Bucky Dent is a sportswriter at various publications, including the Effingham Daily News and St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He primarily covers SIU sports and delves into themes such as competitive and professional sports, sports business, and broadcasting. Bucky's work has been featured in notable outlets like Deadspin, Lindy's Sports Annuals, and NewsBreak.
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Bucky Dent's coverage is heavily focused on local sports, particularly SIU Athletics, basketball, and football. As such, pitches directed to Bucky should be tailored to provide insights or stories related to these specific areas.
Given the nature of his articles focusing on event coverage and evolving stories in sports, sources that can offer behind-the-scenes access or exclusive interviews with athletes, coaches or staff involved with SIU athletics would likely capture his interest.
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CARBONDALE — Ella Swansiger refers to her ability to hit lefthanded as a “stealthy little tool.”
By: Bucky Dent
Bucky Dent | Special to the Post-Dispatch MASCOUTAH — Say one thing for the United States Marines: When they picked Highland at Mascoutah
CARBONDALE — The undefeated season is over. Not that anyone expected SIU's volleyball team to actually run the table with so many fresh faces and inexperience dotting the roster.
CARBONDALE — Dominant performances in Thursday night's 22-18 win at Samford have landed SIU linebacker Ben Fiegel and defensive end Ibrahim Sanogo on Monday's Missouri Valley Football Conference honor roll.
CARBONDALE — College sports at the FBS level has become a caricature of itself.
I sometimes feel like FCS football is the last bastion of real college sports at the Division I level.
CARBONDALE — Want to know how much the SIU coaches trust Chandler Chapman right now?
By: Bucky Dent
Bucky Dent | Special to the Post-Dispatch BELLEVILLE — Bill Parcells once said that you are what your record says you are.
CARBONDALE — Star quarterback DJ Williams returned to the SIU lineup Saturday night for the first time since injuring his knee in the season opener at West Florida.
CARBONDALE — Star quarterback DJ Williams returned to the SIU lineup Saturday night for the first time since injuring his knee in the season opener at West Florida.
