I am a freelance writer. I've covered the Cincinnati Reds, Bengals and others since 1992.
I have a background in sales as well. I've sold consumer electronics, advertising and consumer package goods for companies ranging from the now defunct Circuit City to Procter&Gamble.
I have worked as a stats operator for Xavier University, the University of Cincinnati, the College of Mount St. Joe and Colerain High School.
Xavier coach Chris Mack admits to being touched personally by the tragedy at Sandy Hook.
''We decided to do this a couple days ago,'' coach Chris Mack said. ''My good friend Pat Kelsey at Winthrop was very eloquent about what happened. I'm a young daddy with first- and second-grade girls. I have been deeply impacted by the senseless killings just over a week ago. I cannot possibly imagine how the families are coping with their loss during this Christmas season.''
Kelsey and Mack are both played high school basketball in Cincinnati. Both played basketball at Xavier. Both coached together, under Skip Prosser at Wake Forest, then at Xavier.
Kelsey is in his first season as head coach at Winthrop. Following a loss to Ohio State last week, Kelsey gave an impassioned plea for government and private leaders to act soon to prevent further massacres such as the one at Sandy Hook that left 20 children and six adults dead at the school.
The Elder grad was an assistant to Mack when he decided to put his family first. He left the XU staff to spend time with his own four and five year-old daughters, who he vowed to kiss, the minute he returned home from the trip to Columbus.
Mack and the University followed up with a winning gesture as the team was losing to Wofford 66-65 Saturday afternoon.
Instead of their traditional white home uniforms with blue trim, the Musketeers wore green and white jerseys to honor the school in Newtown, Conn.
The uniforms, produced by Nike, had ''Sandy Hook'' stitched across the jersey front and the school's eagle mascot was visible on the lower left front of the shorts.
''The first time I saw the jersey in the locker room, I thought it was great,'' senior Travis Taylor said. ''It shows we care about what's going on in the world.''
The uniforms will be auctioned on GoXavier.com until Friday January 4, 2013. Proceeds from the auction will benefit the Sandy Hook School Support Fund.
A year ago Xavier was involved in an ugly incident that gained national attention with a brawl against crosstown rival Cincinnati. The overwhelming hope is that the incident and the tragedy will be a springboard for positive change.
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