Chris Sheridan (born May 14, 1965) is a

sportswriter Sports journalism is a form of writing that reports on matters pertaining to sporting topics and competitions. Sports journalism started in the early 1800s when it was targeted to the social elite and transitioned into an integral part of the n ...

who formerly covered the

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for

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. He previously worked 18 years for the

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. After leaving ESPN his basketball Web site, Sheridan Hoops, launched on September 5, 2011. On July, 9th 2014, he was the first major NBA journalist to report that

LeBron James LeBron Raymone James Sr. (; born December 30, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "King James", he is widely considered one of the greatest p ...

would sign with and return to the Cleveland Cavaliers during his free agency. The report was ultimately confirmed by ESPN on July 11, 2014. Sheridan has covered Team USA senior men's national team longer than any American sportswriter, having first reported on them at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996. The website was closed in April 2016. Sheridan is a

Marquette University Marquette University () is a private Jesuit research university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Established by the Society of Jesus as Marquette College on August 28, 1881, it was founded by John Martin Henni, the first Bishop of the diocese of M ...

graduate with a degree in

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Chris Sheridan TwitterChris Sheridan Basketball NewsChris Sheridan Sidelines.io
Place of birth missing (living people) Living people 1965 births American sportswriters Basketball mass media Marquette University alumni {{US-journalist-1960s-stub