Ty G. Allushuski

Ty G. Allushuski (born May 23, 1986) is an American sportswriter. He was most recently a freelance reporter residing in Oxford, Mississippi, until accepting a position at [http://www.bhamnews.com The Birmingham News] .

Professional Life

Allushuski's sportswriting career began as a freshman at the University of Mississippi. Allushuski interned at [http://www.usatoday.com USA Today] in the summer of 2006, and later signed a freelance agreement with the paper. He served as Sports Editor of [http://www.thedmonline.com The Daily Mississippian] in the summer of 2007. He is currently working as a post-graduate intern at [http://www.bhamnews.com The Birmingham News] and covering Shelby County high school sports in suburban Birmingham, Ala.

Allushuski's work has appeared in [http://www.usatoday.com USA Today] , [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/sioncampus/ Si.com] , [http://www.clarionledger.com The Jackson Clarion-Ledger] , [http://www.chron.com The Houston Chronicle] , [http://www.al.com The Birmingham News] and [http://www.djournal.com The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal] , among others.

Personal life

Allushuski was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, but claims Oxford, Mississippi as his hometown. He is the son of Gregory Allushuski, a retired General Motors HR executive, and Barbara Allushuski, President of Right Management. Allushuski graduated from Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, Mi, and later from the University of Mississippi with a B.A. in Journalism and minor in Political Science.

He was featured in college baseball's [http://www.cstv.com/goingyard/2007/05/26/ Going Yard] blog on the former CSTV.

Articles

Allushuski has covered a multitude of different sports and sports figures during his brief career. He considers himself a features writer, but has extensive work as a beat reporter. His writing career has included coverage of his passion, college baseball in the south, as well as such topics as wheelchair rugby, the confederate flag, tailgating, golf, the NFL, and Southeastern Conference football.

Allushuski assisted with coverage of the 2006 College World Series as an intern for [http://www.usatoday.com USA Today] and Sports Weekly, and has covered Southeastern Conference baseball on a freelance basis for national websites [http://www.rivals.com Rivals.com] and [http://www.scout.com Scout.com] , and two newspapers in Mississippi; [http://www.clarionledger.com The Jackson Clarion-Ledger] , [http://www.djournal.com Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal] . He was the Ole Miss beat writer for [http://www.thedmonline.com The Daily Mississippian] for three seasons while in college. He has also covered the AA Birmingham Barons for the [http://www.al.com The Birmingham News] .

His golf coverage includes the 2008 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship, which he covered for both [http://www.al.com The Birmingham News] and [http://www.chron.com The Houston Chronicle] .

Allushuski is best known for his 2006 investigative piece, [http://media.www.thedmonline.com/media/storage/paper876/news/2006/10/25/Sports/Rebs-Depth.Up.In.Smoke-2400469.shtml Rebs' depth up in smoke] , that broke the details of a marijuana-smoking scandal on the University of Mississippi football team.

Allushuski's Southeastern Conference football coverage includes occasional work on the Ole Miss beat for [http://www.thedmonline.com The Daily Mississippian] while a student at the university. He also covered the University of Alabama briefly for [http://www.al.com The Birmingham News] during fall camp in 2008. Allushuski was a guest blogger for [http://www.blog.al.com/rapsheet The Rap Sheet] during his time in Tuscaloosa covering the Crimson Tide.

USA Today

[http://asp.usatoday.com/community/tags/reporter.aspx?id=638 Ty Allushuski - Reporter Story Index]

SAMPLING OF ARTICLES

Baseball

[http://media.www.thedmonline.com/media/storage/paper876/news/2007/05/04/Sports/Cards.Help.Celebrate.Josh.Hancocks.Life-2894873.shtml Cards help celebrate Josh Hancock's life]

[http://media.www.thedmonline.com/media/storage/paper876/news/2006/04/21/Sports/Tiger.Bait.Bianco.Answers.Rumors-1865058.shtml Tiger bait? Bianco answers rumors]

[http://media.www.thedmonline.com/media/storage/paper876/news/2007/04/27/Sports/walk-It.Out.At.Swayze-2885626.shtml 'Walk it out' at Swayze]

[http://www.usatoday.com/sports/preps/baseball/2006-06-21-woodlands_x.htm The Woodlands proves Texas is more than a football state]

[http://www.http://media.www.thedmonline.com/media/storage/paper876/news/2008/03/03/Sports/Smiths.WalkOff.Wins.It.For.No.2.Ole.Miss-3247145.shtml.com Smith's walk-off wins it for no. 2 Ole Miss]

[http://www.http://media.www.thedmonline.com/media/storage/paper876/news/2008/03/17/Sports/State.Near.NoHits.Rebs-3271605.shtml.com State near no-hits Rebs]

Football

[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/sioncampus/10/08/the.grove/index.html Saturday at the Grove]

[http://media.www.thedmonline.com/media/storage/paper876/news/2006/10/25/Sports/Rebs-Depth.Up.In.Smoke-2400469.shtml Rebs' depth up in smoke]

Golf

[http://www.al.com/sports/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/spare/1217060157136120.xml&coll=2.com 2008 U.S. Junior Amateur: Washington native posts most lopsided final win in history]

Wheelchair rugby

[http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2006-06-15-paralympic-rugby_x.htm 'Murderball' gets shot at Canada]

Confederate Flag

[http://media.www.thedmonline.com/media/storage/paper876/news/2007/01/18/News/Ncaa-Committee.Sets.Sights.On.State.Flag-2652492.shtml NCAA committee sets sights on state flag]

University of Alabama coverage

[http://www.al.com/alabama/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/sports/121846232558610.xml&coll=2 Javier Arenas and Darius Hanks battle for starting spots for the Crimson Tide]

[http://www.al.com/sec/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/sports/121818334853280.xml&coll=2 Tiffin shrugs off preseason All-SEC hype]

High School feature stories

[http://highschoolsports.al.com/news/article/619045207/ Football brings Tim Sumerel comfort after family tragedy]

[http://highschoolsports.al.com/news/article/613781338/ Williams learns lesson in how to deal with loss]

[http://highschoolsports.al.com/news/article/2042246400/ Serious injury didn't top Jay Franks]

Columns

[http://www.http://media.www.thedmonline.com/media/storage/paper876/news/2007/05/30/Sports/Delayed.Reaction.Loss.To.Vandy.Hurt.Badly-2910106.shtml.com Delayed Reaction: loss to Vandy hurt badly]

[http://www.http://media.www.thedmonline.com/media/storage/paper876/news/2008/01/18/Sports/Ty.Talks.Frozen.Tundra.Edition-3158022.shtml.com Ty Talks: Frozen Tundra Edition]

[http://media.www.thedmonline.com/media/storage/paper876/news/2008/05/02/Sports/Ty.Talks.A.Final.Rebel.Farewell-3362446.shtml Ty Talks: A final Rebel farewell]

Radio/Television

Talkin' Rebels

Talkin' Rebels is a weekly, one-hour radio talk show previously heard on 92.1/WUMS in Oxford, Mississippi. The show debuted Jan. 28, 2008 and finished its first season June 2, 2008. Talkin' Rebels featured co-hosts Ben Garrett of [http://www.myrebelradio.com Rebel Radio] , Chase Parham of the [http://www.omspirit.com Ole Miss Spirit] , and Allushuski, debating the nationally-ranked Ole Miss baseball team. Guests of the show included coaches and former players. David Brandt of [http://www.clarionledger.com The Jackson Clarion-Ledger] , Chris Kieffer of [http://www.oxfordeagle.com The Oxford Eagle] , and Jeff Roberson of the [http://www.omspirit.com Ole Miss Spirit] also made frequent appearances. Allushuski broadcast his final show in Oxford May 12, 2008, but continued to assist with insight from Birmingham, Ala., and the Big Ten baseball tournament in Ann Arbor, Mich. Talkin' Rebel peaked as the most listened-to hour on [http://www.myrebelradio.com Rebel Radio] during its' first season. Sadly, it will not return for a second season.

Sports Doctors

Allushuski made his television debut in the spring of 2008 as a guest on the "Sports Doctors" which aired on the community access channel in Oxford, Mississippi Allushuski was a frequent guest on the show hosted by Ole Miss professors Dr. Marvin King and Dr. Charles Ross, and offered insight on the Ole Miss baseball team.

The Huddle

Allushuski will make weekly television appearances on "The Huddle" beginning August 26, 2008. "The Huddle" is a television production of al.com and Allushuski will serve as the expert on high school football in Shelby County in suburban Birmingham, Al.

[http://highschoolsports.al.com/news/article/1378329920/ Week 5: Midseason grades]