Mark Kreidler

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Mark Kreidler is a national award-winning writer whose work has appeared at ESPN, the New York Times, Washington Post, Time, Newsweek and dozens of other publications. He's also a sports-talk veteran with stops in San Francisco and Sacramento, and the author of three books, including the bestselling "Four Days to Glory." More of his writing can be found at https://markkreidler.substack.com. He is also reachable on Twitter @MarkKreidler.

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