispatch Verified
Division I football teams – FBS and FCS – at this time next year may be coming off formal June offseason practice periods, with pads, that occurred a couple of months after the conclusion of traditional spring ball. kAmp?5 :? E96 ur$[ DAC:?8\D6>6DE6C ;@:?E AC24E:46D[ H9:49 D@F?5D 2 =@E =:<6 2 DAC:?8 82>6 282:?DE @FED:56 4@>A6E:E:@? 7@C AC@8C2>D 2E E92E =6G6=[ >:89E 92G6 @44FCC65]k^Am kAmx?
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?
See all 5,774 licensed articles (5,787 Total)
 •  Privacy  •  Terms  •  Security and Legal  •   •   •   • 

© 2026 Muck Rack

SOC 2® Certified