I appeared on a segment discussing a soccer tournament that a local non-profit organizes, however, my contributions were about soccer in the broader picture. Did she work at the hotel? Welcome to the World of Celebrity Boxing. I went up to his hometown of Seabrook, N.H., to see what locals thought about all the fuss. Tell 7-year-old to change out of soccer uniform. 5 on the New York Timeslist, was named U.K. Sports Book of the Year, was recommended on the Today Show, and has been translated into nine languages. The penthouse suite of the Copacabana Palace Hotel. For the second straight Page 2 feature, I went into the story thinking it would make for a good blog and ended up with a full story. In her role as CEO/creative director of 7 Generation Games, she develops historically accurate content into compelling narratives, focused on indigenous and under-represented voices. Fool me three times, I’m a f-ing idiot. Stop to drink water. This afternoon, I appeared as a guest on The Callie Crossley Show on WGBH, Boston’s NPR station, to discuss the World Cup, soccer and the role the sport plays in immigrant communities. Ronda winning another world title. You would think we’d be used to this whole craziness by now. It has been a busy, yet productive period. Ask 3-year-old if she wants to switch shoes. I’ve been to every single one of her UFC title fights except for the one before this fight (because I had a weeks old baby). I believe journalists are defined by the work they produce that touches others. However, there were always obstacles and challenges in maintaining such a group. Lock the door. It’s the same feeling of nervousness and the same elation when she wins every time. And now, literally half a world away we’re staying in a two-bedroom, four-bathroom penthouse with two butlers and a semi-private pool in the nicest hotel in Rio (a city of 6.5 million), ordering room service and staring at the ocean. We marveled at what a small world it is. Surreal moment 3: It’s a small word. For more about my professional background, please view the pages to the right. Fool me twice, shame on me. Asks for water. Why do I know her? It was one of those moments where you’re seeing a person so out of the element where you usually see them that you just can’t process it. Surreal moment 1: Want to support women in tech? After getting a media release about Red Sox players Jacoby Ellsbury and Josh Beckett putting out two wines for charity, I thought it would work for a short piece. The answer for those of you keeping score at home is – yes and yes. Isn’t this the guy who failed two drug tests? Ask if anyone has to go to the bathroom. I felt that showed through in the piece. My ultimate career goal is to accomplish both. I built relationship with the national office to ensure that we would have support at that level. And it’s kind of just getting started. They were behind him 100 percent. "Watch the video Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a Comment », I have moved all the content from this page to my own personal domain name: www.mariaburnsortiz.com. Ask if anyone else wants water. I went into this piece about Kent Katich, the “unofficial” NBA yoga guru, thinking it would be a interesting story, but was actually a little surprised by just how enthusiastic the NBA players I spoke to were about yoga. When I was elected to the board of directors for National Association of Hispanic Journalists last summer, one of my goals was to relaunch NAHJ’s Sports Task Force. After a 16-hour travel day that stretched two continent and multiple time zones, I’m still trying to wrap my mind around the last week and a half. And here we were running into each other in a hotel gym in Rio. And he totally let me win. Here is what I mean (and this is an abridged version of the first block): Decision made to go. Somehow this trumps her pioneering of a sport, multiple world titles, charity work, how genuine she is with fans and her many other amazing qualities. Confirm that no one has to go to the bathroom. I have spent time the last several months trying to build an infrastructure so that the relaunched task force has a strong foundation from which we can create a lasting group. This story was initially going to be a quick blog off the Kirby Puckett statue unveiling at the Twins’ new ballpark, Target Field. (We were at the event hotel.) We went down to Brazil to watch my sister Ronda’s world title fight. I racked my brain: Did she work for the UFC? The final result – aside from my 1-0 victory – was a fun piece off the event. And it was just another reminder of how random and unexpected life really is. One of which I’m working on full time: 7 Generation Games, and one of which I’ve moved into more of an advisory role: Evrybit. And you do not have to accept it. In the last five years, she’s risen through the ranks of MMA to become almost unarguably the most dominant athlete in the world. But as I read this news, I couldn’t help but think back to immediately following UFC 214 and seeing so many people posting loving, congratulatory, “couldn’t have happened to a better guy” social media posts post-Jones win. And every once in a while, I think, “I should be documenting this.” But I felt like I didn’t really have a place to do that. After a 16-hour travel day that stretched two continent and multiple time zones, I’m still trying to wrap my mind around the last week and a … When we were going to Rio, I said that we had to go to Christ the Redeemer, so we did. The piece looks at the Charity Wines initiative, specifically, it’s Longball Cellars collection – though which 25 MLB players have produced wines and donated all of their proceeds to charity. It was a real honor to be invited on the show, and it was a great experience. 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