NCAA Tournament Round 1: Penn V Kansas for the Philly Inquirer

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Last week I traveled to Wichita, Kan. to cover the first round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament matchup between the no. 1 seeded Kansas Jayhawks and no. 16 seeded Penn Quakers. Sports writers from various publications picked the upset. It was a wild game and the underdogs stole the lead early on. But, Kansas being Kansas, the Jayhawks regained their composure toward the end of the first half and from then on the Quakers couldn't keep up. Here are a few of my favorite images from the trip.

Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament for USATSI

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Saturday I wrapped up a four day, nine game marathon photographing the 2018 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament at the Sprint Center in downtown Kansas City, Mo. for USA Today Sports Images. It was exhausting and maddening and a BLAST. Here are a few of my favorite images from the extravaganza (down from almost 10k shots):

Kansas vs West Virginia Basketball for USATSI

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As a Mizzou graduate and diehard Tigers fan, this is supremely difficult to say, but I think it's time for me to admit that Allen Fieldhouse is a really fun place to catch a basketball game. The crowd was rockin' Saturday evening when the Jayhawks came back to defeat West Virginia in Lawrence. Here's a few of my favorites from the game:

Missouri vs Florida Basketball for USATSI

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The first sports assignment I shot for the Columbia Missourian was a 2013 matchup between the Universtiy of Missouri and Ole Miss at Mizzou Arena. I hadn't shot a game there since I graduated that year, so it was a real treat to be able to return to my alma mater (as an unbiased media member, of course) and shoot an exciting game between the Tigers and the Florida Gators in some nice afternoon light. It looked like Mizzou had it in the bag until a last second turnover gave Florida an easy layup for the win. Here are a few of my favorite images from my trip to CoMo:

NCAA Volleyball Championship for USATSI

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Sprint Center in downtown Kansas City hosted the NCAA Volleyball Championship this weekend and I was fortunate enough to be there to document the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers defeat the University of Florida Gators in front of a packed house. The energy was amazing and I had a blast covering the event. Here are a few of my favorite images from the match.