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Brandon Sneed

Crime Sports

Death of A Ballplayer

Billy Dillon was about to sign a contract with the Detroit Tigers. Instead he was convicted–wrongly–of first-degree murder and spent the next 27 years in prison.

Brandon Sneed SB Nation Aug 2013 35min Permalink

Crime Sports

The Prospect

Montaous Walton couldn’t throw, catch or hit. But he wanted to be a ballplayer. And with the help of the internet, the media, and an ambitious young agent, that’s what he briefly became.

Brandon Sneed SB Nation Jun 2013 25min Permalink

Blind Ambition

Captain Iván Castro, who lost his vision in Iraq, runs the Boston Marathon.

Brandon Sneed ESPN Oct 2012 20min Permalink