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Alex Hooper

Cleveland, Tampa
As seen in: Medium, Sports Illustrated, WKRK-FM (Cleveland, OH), The News-Herald (Willoughby, OH), The Morning Journal (Lorain, OH), Buffalo Bulletin, Covering the Corner, The Energy.co
Covers:  Cleveland Indians, Cleveland Cavaliers, Technology, IT, Managed IT Services, Daily Fantasy Sports, DFS, DFS Soccer, DFS NBA
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Cleveland Indigenous Groups: "Take the Lead on Social Justice in the City"

Cleveland Indigenous Groups: "Take the Lead on Social Justice in the City"

Sports Illustrated — As the Cleveland Indians consider changing the team's nickname, Indigenous activists in the Northeast Ohio community are asking for the same thing as many marginalized people across the nation. They want to be heard. On Friday, July 3rd, the Indians organization released a statement on social media saying that they would consider changing the moniker used since 1915.
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Carlos Santana's elite eye got more elite

Carlos Santana's elite eye got more elite

Let's Go Tribe — Have you ever had something so good, you thought there was no way it could be better, yet somehow it did? Like seeing The Godfather, then watching The Godfather II. Or putting chicken tenders on a sub. That was Carlos Santana's pitch selection in 2019.
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MLS Should Adopt Relegation, And The NBA Should Too

MLS Should Adopt Relegation, And The NBA Should Too

cbslocal.com — American sports are working just fine as a fabric of our society, but sometimes America tends to overlook the operation of others in some self-important fit. There are improvements that could be made with the blueprint of world soccer in mind, but commerce simply has prevented it to this point.
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Death Of A Slider, And Trevor Bauer's New Toy

Death Of A Slider, And Trevor Bauer's New Toy

WKRK-FM (Cleveland, OH) — CLEVELAND (92.3 the Fan) - There has been a death in the Indians family, and pitcher Trevor Bauer has confessed to its doing. The right-hander has killed off his slider (no, not THE slider). Always tinkering with his repertoire, the 27-year-old added a slider mid-season in 2017, but has more-or-less subtracted the pitch in exchange for a hybrid slurve.
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Corey Kluber should ditch his sinker

Corey Kluber should ditch his sinker

Let's Go Tribe — Over at FanGraphs, Ben Clemens furthered our collective knowledge on why sinkers are bad. In short, Clemens deduced that the advantages of sinkers put to play are less than we thought, while they incur more damage than four-seamers when put in the air, and also lead to fewer whiffs.
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Hooper: Frankie and Puerto Rico gave us something special

Hooper: Frankie and Puerto Rico gave us something special

WKRK-FM (Cleveland, OH) — You hear that? That was the sound of a whole island coming unglued. It was only 19,000 people from an island that holds 3.34 million people, but it sounded as if it were the entire 7 billion population of Earth that made the sound.
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Roberto Pérez cemented himself as one of baseball's best catchers

Roberto Pérez cemented himself as one of baseball's best catchers

Let's Go Tribe — In 2016, Yasmani Grandal received an MVP vote from Travis Sawchik for his advanced defensive metrics, yet even in 2019, we do not give catchers their full due.
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Jose Ramirez's marathon AB saves Indians, makes mom proud

Jose Ramirez's marathon AB saves Indians, makes mom proud

WKRK-FM (Cleveland, OH) — Cleveland, OH (92.3 The Fan) - "My son, hit a home run and win the game." A mother's wishes are best fulfilled, especially on Mother's Day, but some things are too much to ask. As mothers so often do, Jose Ramirez's mother, Xiomara, knows better.
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Hooper: LeBron held up his end of the deal, his partner did not

Hooper: LeBron held up his end of the deal, his partner did not

WKRK-FM (Cleveland, OH) — Blame Dan. Sure, you can blame LeBron for using his leverage to hold the Cleveland Cavaliers hostage with 1+1 deals, forcing them to bend at his will. That was the price to play the game.
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Bull Nurse Anesthetist To Fulfill Dream to 'Do More' - USF Nursing News

Bull Nurse Anesthetist To Fulfill Dream to 'Do More' - USF Nursing News

usf.edu — When April Morris graduates from USF in December, few will know the magnitude of what she overcame to become a nurse anesthetist. Coming from a poverty-stricken home in Rockville, Maryland, where both of her parents were in and out of jail on drug offenses, Morris became a mother of two by the end of her ...
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CRNA Professor and Student Collaborate on Medical Cannabis Presentation - USF Nursing News

CRNA Professor and Student Collaborate on Medical Cannabis Presentation - USF Nursing News

usf.edu — As the prominence of medical marijuana continues to grow in the public eye, the ability to perform effective research on cannabis and cannabis extracts remains extremely difficult. Many barriers exist, and the gap continues to grow between the knowledge of cannabis and practical applications with scientific evidence to support its clinical use.
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Elite Pitcher Trades in Her Glove for Nursing Scrubs - USF Nursing News

Elite Pitcher Trades in Her Glove for Nursing Scrubs - USF Nursing News

usf.edu — Before the age of 10, Meghan King knew she wanted to be a pediatric nurse. However, as she grew older, she developed a talent for softball, throwing something of a curveball at that nursing aspiration. By 23, she had become one of the most prolific pitchers in Florida State University softball history.
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What the Rays might teach us about attendance

What the Rays might teach us about attendance

Let's Go Tribe — Every year, at some point, Cleveland Indians fans go to task over attendance on social media and talk radio. In 2019, the ramifications of the team's lacking turnout have actually manifested itself. The conversation will naturally reoccur prior to the winter.
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4 Emerging Tech Trends to Drive Your Business in 2021 - IT Support Guys

4 Emerging Tech Trends to Drive Your Business in 2021 - IT Support Guys

itsupportguys.com — The world at the beginning of 2021 looks a lot different than the world at the beginning of last year. Although a new, hopefully less chaotic year is upon us, the impact of the pandemic in the previous year will continue to shape the near future.
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4 Ways Cheap Data Backup Solutions Can Fail Your Business

4 Ways Cheap Data Backup Solutions Can Fail Your Business

itsupportguys.com — Imagine walking into your home, flipping on your light switch, and - pop! The light bulb is burnt out, and you're left in the dark. If you're prepared, you have some spare bulbs you can use to bring back the light. If not, maybe you have at least one candle in a drawer somewhere that ...
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